Can Science Help Us Change Culture?
Can science help us change culture? In particular, can it help us change a dominant/majority culture that knowingly and unknowingly discriminates against those who aren’t members of this dominant culture? Can science point us to specific exercises and activities...
Hummingbirds, Humans and the Illusion of Scarcity
One sunny afternoon this past spring, as I was sitting on my balcony enjoying one of my favorite books of all time, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, I had a most interesting encounter – with an animal. A hummingbird I’ll call, Jeff.
Women and Nonviolent Action – May They Continue to Lead the Way
Thomas Berry, in his book, The Great Work, identifies the wisdom of women as one of the four traditions that will guide humanity in the future on what he calls, “The Path of the Fourfold Wisdom.” I agree with him, that the wisdom of women will play a key...
Is Political Activism Enough to Achieve Social Reform?
I’m a passionate political activist. But political activism has its downsides and its limits – unsavory compromises, the watering down of core values, settling on mediocre candidates, our candidates not delivering – and losing.
What if a majority of voters were in agreement with our values and we didn’t have to fight so hard politically?
