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Kevin Parker

Kevin Parker is a long-term activist working on behalf of Gaia, peace and justice

The World of Big Cats: Apex Predators on the Brink

Listen to our 6-minute summary of the article below of you are short on time. I. Introduction: Roaring into Focus The image of a big cat—a...

Artificial Intelligence: Prospects, Progress, and Perils by 2035

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) stands at a pivotal juncture, poised for a decade of unprecedented evolution. This report reflects on AI's projected trajectory by 2035,...

The New Titans: An Analysis of the 2025 Large Language Model Competitive Landscape

Section 1: The State of the Sentient Machine The year 2025 marks a pivotal inflection point in the history of artificial intelligence. What began as...

The Ultimate Case for Vegetarianism: A Path to Wellness, Compassion, and Sustainability

Introduction: A Choice That Shapes Our World The decision to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle represents far more than a dietary preference—it embodies a comprehensive worldview...

The Large Language Model Landscape of October 2025: A New Era of Intelligence

The race for AI supremacy has entered its most dynamic phase yet. As we stand in October 2025, the large language model ecosystem has...

The Architecture of Extreme Inequality Shapes Our World

Global economic inequality has reached levels not seen since the Gilded Age of the early 20th century, with the richest 1% now controlling between...

Epitaph for the South-eastern Striped Bandicoot

Earth Voices - News in brief — 10 October 2025 IUCN has officially listed the South-eastern striped (southern barred) bandicoot (Perameles notina) as Extinct (EX)...

The Philosophical Architecture of Cyberpunk: From Reagan-Era Anxieties to Posthuman Identity

Cyberpunk emerged as both a literary movement and philosophical intervention in early 1980s America, crystallizing anxieties about technology, consciousness, and corporate power into a...

Epitaph for the Christmas Island Shrew

News in brief — 10 October 2025 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially declared the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura) extinct,...

Greenpeace: From Kitchen Table to Global Environmental Force

There is so much to admire about Greenpeace and I have great respect for their efforts on behalf of Mother Earth, peace and environment...

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The Law of Laws: Theosophy and the Backbone of Kindness

"Is kindness merely a feeling, or is it a load-bearing structure for society? Kevin J Parker, author of 'The Backbone of Kindness: Restoring Our Oldest Virtue', explores the profound intersection of Theosophy and modern ethics, examining how compassion functions as the 'Law of laws' and the essential backbone of human arrangements."

The Reality of Global Warming

Explore the empirical reality of global warming right now. Uncover accelerating ocean heat, temperature overshoot pathways, and critical planetary tipping points.

Stonehenge: The Machine, the Landscape and the Making of a World

Hawkins's computer was too literal. But his instinct — that Stonehenge handled information — survives every test the sixty years since have thrown at it. An investigation through stone provenance, isotopes, ancient DNA and landscape archaeology, ending with a named, testable hypothesis: the Gathering Engine.

Smart City: The Word Finds an Owner

Cities ran sewers and traffic computers long before anyone sold them the word. Around 2008 “smart” acquired an owner. Four product cities show what it cost.

El Niño Explained: 2026 Impact & the Future Prognosis

Ocean temperatures hit a record 21.1°C in August, out of season. El Niño, climate change and what the hottest sea ever measured means for 2027

The Divine Within: Why I Keep Circling the Idea That the Sacred Is an Inside Job

The divine within: a personal reflection on Jung, mysticism, meditation and prayer, and why I still cannot decide whether the sacred is an inside job.

Commissioning Curiousity: Retraining the Our Social Media Echo Chamber to Serve Up Variety

Retraining Spotify revealed how AI recommendation algorithms narrow us — and why commissioning curiosity, not searching, is the literacy of the age.

The Compass and the Cosmos: Sacred Geometry

Sacred geometry, examined: the real history behind the ten forms, what nature actually does, and what physics has found in the shape of the universe.

The Greening of Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is planting 7.5m trees and running a new metro against an Expo 2030 deadline. A look at the water, heat and money behind the desert city's greening

Ocean Plastic Pollution: Is the Tide Finally Turning?

Ocean plastic pollution is falling: 39% less on Australian coasts. The data, the clean-up technology and the policies proving change is possible

The Backbone of Kindness: Rekindling Our Oldest Virtue in Troubled Times

Kindness is not niceness. Kevin J. Parker argues it is civilisation's load-bearing structure—the backbone on which coexistence depends