A Review of ICAN Australia's Groundbreaking Report
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Australia has released a compelling briefing paper that illuminates the profound interconnections between nuclear weapons and climate change. Authored by Tilman Ruff and published in November 2024, "Nuclear Weapons and Our Climate" presents a sobering analysis of how these two existential threats amplify each other in ways that demand urgent, coordinated action.
The Nuclear Winter Scenario: More Devastating Than Previously Understood
Perhaps the most striking revelation in...
Mindful breathing, also known as breath awareness meditation, is a type of mindfulness practice that involves focusing your attention on your breath. The practice...
A personal reflection on my meditation practice and experience in relation to the insights of neuroscience- no claim to expertise, as still struggling to...
The question of whether Christianity can become genuinely "green" forces us into uncomfortable theological and philosophical territory. It requires confronting not merely lapses in...
The Convergence of Poetry and Logic
The history of science is frequently punctuated by figures who exist at the confluence of opposing forces—individuals whose intellects...
The question Philip K. Dick posed in 1968 was never really about sheep.
It was about the ineffable thing that separates life from simulation, consciousness...
The question of whether Christianity can become genuinely "green" forces us into uncomfortable theological and philosophical territory. It requires confronting not merely lapses in...
*An ABC Australia report on Moltbook (February 2026) and the ensuing security coverage is the spark for this commentary—because beneath the memes is a...
Earth’s poles—vast, fragile, warming fast—anchor global climate. Indigenous wisdom, science, and cooperation are key to preserving these icy wildernesses.
The Permian competition tightens: pruning, agentic browsers, and the energy bill becomes law.
February 2026 doesn’t feel like a month of flashy invention. It feels...
Earth’s poles—vast, fragile, warming fast—anchor global climate. Indigenous wisdom, science, and cooperation are key to preserving these icy wildernesses.
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The tiger's roar echoed through sal forests stretching from the Brahmaputra to the Indus, a distance of 3,000 kilometers unbroken...
Summary
This essay undertakes a comprehensive comparison and contrast of Shamanism and Panpsychism, two distinct yet conceptually resonant frameworks concerning the nature of mind and...
News in brief — 11 October 2025
IUCN has officially listed the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) as Extinct (EX) in its Red List update released...
The Tibetan Book of the Dead stands at a fascinating crossroads where ancient Buddhist wisdom meets cutting-edge artificial intelligence. While AI has not yet produced a complete translation of...
"Because it is not an organized religion as such, but rather a spiritual practice, shamanism cuts across all faiths and creeds, reaching deep levels of ancestral memory. As a...