The Large Language Model Landscape of February 2026

The Permian competition tightens: pruning, agentic browsers, and the energy bill becomes law. February 2026...

The Global South and the Fight Against “Extractive” AI

As we step into 2026, the global landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) is marked...

Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change: The Twin Existential Threats

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...

The Wonder of Biodiversity: A Celebration of Life on Earth

"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." — John...

Elemental Living: A Philosophy for a Conscious, Connected Life

I have grouped the many articles on this site under the collective title, 'Elemental...

The Large Language Model Landscape of February 2026

The Permian competition tightens: pruning, agentic browsers, and the energy bill becomes law. February 2026 doesn’t feel like...

Breath of Life: A Comprehensive Guide to Mindful Breathing Techniques

Mindful breathing, also known as breath awareness meditation, is a type of mindfulness practice that involves focusing your attention on your breath. The practice...

The Architecture of Now: The Life, Philosophy, and Influence of Eckhart Tolle

Listen to our five-minute insights into the life and works of Eckhart Tolle, a philosopher and practitioner who many of us admire, to get...

The Science and Soul of Meditation

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 Gentle Monk Who Taught the World to Breathe: The Enduring Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh

The highly respected Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen master, teacher, and peace activist who passed away in January 2022 at the age of...

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Between Recovering Doctrine and Reformation: Christianity’s Ecological Crossroads

The question of whether Christianity can become genuinely "green" forces us into uncomfortable theological and philosophical territory. It requires confronting not merely lapses in...

White Scars and Contrails of Crisis: Aviation and Climate Change

We have been taught to look down. To see the airports, the concrete, the crowds, and the queues as the footprint of flight. Or...

The Enchantress of Abstraction: The Life, Work, Legacy and Genius of Augusta Ada Lovelace

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...

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick’s Question Meets Quantum Consciousness and the Age of AI

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...

Between Recovery and Reformation: Christianity’s Need to Reform Anthropocentric Theology

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 Vanished Cities of the Amazon: Evidence of Pre-Columbian Civilizations

Christianity must both recover suppressed creation-centered traditions and fundamentally reform anthropocentric theology—authentic recovery itself transforms doctrine.

Gaia Song

Gaia Frequencies — The Voice of Earth · 600 CE ...

Moltbook: The Bot-Only Social Network Isn’t the Singularity—It’s a Stress Test for the Agent Era

*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...

The Poles: Arctic and Antarctic Wilderness

Earth’s poles—vast, fragile, warming fast—anchor global climate. Indigenous wisdom, science, and cooperation are key to preserving these icy wildernesses.

The Large Language Model Landscape of February 2026

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...

The Attention Trap: Social Media Addiction, Behavioural Design, and the Architecture of Digital Wellbeing

The digital landscape of the mid-2020s is defined not by the information it provides, but by the relentless competition for the human focus that...

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The Large Language Model Landscape of November 2025

A Cambrian Month in AI It only took a month for the...

Conscious AI? Is Artificial Intelligence Capable of Independent Consciousness?

Is a machine capable of independent consciousness, or is consciousness an...

The Poles: Arctic and Antarctic Wilderness

Earth’s poles—vast, fragile, warming fast—anchor global climate. Indigenous wisdom, science, and cooperation are key to preserving these icy wildernesses.

Personal Rewilding: An Antidote to the Unquiet Cage

We are animals built for the wild, yet we live in a state of profound containment. The glow of the screen is our new sunrise....

South Asia Wilderness – Sacred Groves to Tiger Reserves

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...

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The Continued Relevance of the United Nations

The UN remains vital: a universal forum enabling peace, aid, climate action and global rules, despite veto limits, funding gaps and needed reforms

The Green Man: From Medieval Margins to Ecological Icon

The Green Man evolves from medieval church carvings to modern eco-icon, symbolizing humanity’s entwined fate with nature and ecological renewal.

Shamanism and Panpsychism: Exploring Diverse Conceptions of Mind and Reality

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...

From Inequality to Equity: A Roadmap for Gender Justice

This is regrettably still a massive issue and after 67 years on the planet I am astounded that we still haven't got gender justice...

Epitaph for the Slender-billed Curlew

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...

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead in the Age of AI Translation

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...

What is Shamanic Healing?

"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...

The Vanished Cities of the Amazon: Evidence of Pre-Columbian Civilizations

Christianity must both recover suppressed creation-centered traditions and fundamentally reform anthropocentric theology—authentic recovery itself transforms doctrine.
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