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Kevin Parker

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

The Architecture of Joy: A Scientific and Soulful Guide to a More Joyful Life

Listen to our Six-Minute Deep Dive to get the core of this long, but very useful, article! Beyond Happiness Building Your Architecture of Joy and...

Alan Watts’ Philosophy and Its Contemporary Relevance

Introduction Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973) emerged as one of the most influential interpreters of Eastern philosophy for Western audiences during the twentieth century. His unique...

The Plastic Paradox: How a Revolutionary Material Became Our Planet’s Greatest Threat

Introduction: The Double-Edged Sword of Modern Life In 1907, Leo Baekeland unveiled Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic, heralding an era of unprecedented material innovation....

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...

Androcentrism: How Male-Centered Worldviews Shape Environmental Crisis

The climate crisis has many faces, but perhaps none so overlooked as its distinctly masculine profile. While we've grown accustomed to discussing the Anthropocene—our...

The Transformative Power of Meditation: A Cross-Cultural Journey Through Mind and Spirit

In an era marked by unprecedented technological connectivity yet profound personal disconnection, millions worldwide are turning inward through the ancient practice of meditation. From...

James Webb Space Telescope: Reconciling Cosmic Puzzles from the Edge of Time

Listen to our five minute Deep Dive into the content in this article James Webb's Cosmic Conundrum: Early Galaxies Challenge Everything We Thought We Knew Section...

An Altar to the Resilient Self: Finding Strength and Wisdom in the Symbols of the Divine Feminine

Like many, my wife and I face a few life challenges which we deal with as a cohesive and loving partnership. Our daily mantra...

89 Seconds to Midnight in The Second Nuclear Age

During the late 80s to the early 90s I served as State Coordinator for People for Nuclear Disarmament (NSW) and have kept a watching...

Thinking Like a Mountain: An Investigation into the Philosophy, History, and Legacy of Deep Ecology

Deep Ecology challenges shallow fixes, urging a shift to ecocentrism, intrinsic value of all life, and radical cultural transformation.

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The Law of Laws: Theosophy and the Backbone of Kindness

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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