Photo from the Second Vatican Council (1965) where "Nostra aetate" was passed
"Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th." - Lance Morrow
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Scientists create world’s first ‘synthetic embryos’ - "Researchers use stem cells from mice to form embryo-like structures with intestinal tract, beginnings of a brain, and a beating heart"
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Paul Laffoley on Gravity
"[My father] had this quirky thing of not believing in gravity. And giving me a constant headache about that one. He would say if I showed any interest in gravity, I was becoming a dupe of the system. He could see indications I was beginning to believe in it." - Paul Laffoley
Paul Laffoley, one of the architects of the World Trade Center, claimed his creativity came from having a brain chip implanted by aliens, among other special ideas. More of his Art can be seen here.
Would the esoteric alchemist and proto-scientist Isaac Newton - who in 1666 published a book that shaped the understanding of gravity for centuries - have agreed with Laffoley dad in some ways?
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Intuitive decision making?
Compared with Rational Choice Theory (RCT) - the dominant theory on decision making for decades - Naturalistic decision-making (NDM) - the currently leading school of decision-making in the real-world - feels like a very dynamic and healthy culture. Yet nowhere in the NDM theory or praxis one finds a serious grappling with the well documented, profound effects of mindbody training - meditation, relaxation, yoga, qigong, zhan zhuang, etc. - on the decider(s) and decision making process. And unsurprisingly no mentions at all of more "far out" topics, such as belief system cultivation, psi or serendipity studies. Why? How can we get to a more intuitive decision making theory & praxis?
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Satisficing - a decision-making strategy or cognitive heuristic that entails searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met.
"Decision makers can satisfice either by finding optimum solutions for a simplified world, or by finding satisfactory solutions for a more realistic world. Neither approach, in general, dominates the other, and both have continued to co-exist in the world of management science" - Herbert A. Simon
Related: Herbert Simon's satisficing life
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Training People to Make Better Decisions - Have you ever wondered how to improve decision making in fast-paced, real world situations?
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A few remarks after completing a Zhan Zhuang month-long intensive online group practice
It has been a profoundly joyful, insightful, meaningful and relaxing month-long intensive for me. I thank all of you for granting me the honor of practicing together, you are most kind and inspiring. A special thank you to Corey Hess for being a truly amazing guide and compassionate master of ceremony - sensei, doumo arigatou gozaimasu. It's been the best of times - looking forward to the next intensive with all of you.
"Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life." ~ Wumen Huikai
Reflections on a indescribable practice: Things are opening up, deepening and relaxing. Long forgotten sunken places painfully coming to the surface. Readjusting and releasing. Often slowly & gently - always surprising. Radiant, expansive energy flowing like a wild river. A sense of smooth silkiness permeating all. Warm, comforting, peaceful and quiet.
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Molecular motor is ‘DNA origami’ milestone - Rotating device driven by Brownian motion could pave the way for more advanced nanoscale machines. Brownian motor breakthroughs. Related recent news.
