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Incredible
Posted in Philosophy on November 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »
My Bio
Posted in Philosophy on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My Bio As told by my grandson Milan.
Beijing Lecture on Sept. 26.2011 on Collective Orchestration
Posted in Philosophy on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cooperation, Synchronization, and Collective Orchestration – Toward a New Evolutionary Paradigm The life cycle of a dictyostelium is an example of a process by which nature evolves from a lower level of complexity to a higher through collaboration. I call this process Collective Orchestration. Collective Orchestration takes place whether things are alive or dead, animate [...]
Rural/Urban Integration and Collective Orchestration
Posted in Philosophy on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After my lecture in Beijing on Collective Orchestration, a new evolutionary paradigm a student asked me how Collective Orchestration applies to the Integration of rural and urban populations. Here is my answer: This is an extremely important question. It involves values and value preservation. In a society that moves rapidly toward consumerism it is the [...]
Unfinished Business – Trailer
Posted in Philosophy on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back Home – What is Home?
Posted in Philosophy on January 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
After a long flight we are back home in the USA. We are greeted with the headlines of a terrible shooting in Tucson. Six innocent bystanders dead. Target of the rampage: Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Welcome home. During a lecture I attend the next day at my former college, I am asking myself the question: [...]
Legzira Beach
Posted in Philosophy on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Legzira Beach, about 120 kilometers south of Agadir in Morocco is easily one of the most beautiful pieces of real estate in the world. We discovered it about 25 years ago, when we were the only visitors at the beach, no tourists, no hotels, not even a nomadic tent. Driving by on the small road [...]
The End of the Road – Majid’s Place – Death of an Art Piece in the Desert
Posted in Philosophy on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
About eight times I guided tours of students from America through the wonderland Morocco. Each time we hit Majid’s Place, which was really called Repos the Sable, Resting Place in the Sand, I found those American students transform in front of my eyes. Within a day or two, everyone adopted to an atmosphere of [...]
2010 in review
Posted in Philosophy on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 6,100 times in 2010. That’s about 15 full 747s. [...]
Back in Morocco – This Time with Family
Posted in Philosophy on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Once more I am visiting and touring Morocco, returning back to the people and places I have learned to know and to love. Sadly, some of the friends, who during my twelve – or so – previous visits comforted me and provided me with security in a strange and fascinating land, have passed away, [...]
