Gaia Community: Ryan's Bookmarks

Prophesy of economic collapse 'coming true' - environment - 17 November 2008 - New Scientist

Ryan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:50:09 GMT

Prophesy of economic collapse 'coming true' - environment - 17 November 2008 - New Scientist

A real-world analysis of a controversial prediction made 30 years ago concludes that economic growth cannot be sustained and we are on track for serious economic collapse this century.

Tags: green, resources, environement, future-bad, economics, club of rome, 2008-11-17

Jake Stetser

Ryan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:18:57 GMT

Jake Stetser

Tags: jake stester, friends

On the Farm - A Seafood Snob Ponders the Future of Fish - NYTimes.com

Ryan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:16:29 GMT

On the Farm - A Seafood Snob Ponders the Future of Fish - NYTimes.com

it may be the way of the future: most of the fish we

Tags: mark bittman, fish, fishing, seafood, oceans, green, 2008-11-15

How the financial collapse killed libertarianism. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine

Ryan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:06:35 GMT

How the financial collapse killed libertarianism. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine

The financial collapse proves that its ideology makes no sense.

Tags: libertarianism, finance, 2009-10-18, jacob weisberg

THE SHALLOWEST GENERATION | The Big Picture

Ryan — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:44:03 GMT

THE SHALLOWEST GENERATION | The Big Picture

The Baby Boom Generation will never be mistaken for the Greatest Generation that survived the Great Depression and defeated evil in a World War that killed 72 million people. I hate to tell you Boomers, but putting a yellow ribbon on the back of your $50,000 SUV is not sacrifice.

Tags: 2008-11-15, baby boomers, demographics, consumption, united states

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Earth on course for eco 'crunch'

Ryan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:08:51 GMT

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Earth on course for eco 'crunch'

The planet is headed for an ecological "credit crunch", according to a report issued by conservation groups.

Tags: gree, environment, 2008-10-29

The God That Failed: The 30-Year Lie of the Market Cult

Ryan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:36:13 GMT

The God That Failed: The 30-Year Lie of the Market Cult

"Perhaps the most striking fact revealed by the global financial crash -- or rather, by the reaction to it -- is the staggering, astonishing, gargantuan amount of money that the governments of the world have at their command."

Tags: 2008-10-11, capitalism, economics

Moderate drinking could increase dementia risks: study

Ryan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:12:00 GMT

Moderate drinking could increase dementia risks: study

The day after a long weekend of food and drink comes sobering news: the same kind of moderate drinking that can be good for the heart is bad for the brain. And the effect is even more profound in women.

Tags: health, brain, alcohology, 2008-10-13

Exploring the Technium: Technology, Evolution, and God | Integral Life

Ryan — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:05:35 GMT

Exploring the Technium: Technology, Evolution, and God | Integral Life

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Newsvine - Political Charts: Where do you Fit?

Ryan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:48:55 GMT

Newsvine - Political Charts: Where do you Fit?

"In "Eight Ways", Brian Patrick Mitchell lays out a political archetype system that is slightly askew to previous diagrams and relies more on a person's attitude toward politics, rather than a list of issue stances. His chart has two axes:" Kratos and Arche

Tags: political-compass, poltics

Meat: Making Global Warming Worse - TIME

Ryan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:34:54 GMT

Meat: Making Global Warming Worse - TIME

The head of the U.N.'s Nobel Prize

Tags: climate-change, meat, 2008-09-10

Edge: WHAT MAKES PEOPLE VOTE REPUBLICAN? By Jonathan Haidt

Ryan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:50:16 GMT

Edge: WHAT MAKES PEOPLE VOTE REPUBLICAN? By Jonathan Haidt

"...the second rule of moral psychology is that morality is not just about how we treat each other (as most liberals think); it is also about binding groups together, supporting essential institutions, and living in a sanctified and noble way. When Republicans say that Democrats "just don't get it," this is the "it" to which they refer."

Tags: politics, values, jonathan haidt

Exploring Epistemic Wisdom: Ethical and Practical Implications of Integral Theory and Methodological Pluralism for Collaboration and Knowledge-Building

Ryan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:55:18 GMT

Exploring Epistemic Wisdom: Ethical and Practical Implications of Integral Theory and Methodological Pluralism for Collaboration and Knowledge-Building

Tags: integral, tom murray

Actuarial Life Table

Ryan — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:51:42 GMT

Actuarial Life Table

Tags: statistics, life expectancy, death

Sticks And Stones: A New Study On Social And Physical Pain

Ryan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:48:46 GMT

Sticks And Stones: A New Study On Social And Physical Pain

"the pain of physical events may fade with time, while the pain of social occurrences can be re-instantiated through memory retrievals."

Tags: pain, social pain, psychology, memory, 2008-08-27

120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power

Ryan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:23:49 GMT

120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power

Tags: 2008-08-26, tips, brian, thinking

Monkeys Enjoy Giving To Others, Study Finds

Ryan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:00:12 GMT

Monkeys Enjoy Giving To Others, Study Finds

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have shown capuchin monkeys, just like humans, find giving to be a satisfying experience. This finding comes on the coattails of a recent imaging study in humans that documented activity in reward centers of the brain after humans gave to charity.

Tags: monkeys, giving, empathy, 2008-08-25

Life

Ryan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:31:56 GMT

Life

"My quick advice: try to be aware of when you start comparing yourself to others

Tags: zen habits, 2008-08-25, tips, psychology, inequality, envy

Buddhism and the Morality of Abortion

Ryan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:22:35 GMT

Buddhism and the Morality of Abortion

Tags: buddhism, abortion, ethics

Raw vegan children -- By Shazzie

Ryan — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:39:38 GMT

Raw vegan children -- By Shazzie

"I can keep quiet about this no longer. There has been the most huge cover up in the raw food movement spanning years which has damaged children the world over. Every person who has spoken out about this in the past has been publicly slammed by members of the raw food community and their research and experience has been dismissed. These are often people who are highly experienced in raw food nutrition, yet these raw foodists continually claim that those people must be doing something wrong. It couldn't possibly be the food because we've been told the raw vegan diet is perfect for everyone."

Tags: vegan, raw, children, health, 2008-07