Article/doc by Helene Finidori Patterns that Connect: Exploring The Potential of Patterns and Pattern Languages in Systemic Interventions Towards Realizing Sustainable Futures. Helene, I have just “read” your excellent “doc”.  I have never encountered a doc like this, and I am hard put to say that what I did with it was “reading”. I want…

NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity Steve Silberman ———————– email reply from Steve Silberman 09/26/2016 Larry: Thanks so much for your deep and thoughtful reading of my book. (I was able to read the first link too.) You totally get it, and I appreciate it. Thanks! Steve ————————————- INTRODUCTION At 81…

This started as a brief reply email to the announcement of H.G. Wells birthday, but – as usual – expanded into another sketch of alternative contexts for our troubled times.  That I devoted hours composing this is evidence for my own inability to change my behavior – even if what is said below is quite…

PROPOSITION: With its visual languages, humankind “breaks from the mold” for all life in Gaia. This is not necessarily negative for Gaia, as it was from within Gaia that humankind emerged. At present, humankind’s spreading and effects on Gaia are analogous to cancer metastasizing in an organism. But, unlike cancer, humankind has vast potential to…

ABSTRACT: Humans have two operating systems in their brains, for belief (mammalian) and knowledge (human).  They interact differently in different persons. Some persons have no knowledge about significant phenomena and function only on belief; they cannot be “reached” by informing, as their OS can’t process knowledge. This is work in progress and feedback is essential….