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...
1. Preparation:
Find a quiet space where you won't be disturbed.
Sit comfortably on a cushion, chair, or floor with your spine straight.
Close your eyes gently...
A personal reflection on my meditation practice and experience in relation to the insights of neuroscience- no claim to expertise, as still struggling to...
Executive Abstract
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the biomedical sciences represents the most significant discontinuity in the history of medicine since the germ...
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The jaguar padded through continuous forest from Mexico's Yucatan to Colombia's Darién Gap, never leaving tree cover across 2,000 kilometers.¹...
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...
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The jaguar padded through continuous forest from Mexico's Yucatan to Colombia's Darién Gap, never leaving tree cover across 2,000 kilometers.¹...
Earth’s poles—vast, fragile, warming fast—anchor global climate. Indigenous wisdom, science, and cooperation are key to preserving these icy wildernesses.
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...
Earth Voices News in brief —October 2025
IUCN has listed the Nullarbor barred bandicoot (Perameles papillon) as Extinct (EX) in its 2025 global Red List...
I am the whisper before the storm, the golden thread woven through acacia shadow, the living arrow that the savanna draws and releases in a single, sacred breath. They...
Cities worldwide are transforming environmental action into vibrant community celebrations, proving that sustainability isn't about sacrifice—it's about creating richer, more connected urban lives. From rooftop farms feeding hospital patients...
"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...