The Gaia Hypothesis

The Gaia hypothesis, proposed in the 1970s by the British scientist, author, and environmentalist James Lovelock (1919-2022), suggests the Earth, itself, is a self-regulating entity geared toward sustaining life. Lovelock says Gaia is a complex entity involving the Earth’s biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an… Read More The Gaia Hypothesis

Earth’s Core Is Cooling Faster Than Scientists Expected | Opinion

Our blue planet could become a lifeless wasteland sooner than we thought. Source: Earth’s Core Is Cooling Faster Than Scientists Expected Opinion: Trigger Warning – Some climate change warriors heavily invested in the ‘Church of Science’ may find this free and unfettered thinking upsetting. Quite a while ago I agreed that the Earth most likely… Read More Earth’s Core Is Cooling Faster Than Scientists Expected | Opinion

YouTube Roundup – Feeling stressed? Forget SAD… go into ORBIT!

I personally think that the psychiatric diagnosis of SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is going a bit too far. It spooks me to think how some psychiatrists prescribe ‘medication’ (that is, drugs) when there are better ways to get out of a funk. Whenever I feel weighed down by the world or by hostile presences, one… Read More YouTube Roundup – Feeling stressed? Forget SAD… go into ORBIT!

Germany: Into the future by bicycle | World Stories – The Week in Reports | DW | 12.06.2021 | Opinion

Hop onto your bike and ride along a pop-up cycle path. These new yellow-marked bike lanes have gotten things moving in Berlin. Hastily set up during the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic, to give cyclists more space and safety. Source: Germany: Into the future by bicycle | World Stories – The Week in Reports | DW |… Read More Germany: Into the future by bicycle | World Stories – The Week in Reports | DW | 12.06.2021 | Opinion

BBC’s Human Universe – “Are We Alone?” | Opinion

I just watched another BBC Earth TV doc with Professor Brian Cox called Human Universe – Are We Alone? This is a visually pleasing documentary with some useful nuggets of info that should round out everything you might have missed while daydreaming in high school. Cox is a great presenter and obviously very sharp in… Read More BBC’s Human Universe – “Are We Alone?” | Opinion