I delivered a keynote address for the Bluegrass Bioneers on Friday, 2 November 2012. With thanks to Ben Evans for the video and also to Justin Mog and Amanda Fuller for hosting my stay in Louisville, the video is embedded…
As Derrick Jensen points out, this "culture as a whole and most of its members are insane." I continue to be surprised at the number of people who believe in infinite growth on a finite planet. I continue to be…
The three video clips embedded below are the results from a presentation I delivered in Auckland, New Zealand on the evening of 24 June 2012. Thanks to Deck Hazen of Deep Green Productions for organizing the event and creating the…
The video clips embedded below represent a typical recent presentation. Lately, I'm reminded of these words from philosopher Søren Kierkegaard when I deliver a presentation: "A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the…
Television anchor Edward R. Murrow is credited with this expression: "Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar." Murrow understood the power of…
I'm back at the mud hut after delivering a dozen presentations in as many days in New Zealand. The trip also included a few interviews. This cryptically brief post merely relays results from my trip into the damp, cool winter…
You probably recognize this symbol, though you might have forgotten its name: √ When I write the symbol on the whiteboard in a class, and ask what it is, the response is invariable: "The square root." I respond, "Yes, its…