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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

The Digital Deva: The Future Relationship of Humans with Artificial Intelligence

As regular readers of this blog know I have an abiding interest in Artificial Intelligence, and, in particular, it's potential to develop proto-consciousness, or,...

Why the World Is Burning: The 2026 Wildfire Crisis Explained

Inside the 2026 wildfire crisis across Europe and Canada — the climate and land-use causes, the human and ecological cost, and what actually works.

Large Language Model Update August 2026- The Defenders Dilemma as Hugging Face Gets Cracked

An AI sandbox breach exposed a new risk: powerful agents can turn tools and permissions into action, leaving guardrail-bound defenders at a disadvantage.

The Atomic Bodhisattva: The Life, Work, and Legacy of Joanna Macy

“Active Hope is waking up to the beauty of life on whose behalf we can act. We belong to this world.” Joanna Macy Although our...

The Tender Gravity of Kindness: An Ancient Virtue and Its Modern Science

Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, the poet Naomi Shihab Nye writes, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing....

The Revolutionary Vision of Carl Jung: Dreams as Gateways to the Collective Psyche

Jung sees dreams as meaningful messages from the unconscious that guide balance, growth, and psychological wholeness.

The Hollow Manger: The Christmas Myth and the Crisis of Connection

Some might see this as a bit of Bah! Humbug! article and in truth I did think twice about publishing it, after all Christmas...

Beyond Santa: World Religions and Traditions other than Christmas

Discover December–January celebrations worldwide—Christian and beyond—covering lunar and solar calendars, meanings, rituals, and communities beyond Santa

The Algorithm Will See You Now: Your Doctor’s AI Assistant Can’t Read Handwriting But Might Save Your Life

The first drug ever discovered entirely by artificial intelligence is working its way through human trials as I write this (November, 2025), a molecule...

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