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Tim Freke – Part 2 – Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview – YouTube
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Also see http://batgap.com/tim-freke/ Tim is a philosopher or ‘lover of wisdom’ who is pioneering a simple new way to experience a profound spiritual awakeni… See on www.youtube.com
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Tim Freke – Part 1 – Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview – YouTube
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Also see http://batgap.com/tim-freke/ Tim is a philosopher or ‘lover of wisdom’ who is pioneering a simple new way to experience a profound spiritual awakeni… See on www.youtube.com
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Is The Bible Belt Losing Its Religion?
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Douthat recently addressed (NYT) an oft-invoked paradox of American life – that social scientists associate religious faith with a number of social goods, from personal well-being to participation … See on dish.andrewsullivan.com
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Prometheus Dismembered: Bataille on Van Gogh, or The Window in the Bataille Restaurant
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions This essay will be presented at the APA Central Conference of the Karl Jaspers Society of North America in the Palmer House, Chicago. The Karl Jaspers Society Conference will focus upon the recepti… Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: "…Bataille invites us to consider Van Gogh,…
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Arising Upright Awake
Early morning clarity Laudatory and thankful. Focused on letting go: Grasping now/here with just enough force. Maximum grip Leaves no traces of Willful desires; Sufficient action, Necessary being. Arising… Upright… Awake!
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Fangs For The Fantasy: Dystopians: The Leadership of Cis, Straight, White, Able-Bodied Men.
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions See on www.fangsforthefantasy.com
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Artificial intelligence ‘will take the place of humans within five years’ – Telegraph
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Salespeople, call centre staff and customer service personnel could all be replaced by computers within the next few years, claims one technology entrepreneur. See on www.telegraph.co.uk
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How #QuitLit Became a Genre in These 9 Headlines – digi-flânerie
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions The academic job market sucks, and it sucks hardest for the humanities. Sad to say, that inelegant statement is the most irrefutable one I’ll ever make. And while the stifling climate of higher education shows some signs of improving, at least when the blogosphere…
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The Truth About Photography and Brown Skin
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Photography is the science and art of creating images using light. But if you’ve ever seen oddly-colored pictures of Gabourey Sidibe, Lupita Nyong’o or Beyoncé, you know that when it comes to dark skin, photography has issues. See on jezebel.com
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This Man Took 445 Photobooth Portraits of Himself Over 30 Years, and Nobody Knows Why
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah PerceptionsA mystery in 20th-century selfiesSee on www.theatlantic.com
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Binghamton University – The Implications of Hydraulic Fracturing for Creating Sustainable Communities
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: My friends @adambriggle and @tothesungod will be presenting at this conference. See on www.binghamton.edu
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Steve Case: In the third wave of the Internet, startups will need to work with governments
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions People have been wondering what “Web 3.0” would look like since, well, people started saying “Web 2.0.” Will it be wearable Internet goggles? Connected everything? Ephemeral anonymous dating apps? … Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: In Web 3.0 "…the new breed of startups will expand this “third wave” beyond simple services…
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To Advance Education, We Must First Reimagine Society
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Why haven’t education reform efforts amounted to much? Because they start with the wrong problem, says John Abbott, director of the 21st Century Learning Initiative. Overhauling the educational paradigm means replacing the metaphor — the concept of the world and its inhabitants as machine-like…
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The Dangers of Victimizing Ph.D.’s
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions No one but you is forcing you to accept low-paid adjunct work. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: To summarize the piece: If you don’t like it, you are free to do something else. Market yourself differently beyond the academy. Don’t blame the graduate program for…
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The ‘Captain America’ Sequel Is One Of The Best Marvel Movies Ever Made
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah PerceptionsDisney and Marvel are 3/3 with sequels after “The Avengers.”See on www.businessinsider.com
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The New Citizens United: Supreme Court Strikes Down Political Spending Limits for Rich Donors
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah PerceptionsCampaign finance watchdogs now estimate that a single wealthy donor could spread up to $3.6 million during a single election cycle. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: incredible… well not really, but jeez See on truth-out.org
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Water on Earth and Moon May Have Common Origin
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Researchers studied the water content in the rocks from the lunar highlands. The analysis suggests that water in ancient lunar rocks and water on Earth may have a common origin. See on www.space.com
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Where everyone in the world is migrating—in one gorgeous chart
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions It’s no secret that the world’s population is on the move, but it’s rare to get a glimpse of where that flow is happening. In a study released in today’s Science, a team of geographers used data snapshots to create a broad analysis of…