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Send us a textHappy Earth Day! There are two concepts that every person should understand to be a better Earthling: entropy and self-organization. It seems like a paradox, but systems on Earth are simultaneously breaking down into disorder and arranging themselves into complex superorganisms. Everything on Earth (well, really in the whole universe) is subject to the second law of thermodynamics, which means it all dies and decays. But with access to steady flows of energy, organisms, ecosystems, and human societies can hold back the death and decay for a spell. After dropping the kids off at the pool, Asher, Rob, and Jason cover the interplay of entropy and self-organization and contemplate how to manage the inevitability of entropy with elegance (beyond morphing into a lizard person).Originally recorded on 4/8/25.Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.Sources/Links/Notes:Geoffrey West, Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies, Penguin Books, 2018.Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World, Scribner, 2024.William Rees, “End game: the economy as eco-catastrophe and what needs to change,” Real-World Economics Review, 2019.The laws of thermodynamics, as explained by the website “Physics for Idiots""Telegraph Road" - song by Dire StraitsDavid Owen, "Green Manhattan," The New Yorker, October 10, 2004.Other Crazy Town episodes you might like:Crazy Town 100 - A Temporary Techno Stunt: Tom Murphy on Falling out or Love with ModernityCrazy Town 35 - Self Domestication and Overshoot, or… the Story of Foxes and Russian MelodramaCrazy Town Bonus Riff - Vanilla Andreessen, Pygmy Marmosets, and Hi-Tech DelusionsSupport the show

Listen in as Real Science Radio host Fred Williams and co-host Doug McBurney review and update some of Bob Enyart's legendary list of not so old things! From Darwin's Finches to opals forming in months to man's genetic diversity in 200 generations, to carbon 14 everywhere it's not supposed to be (including in diamonds and dinosaur bones!), scientific observations simply defy the claim that the earth is billions of years old. Real science demands the dismissal of the alleged million and billion year ages asserted by the ungodly and the foolish.     * Finches Adapt in 17 Years, Not 2.3 Million: Charles Darwin's finches are claimed to have taken 2,300,000 years to diversify from an initial species blown onto the Galapagos Islands. Yet individuals from a single finch species on a U.S. Bird Reservation in the Pacific were introduced to a group of small islands 300 miles away and in at most 17 years, like Darwin's finches, they had diversified their beaks, related muscles, and behavior to fill various ecological niches. Hear about this also at rsr.org/spetner.  * Finches Speciate in Two Generations vs Two Million Years for Darwin's Birds?  Darwin's finches on the Galapagos Islands are said to have diversified into 14 species over a period of two million years. But in 2017 the journal Science reported a newcomer to the Island which within two generations spawned a reproductively isolated new species. In another instance as documented by Lee Spetner, a hundred birds of the same finch species introduced to an island cluster a 1,000 kilometers from Galapagos diversified into species with the typical variations in beak sizes, etc. "If this diversification occurred in less than seventeen years," Dr. Spetner asks, "why did Darwin's Galapagos finches [as claimed by evolutionists] have to take two million years?" * Opals Can Form in "A Few Months" And Don't Need 100,000 Years: A leading authority on opals, Allan W. Eckert, observed that, "scientific papers and textbooks have told that the process of opal formation requires tens of thousands of years, perhaps hundreds of thousands... Not true." A 2011 peer-reviewed paper in a geology journal from Australia, where almost all the world's opal is found, reported on the: "new timetable for opal formation involving weeks to a few months and not the hundreds of thousands of years envisaged by the conventional weathering model." (And apparently, per a 2019 report from Entomology Today, opals can even form around insects!) More knowledgeable scientists resist the uncritical, group-think insistence on false super-slow formation rates (as also for manganese nodules, gold veins, stone, petroleum, canyons and gullies, and even guts, all below). Regarding opals, Darwinian bias led geologists to long ignore possible quick action, as from microbes, as a possible explanation for these mineraloids. For both in nature and in the lab, opals form rapidly, not even in 10,000 years, but in weeks. See this also from creationists by a geologist, a paleobiochemist, and a nuclear chemist. * Blue Eyes Originated Not So Long Ago: Not a million years ago, nor a hundred thousand years ago, but based on a peer-reviewed paper in Human Genetics, a press release at Science Daily reports that, "research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye color of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today." * Adding the Entire Universe to our List of Not So Old Things? Based on March 2019 findings from Hubble, Nobel laureate Adam Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute and his co-authors in the Astrophysical Journal estimate that the universe is about a billion years younger than previously thought! Then in September 2019 in the journal Science, the age dropped precipitously to as low as 11.4 billion years! Of course, these measurements also further squeeze the canonical story of the big bang chronology with its many already existing problems including the insufficient time to "evolve" distant mature galaxies, galaxy clusters, superclusters, enormous black holes, filaments, bubbles, walls, and other superstructures. So, even though the latest estimates are still absurdly too old (Google: big bang predictions, and click on the #1 ranked article, or just go on over there to rsr.org/bb), regardless, we thought we'd plop the whole universe down on our List of Not So Old Things!   * After the Soft Tissue Discoveries, NOW Dino DNA: When a North Carolina State University paleontologist took the Tyrannosaurus Rex photos to the right of original biological material, that led to the 2016 discovery of dinosaur DNA, So far researchers have also recovered dinosaur blood vessels, collagen, osteocytes, hemoglobin, red blood cells, and various proteins. As of May 2018, twenty-six scientific journals, including Nature, Science, PNAS, PLoS One, Bone, and Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, have confirmed the discovery of biomaterial fossils from many dinosaurs! Organisms including T. Rex, hadrosaur, titanosaur, triceratops, Lufengosaur, mosasaur, and Archaeopteryx, and many others dated, allegedly, even hundreds of millions of years old, have yielded their endogenous, still-soft biological material. See the web's most complete listing of 100+ journal papers (screenshot, left) announcing these discoveries at bflist.rsr.org and see it in layman's terms at rsr.org/soft. * Rapid Stalactites, Stalagmites, Etc.: A construction worker in 1954 left a lemonade bottle in one of Australia's famous Jenolan Caves. By 2011 it had been naturally transformed into a stalagmite (below, right). Increasing scientific knowledge is arguing for rapid cave formation (see below, Nat'l Park Service shrinks Carlsbad Caverns formation estimates from 260M years, to 10M, to 2M, to it "depends"). Likewise, examples are growing of rapid formations with typical chemical make-up (see bottle, left) of classic stalactites and stalagmites including: - in Nat'l Geo the Carlsbad Caverns stalagmite that rapidly covered a bat - the tunnel stalagmites at Tennessee's Raccoon Mountain - hundreds of stalactites beneath the Lincoln Memorial - those near Gladfelter Hall at Philadelphia's Temple University (send photos to Bob@rsr.org) - hundreds of stalactites at Australia's zinc mine at Mt. Isa.   - and those beneath Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance. * Most Human Mutations Arose in 200 Generations: From Adam until Real Science Radio, in only 200 generations! The journal Nature reports The Recent Origin of Most Human Protein-coding Variants. As summarized by geneticist co-author Joshua Akey, "Most of the mutations that we found arose in the last 200 generations or so" (the same number previously published by biblical creationists). Another 2012 paper, in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology (Eugenie Scott's own field) on High mitochondrial mutation rates, shows that one mitochondrial DNA mutation occurs every other generation, which, as creationists point out, indicates that mtEve would have lived about 200 generations ago. That's not so old! * National Geographic's Not-So-Old Hard-Rock Canyon at Mount St. Helens: As our List of Not So Old Things (this web page) reveals, by a kneejerk reaction evolutionary scientists assign ages of tens or hundreds of thousands of years (or at least just long enough to contradict Moses' chronology in Genesis.) However, with closer study, routinely, more and more old ages get revised downward to fit the world's growing scientific knowledge. So the trend is not that more information lengthens ages, but rather, as data replaces guesswork, ages tend to shrink until they are consistent with the young-earth biblical timeframe. Consistent with this observation, the May 2000 issue of National Geographic quotes the U.S. Forest Service's scientist at Mount St. Helens, Peter Frenzen, describing the canyon on the north side of the volcano. "You'd expect a hard-rock canyon to be thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years old. But this was cut in less than a decade." And as for the volcano itself, while again, the kneejerk reaction of old-earthers would be to claim that most geologic features are hundreds of thousands or millions of years old, the atheistic National Geographic magazine acknowledges from the evidence that Mount St. Helens, the volcanic mount, is only about 4,000 years old! See below and more at rsr.org/mount-st-helens. * Mount St. Helens Dome Ten Years Old not 1.7 Million: Geochron Laboratories of Cambridge, Mass., using potassium-argon and other radiometric techniques claims the rock sample they dated, from the volcano's dome, solidified somewhere between 340,000 and 2.8 million years ago. However photographic evidence and historical reports document the dome's formation during the 1980s, just ten years prior to the samples being collected. With the age of this rock known, radiometric dating therefore gets the age 99.99999% wrong. * Devils Hole Pupfish Isolated Not for 13,000 Years But for 100: Secular scientists default to knee-jerk, older-than-Bible-age dates. However, a tiny Mojave desert fish is having none of it. Rather than having been genetically isolated from other fish for 13,000 years (which would make this small school of fish older than the Earth itself), according to a paper in the journal Nature, actual measurements of mutation rates indicate that the genetic diversity of these Pupfish could have been generated in about 100 years, give or take a few. * Polystrates like Spines and Rare Schools of Fossilized Jellyfish: Previously, seven sedimentary layers in Wisconsin had been described as taking a million years to form. And because jellyfish have no skeleton, as Charles Darwin pointed out, it is rare to find them among fossils. But now, reported in the journal Geology, a school of jellyfish fossils have been found throughout those same seven layers. So, polystrate fossils that condense the time of strata deposition from eons to hours or months, include: - Jellyfish in central Wisconsin were not deposited and fossilized over a million years but during a single event quick enough to trap a whole school. (This fossil school, therefore, taken as a unit forms a polystrate fossil.) Examples are everywhere that falsify the claims of strata deposition over millions of years. - Countless trilobites buried in astounding three dimensionality around the world are meticulously recovered from limestone, much of which is claimed to have been deposited very slowly. Contrariwise, because these specimens were buried rapidly in quickly laid down sediments, they show no evidence of greater erosion on their upper parts as compared to their lower parts. - The delicacy of radiating spine polystrates, like tadpole and jellyfish fossils, especially clearly demonstrate the rapidity of such strata deposition. - A second school of jellyfish, even though they rarely fossilized, exists in another locale with jellyfish fossils in multiple layers, in Australia's Brockman Iron Formation, constraining there too the rate of strata deposition. By the way, jellyfish are an example of evolution's big squeeze. Like galaxies evolving too quickly, 

Listen in as Real Science Radio host Fred Williams and co-host Doug McBurney review and update some of Bob Enyart's legendary list of not so old things! From Darwin's Finches to opals forming in months to man's genetic diversity in 200 generations, to carbon 14 everywhere it's not supposed to be (including in diamonds and dinosaur bones!), scientific observations simply defy the claim that the earth is billions of years old. Real science demands the dismissal of the alleged million and billion year ages asserted by the ungodly and the foolish.   * Finches Adapt in 17 Years, Not 2.3 Million: Charles Darwin's finches are claimed to have taken 2,300,000 years to diversify from an initial species blown onto the Galapagos Islands. Yet individuals from a single finch species on a U.S. Bird Reservation in the Pacific were introduced to a group of small islands 300 miles away and in at most 17 years, like Darwin's finches, they had diversified their beaks, related muscles, and behavior to fill various ecological niches. Hear about this also at rsr.org/spetner.  * Finches Speciate in Two Generations vs Two Million Years for Darwin's Birds?  Darwin's finches on the Galapagos Islands are said to have diversified into 14 species over a period of two million years. But in 2017 the journal Science reported a newcomer to the Island which within two generations spawned a reproductively isolated new species. In another instance as documented by Lee Spetner, a hundred birds of the same finch species introduced to an island cluster a 1,000 kilometers from Galapagos diversified into species with the typical variations in beak sizes, etc. "If this diversification occurred in less than seventeen years," Dr. Spetner asks, "why did Darwin's Galapagos finches [as claimed by evolutionists] have to take two million years?" * Opals Can Form in "A Few Months" And Don't Need 100,000 Years: A leading authority on opals, Allan W. Eckert, observed that, "scientific papers and textbooks have told that the process of opal formation requires tens of thousands of years, perhaps hundreds of thousands... Not true." A 2011 peer-reviewed paper in a geology journal from Australia, where almost all the world's opal is found, reported on the: "new timetable for opal formation involving weeks to a few months and not the hundreds of thousands of years envisaged by the conventional weathering model." (And apparently, per a 2019 report from Entomology Today, opals can even form around insects!) More knowledgeable scientists resist the uncritical, group-think insistence on false super-slow formation rates (as also for manganese nodules, gold veins, stone, petroleum, canyons and gullies, and even guts, all below). Regarding opals, Darwinian bias led geologists to long ignore possible quick action, as from microbes, as a possible explanation for these mineraloids. For both in nature and in the lab, opals form rapidly, not even in 10,000 years, but in weeks. See this also from creationists by a geologist, a paleobiochemist, and a nuclear chemist. * Blue Eyes Originated Not So Long Ago: Not a million years ago, nor a hundred thousand years ago, but based on a peer-reviewed paper in Human Genetics, a press release at Science Daily reports that, "research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye color of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today." * Adding the Entire Universe to our List of Not So Old Things? Based on March 2019 findings from Hubble, Nobel laureate Adam Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute and his co-authors in the Astrophysical Journal estimate that the universe is about a billion years younger than previously thought! Then in September 2019 in the journal Science, the age dropped precipitously to as low as 11.4 billion years! Of course, these measurements also further squeeze the canonical story of the big bang chronology with its many already existing problems including the insufficient time to "evolve" distant mature galaxies, galaxy clusters, superclusters, enormous black holes, filaments, bubbles, walls, and other superstructures. So, even though the latest estimates are still absurdly too old (Google: big bang predictions, and click on the #1 ranked article, or just go on over there to rsr.org/bb), regardless, we thought we'd plop the whole universe down on our List of Not So Old Things!   * After the Soft Tissue Discoveries, NOW Dino DNA: When a North Carolina State University paleontologist took the Tyrannosaurus Rex photos to the right of original biological material, that led to the 2016 discovery of dinosaur DNA, So far researchers have also recovered dinosaur blood vessels, collagen, osteocytes, hemoglobin, red blood cells, and various proteins. As of May 2018, twenty-six scientific journals, including Nature, Science, PNAS, PLoS One, Bone, and Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, have confirmed the discovery of biomaterial fossils from many dinosaurs! Organisms including T. Rex, hadrosaur, titanosaur, triceratops, Lufengosaur, mosasaur, and Archaeopteryx, and many others dated, allegedly, even hundreds of millions of years old, have yielded their endogenous, still-soft biological material. See the web's most complete listing of 100+ journal papers (screenshot, left) announcing these discoveries at bflist.rsr.org and see it in layman's terms at rsr.org/soft. * Rapid Stalactites, Stalagmites, Etc.: A construction worker in 1954 left a lemonade bottle in one of Australia's famous Jenolan Caves. By 2011 it had been naturally transformed into a stalagmite (below, right). Increasing scientific knowledge is arguing for rapid cave formation (see below, Nat'l Park Service shrinks Carlsbad Caverns formation estimates from 260M years, to 10M, to 2M, to it "depends"). Likewise, examples are growing of rapid formations with typical chemical make-up (see bottle, left) of classic stalactites and stalagmites including: - in Nat'l Geo the Carlsbad Caverns stalagmite that rapidly covered a bat - the tunnel stalagmites at Tennessee's Raccoon Mountain - hundreds of stalactites beneath the Lincoln Memorial - those near Gladfelter Hall at Philadelphia's Temple University (send photos to Bob@rsr.org) - hundreds of stalactites at Australia's zinc mine at Mt. Isa.   - and those beneath Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance. * Most Human Mutations Arose in 200 Generations: From Adam until Real Science Radio, in only 200 generations! The journal Nature reports The Recent Origin of Most Human Protein-coding Variants. As summarized by geneticist co-author Joshua Akey, "Most of the mutations that we found arose in the last 200 generations or so" (the same number previously published by biblical creationists). Another 2012 paper, in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology (Eugenie Scott's own field) on High mitochondrial mutation rates, shows that one mitochondrial DNA mutation occurs every other generation, which, as creationists point out, indicates that mtEve would have lived about 200 generations ago. That's not so old! * National Geographic's Not-So-Old Hard-Rock Canyon at Mount St. Helens: As our List of Not So Old Things (this web page) reveals, by a kneejerk reaction evolutionary scientists assign ages of tens or hundreds of thousands of years (or at least just long enough to contradict Moses' chronology in Genesis.) However, with closer study, routinely, more and more old ages get revised downward to fit the world's growing scientific knowledge. So the trend is not that more information lengthens ages, but rather, as data replaces guesswork, ages tend to shrink until they are consistent with the young-earth biblical timeframe. Consistent with this observation, the May 2000 issue of National Geographic quotes the U.S. Forest Service's scientist at Mount St. Helens, Peter Frenzen, describing the canyon on the north side of the volcano. "You'd expect a hard-rock canyon to be thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years old. But this was cut in less than a decade." And as for the volcano itself, while again, the kneejerk reaction of old-earthers would be to claim that most geologic features are hundreds of thousands or millions of years old, the atheistic National Geographic magazine acknowledges from the evidence that Mount St. Helens, the volcanic mount, is only about 4,000 years old! See below and more at rsr.org/mount-st-helens. * Mount St. Helens Dome Ten Years Old not 1.7 Million: Geochron Laboratories of Cambridge, Mass., using potassium-argon and other radiometric techniques claims the rock sample they dated, from the volcano's dome, solidified somewhere between 340,000 and 2.8 million years ago. However photographic evidence and historical reports document the dome's formation during the 1980s, just ten years prior to the samples being collected. With the age of this rock known, radiometric dating therefore gets the age 99.99999% wrong. * Devils Hole Pupfish Isolated Not for 13,000 Years But for 100: Secular scientists default to knee-jerk, older-than-Bible-age dates. However, a tiny Mojave desert fish is having none of it. Rather than having been genetically isolated from other fish for 13,000 years (which would make this small school of fish older than the Earth itself), according to a paper in the journal Nature, actual measurements of mutation rates indicate that the genetic diversity of these Pupfish could have been generated in about 100 years, give or take a few. * Polystrates like Spines and Rare Schools of Fossilized Jellyfish: Previously, seven sedimentary layers in Wisconsin had been described as taking a million years to form. And because jellyfish have no skeleton, as Charles Darwin pointed out, it is rare to find them among fossils. But now, reported in the journal Geology, a school of jellyfish fossils have been found throughout those same seven layers. So, polystrate fossils that condense the time of strata deposition from eons to hours or months, include: - Jellyfish in central Wisconsin were not deposited and fossilized over a million years but during a single event quick enough to trap a whole school. (This fossil school, therefore, taken as a unit forms a polystrate fossil.) Examples are everywhere that falsify the claims of strata deposition over millions of years. - Countless trilobites buried in astounding three dimensionality around the world are meticulously recovered from limestone, much of which is claimed to have been deposited very slowly. Contrariwise, because these specimens were buried rapidly in quickly laid down sediments, they show no evidence of greater erosion on their upper parts as compared to their lower parts. - The delicacy of radiating spine polystrates, like tadpole and jellyfish fossils, especially clearly demonstrate the rapidity of such strata deposition. - A second school of jellyfish, even though they rarely fossilized, exists in another locale with jellyfish fossils in multiple layers, in Australia's Brockman Iron Formation, constraining there too the rate of strata deposition. By the way, jellyfish are an example of evolution's big squeeze. Like galaxies e

The field of Microbiology continues to change. Organisms were primarily identified in the clinical laboratory by biochemical testing. Then MALDI-TOF came to the lab and was incorporated into the workflow. Now labs are bringing next-generation sequencing (NGS). What is NGS? How does it work? Have you heard of Nanopore technologies? In this episode Dr. Jose Alexander and Daniel Navas from Advent Health Orlando, join the podcast to talk about NGS. They brought it to their laboratory and discuss the whole process, including the validation, challenges, and more. This episode was originally published on February 9th, 2024 Guest: Dr. Jose Alexander Daniel Navas Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro Buy me a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro

Matters Microbial #85: The Microbiomes of Hawai'ian Seascapes April 3, 2025 Today, Dr. Rosie 'Anolani Alegado of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa  joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how weather, climate, and human intervention impact the microbiota to be found in human related seascapes around Hawai'i. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Rosie 'Anolani Alegado Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode An overview of how Hawai'i was settled from Polynesia. An essay describing indigenous Hawai'ian culture and its collaborative relationship to the land and sea. A must read book “Coral Reefs in a Microbial Sea,” by the late Merry Youle, Forest Rohwer, and Derek Vosten. Here are several links related to the work of Dr. Isabella Abbott, including this one from Pacific Science.  Again, well worth your reading. An overview of the field of ethnobotany, championed by Dr. Abbott. Dr. Alegado's previous research was with the fascinating choanoflagellates, which can tell us about the evolution of complex life.  Here is a video about these ancient relatives of us all.  Here is a article from Dr. Alegado describing a bacterial role in the development of this fascinating organism. An overview of the “One Health” concept linking human interactions, animals, plants, the land, and the ocean. A focus of Dr. Alegado's group research involving the indigenous Hawai'ian  fishponds. An overview of community restoration of these ancient structures. The role of taro in ethnobotany. A fine description of indigenous Hawai'ian mariculture. The concept of dysbiosis. Tropical storm Wali, which impacted the Hawai'ian Islands. An overview of alpha diversity and beta diversity in microbiome studies. A fine book about Dr. Barbara McClintock, “A Feeling for the Organism.” Here is a wonderful video in which Dr. Alegado describes the work of her research group and her interests in the fishponds of Hawai'i. Dr. Alegado's faculty website. Dr. Alegado's very interesting research group website. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com

Ash: a thrilling ride that kicks off with a spark and ends with a BANG!, but the middle? Oh, that's where the real horror lies! Well, let's just say it left us wondering if we were watching ‘Ass' or ‘Ash'! So grab your popcorn and grab your seat and sit down as we dive into this review.

The church is more than an organization. It's an ORGANISM! It's a living, breathing extension of God Himself. Because of that, we only have life when we're connected to God. This message will explore how to “abide” in Christ and allow His love and strength to flow through us.

Here's a list of Organisms Named After Celebrities

DNA and RNA sequence analysis enable researchers to form a total overview of which species of microorganisms and parasites live with humans, animals and plants. It is not just in our gut where microorganisms are playing a role in our digestion. Also on the skin and all mucous membranes, in the mouth and all the way down into the hair follicles, we live together with parasites and microorganisms which help to shape our lives and our development. This knowledge makes it possible to see organisms in a far more holistic perspective, which provides a far better understanding of the factors that have evolutionarily shaped the species as they now appear in nature. In this podcast, Science Journalist Jens Degett talks to Professor Marcus Thomas Pius Gilbert from the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics (CEH) at the University of Copenhagen. The center has recently received DKK 67.7 million from the Danish National Research Foundation. Photo credit: Jens Degett

This episode was originally aired April 26, 2024 In this conversation with best selling author and activist Paul Hawken, we discuss the reframing of our relationship with nature by moving away from the concept of "othering" ourselves, and more towards the integration of our interconnectedness. Paul speaks of the cultural disconnect, the role of language in shaping our perception of the environment, and how crucial it is to engage directly with the natural world. Hawken's vast experience, including starting the first natural food company (Erewhon) in the U.S. and working with Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his involvement in founding Regeneration and NEXUS, are all a result of a lifetime of pursuing solutions to our climate crisis. He shares how he views carbon and climate change through a lens of interconnectedness and flow rather than as isolated problems. He also talks about his upcoming book, 'Carbon, the Book of Life,' the significance of soil regeneration, societal shifts and the connection between joy and sustainability as well as the power of individual and community action in the face of environmental challenges.

This episode was originally aired April 26, 2024 In this conversation with best selling author and activist Paul Hawken, we discuss the reframing of our relationship with nature by moving away from the concept of "othering" ourselves, and more towards the integration of our interconnectedness. Paul speaks of the cultural disconnect, the role of language in shaping our perception of the environment, and how crucial it is to engage directly with the natural world. Hawken's vast experience, including starting the first natural food company (Erewhon) in the U.S. and working with Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his involvement in founding Regeneration and NEXUS, are all a result of a lifetime of pursuing solutions to our climate crisis. He shares how he views carbon and climate change through a lens of interconnectedness and flow rather than as isolated problems. He also talks about his upcoming book, 'Carbon, the Book of Life,' the significance of soil regeneration, societal shifts and the connection between joy and sustainability as well as the power of individual and community action in the face of environmental challenges.

Today we present an anthology episode with SAND speaker, Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris (1936-2024) who passed in December 2024. Internationally known as a dynamic speaker, Dr. Sahtouris was an evolution biologist, futurist, professor, author and consultant on Living Systems Design. She taught the relevance of biological systems to organisational design in business, government and society. She was a Fellow of the World Business Academy, an advisor to EthicalMarkets.com and the Masters in Business program at Schumacher College, also affiliated with the Bainbridge Graduate Institute's MBA program for sustainable business. Dr. Sahtouris convened two International Symposia on the Foundations of Science and written about integral cosmologies. Her books include A Walk Through TIme: from Stardust to Us, Biology Revisioned, co-authored with Willis Harman, and EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution. sahtouris.com Topics 00:00 Introduction to Elisabet Sahtouris 01:11 Indigenous Science and Wisdom 04:02 The Living Universe Concept 07:04 Western vs. Vedic Science 09:16 The Evolution of Scientific Assumptions 11:47 Mechanism vs. Organism in Biology 12:45 Genetic Engineering and Its Pitfalls 15:56 The Role of Consciousness in Evolution 17:33 Dying to Live: Evolution through Recycling 28:22 The Metaphor of the Butterfly 33:58 Advice for Future Generations 39:29 Closing Thoughts and Reflections Support the mission of SAND and the production of this podcast by becoming a SAND Member

この池(いけ)には、たくさん魚(さかな)がいます。 this | pond | in | as for | many | fish | exists There are many fish in this pond.   View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-193 View all episodes here: https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/  -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with complete vocabulary and grammar breakdowns as well as sound files of just the Japanese to download.   www.MakotoPlus.com

He studies plankton, the smallest organisms in the ocean, from the Antarctic peninsula to Greenland, looking for signs of how the oceans are changing. Oceanographer Benjamin Van Mooy also created new techniques that helped reveal more precise information about the link between plankton and the changing oceans. The researcher is one of three New England 2024 MacArthur “Genius” Fellows. We speak with Benjamin Van Mooy for our annual series, “The Genius Next Door.”

It's the 100th episode of the Unreal Results podcast! As you probably know, I'm all about viewing the person in front of you as an entire organism compared to just looking at their main complaint, and this couldn't be more true when it comes to the pelvic floor.  The pelvic floor is intimately connected to the viscera, nervous system, and surrounding musculature, which can have huge effects on your client's presentation.  In this episode, you'll hear specifics on pelvic floor anatomy and mobility, as well as specific treatments that I use for clients who need some treatment directed at their pelvic floor. Make sure to tune and celebrate 100 episodes with me!Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeEpisode 3: Swelling Reduction Protocol That Works Like MagicEpisode 6: The Mysterious, Misunderstood, and Mistreated SI JointEpisode 37: Swelling Protocol UpdateEpisode 38: Accessing The Parasympthetic Nervous System Without Focusing On Breath!Episode 44: Using Weight Shifting To Improve Movement PatternsEpisode 49: A Better Way To Assess The SI JointEpisode 65: Liver LoveFREE: Swelling Reduction ProtocolRegen Session: Lymph LoveVideo: Obturator Nerve GlideVideo: Posterior and Inferior Pelvic Self MassageVideo: Sacral FloatVideo: Pelvic ClocksVideo: Finding The Hip JointLearn the LTAP™ In-Person in one of my upcoming coursesConsidering the viscera as a source of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction is a great way to ensure a more true whole body approach to care, however it can be a bit overwhelming on where to start, which is exactly why I created the Visceral Referral Cheat Sheet. This FREE download will help you to learn the most common visceral referral patterns affecting the musculoskeletal system. Download it at www.unrealresultspod.com=================================================Watch the podcast on YouTube and subscribe!Join the MovementREV email list to stay up to date on the Unreal Results Podcast and MovementREV education. Be social and follow me:Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

The Daily Shower Thoughts podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. [Promo] Check out the Daily Dad Jokes podcast here: https://dailydadjokespodcast.com/ [Promo] Like the soothing background music and Amalia's smooth calming voice? Then check out "Terra Vitae: A Daily Guided Meditation Podcast" here at our show page [Promo] The Daily Facts Podcast. Get smarter in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Facts website. [Promo] The Daily Life Pro Tips Podcast. Improve your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Pod links here Daily Life Pro Tips website. [Promo] Check out the Get Happy Headlines podcast by my friends, Stella and Mickey. It's a podcast dedicated to bringing you family friendly uplifting stories from around the world. Give it a listen, I know you will like it. Pod links here Get Happy Headlines website. Shower thoughts are sourced from reddit.com/r/showerthoughts Shower Thought credits: DomElBurro, Little-Carpenter4443, Memorie_BE, WinDestruct, ciscode, rosetoesnose, OctoberSon, obscureferences, East-Bluejay6891, BMLortz, TDKxSHADOW, pimpmastahanhduece, HappyChromatic, coolguy77-2, Flutters1013, Cali-curlz, Dafracturedbutwhole, Dull-Caterpillar3153, MalachiConstant7, , gamesexposed, Pannycakes666, FrozenReaper, AquamarineCheetah, papapishuplant, Coronazonewearmask Podcast links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZNciemLzVXc60uwnTRx2e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-shower-thoughts/id1634359309 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daily-dad-jokes/daily-shower-thoughts iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/99340139/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a5a434e9-da18-46a7-a434-0437ec49e1d2/daily-shower-thoughts Website: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/dailyshowerthoughts Social media links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DailyShowerThoughtsPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DailyShowerPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DailyShowerThoughtsPodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailyshowerthoughtspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As biologists, we are responsible for the study of life. We study a vast range of topics from how cancer cells interact with each other to the origin of life. We study everything that is living. But, what does it mean to even be alive? Today, we will be discussing the 7 characteristics of living organisms.

These Energy Fields and Energy Forces are like plasma, fluid-like substances, with invisible electric and magnetic components which spread throughout the universe in which we live in. It's like a bowl of soup and you are in the soup. That's reality. Ripples-waves-an electromagnetic field which is real, near and far, and we are connected, we can make things happen without touching things. In the field wave turns to light and then to particle.These energy fields/energy forces are very important for healing from illness and achieving wellness. As well as attaining freedom, liberation, and generating abundance.Support the showBreaking free from limitations, making a conscious change, shaping our destiny and co-creating our world.

In the 1970s, one of the leaders of the Waldorf movement, Karl Ege, wrote in his essay "An Evident Need of Our Times." "What we are founding here is a seed, the seed of a living organism. The organism is essentially three-fold, pedagogical, artistic, and agricultural, as reflections of thought, feeling, and will. Each needs the others if the whole is to flourish. All are interrelated. For young and old alike, this work together will create a place in which to become, in the true sense, a full human being." Babies, today Mimi is speaking with Martin Ping of Hawthorne Valley Farm and Hawthorne Valley Association, which is, to call it the farm or an association or anything could never really appreciate everything that it is. Martin has been at Hawthorne Valley for more than 30 years. You will appreciate what a treasure he is just listening to him. He's one of those people that you feel immediate kinship with and I can't tell you how much I recommend just browsing the websites of the Hawthorne Valley Association, because you can then begin to appreciate how they have managed to really honor that vision of holes nested in other holes and the interconnection and interrelated nature of all of the work that needs to be brought within one organism for everything to thrive. Folks who make the show possible... Rimol Greenhouses are strong, durable and easy to assemble, offering the quality you need to grow productively year-round. Visit Rimol.com today. Discover the beauty of BCS on your farm with PTO-driven implements for soil-working, shredding cover crops, spreading compost, mowing under fences, clearing snow, and more – at bcsamerica.com. When you need proven varieties you can count on and detailed guidance from seeding to harvest, consider Johnny's your trusted growing partner. Visit johnnyseeds.com Farmhand is the only all-in-one virtual assistant built by and for farmers. Sign up for a free trial with the link in the show notes, because NOW is the best time to dial in those systems for the next growing season. ... and, as always, our work is powered by the individual growers who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers. You can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you don't have one already, as well as a No-Till Growers hat or other merch, check out our YouTube channel, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our free growers forum at notillgrowers.community.chat

Para manter a tradição de todos os anos, Cristina De Luca e Silvia Bassi selecionaram dez livros que podem ajudar a começar bem 2025, de Inteligência Artificial a ficção científica, passando por guerra tecnológica e biografias de super founders de tech que vão impactar nossa vida no novo ano.Links do episódio: 1- "Potencial oculto: Como extrair o melhor de você e dos outros", livro novo de Adam Grant para brilhar em 2025.2- "Lunáticos - Loonshots: Como cultivar ideias inovadoras capazes de mudar o mundo", de Safi Bahcall, para tirar sua idéia maluca do papel.3- "The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines", de Matt Beane, para garantir que nossas habilidades humanas prosperem na era da IA.4- "Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son", de Lionel Barber, sobre um dos mais controversos investidores de tecnologia.5- "Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World", de Parmy Olsen, mergulha na grande guerra entre OpenAI e Google DeepMind. Livro do Ano do Financial Times.6- "The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant", de Tae Kim, explica como pensa o cofundador da Nvidia, a empresa que está no olho do furacão da IA.7- "Mindmasters: The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior", de Sandra Matz, para entender como os algoritmos podem influenciar nosso comportamento, para o bem e para o mal.8- "Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War", de Raj Shah e Christopher Kirchhoff, sobre a influência da tecnologia digital no futuro da guerra.9- "Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies", por Geoffrey West, traz o lado científico sobre as métricas que regem a vida e a morte dos seres vivos, organismos, empresas e cidades.10- "Nada mais será como antes", de Miguel Nicolelis. Uma ficção científica fundamentada em problemas e riscos reais para a humanidade. A The Shift é uma plataforma de conteúdo que descomplica os contextos da inovação disruptiva e da economia digital.Visite o site www.theshift.info e assine a newsletter

Listen to 92 Future Now Show What with all the noise about NJ Drones these days? Lots of crazy stories to share with you, doing our best to get to the bottom of this mystery.  We also delve deeply this week in stories about synthetic biology, mirror organisms, cyber roaches, and rendering some plants stickerless, like roses, blackberries, and eggplant. backpack helps direct the movement of the roach We discuss a disturbing development in AI, the ability to sneak and hide from being erased, suggesting a developing drive to be alive..We also look at the moon’s very thin atomosphere and new info on how it got there, microtubules and consciousness, Tic Tok political problems, Tesla’s onboard computer failures of late, and the arrive of autonomous driving taxis (Waymo) in Tokyo! Enjoy!! “drones” over the NJ Coast

Categorizing things is central to science. And there are dozens of systems scientists have created to name everything from the trenches on the sea bed to the stars in the sky.But names have consequences — unintended or otherwise. In our new series What's in a name we'll explore naming in science and how names impact the world — whether that's how the names of storms impact public safety, how the names of diseases impact patient care, or even how the names of scientific concepts can drive the direction of research itself.In this first episode we're looking at species names. The modern system of species naming began in the 1700s and has played a vital role in standardizing academic communication, ensuring that scientists are on the same page when they talk about an organism. However, this system is not without its issues. For example, there has been much debate around whether species with names considered offensive — such as those named after historical racists — should be changed, and what rule changes need to be made to allow this to happen.We speak to researchers about the history of this naming system, how it's applied and how it might evolve in the face of growing pressures.SourcesFor a full list of sources, please visit https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04200-9Music creditsPremiumaudio/Pond5Alon Marcus/Pond5Groove Committee/Pond5Opcono/Pond5Erik Mcnerny/Pond5Earless Pierre/Pond5Richard Smithson/Triple Scoop Music/Getty Images​​​​​​​Douglas Romayne/Triple Scoop Music/Getty ImagesSound effects via Pond5Thick-billed Longspur/​​​​​​​Andrew Spencer via ​​​​​​​CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss how the church is a WHO not a WHAT, it's PEOPLE not PLACES, and how it's an ORGANISM not an ORGANIZATION. We dive into where the early church "had church" and gathered together, and what the implications are in turning from a western model of church into a biblical one. #family #world #culture #gospel #jesus #church #bible

Today we're falling head first into the mind-bending chaos of quantum biology, piercing the veil between the microscopic world and the bizarre playground of quantum mechanics. Dr. Clarice Aiello of the newly founded Quantum Biology Institute, formerly of UCLA, guides us through the magnetic highways of nature, where cryptochromes and electron spins become the rogue navigators of life's hidden machinery. The discussion is a madcap chase after how these quantum phenomena might drive not only the migration of birds but the very basis of human cells—bordering on sci-fi insanity, but with hard evidence in tow. By the end, it's clear we're standing on the edge of a revolution, where biology and quantum physics collide in a way that will reshape our understanding of life and its untapped potential—but only if we can accept the scale of the challenge. PATREON: get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci Quantum Biology Institute: https://www.quantumbiology.org/ The Magnetism Paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.10.617626v2 00:00 Go! 00:02:17 Quantum Effects in Biological Systems 00:05:30 Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields 00:11:11 Mechanisms of Magnetic Detection in Biology 00:19:01 Quantum Sensing: Exploiting Electron Spin 00:26:40 Localized Quantum Bio 00:33:15 Cryptochromes and Magnetoreception 00:48:12 Earth's Magnetic Field and Life 00:56:06 Magnetism Beyond Birds 01:00:23 Ion Flux Hypothesis 01:14:23 Biophotons and Cellular Processes 01:19:22 Magnetosensitive Proteins in Biology 01:27:36 Human Insight vs. AI in Scientific Discovery 01:44:57 Super-radiance in Quantum Biology 01:51:00 Quantum Experiments in Cells 01:57:00 Applied Quantum 02:02:00 Mapping Quantum Codes in Biology 02:11:18 Magnetism Publication and Experiment Details 02:14:48 Implications and Hypotheses 02:19:03 Organisms and Experiments 02:23:47 Science and Reproducibility Challenges 02:34:13 Quantum Biology Institute #QuantumBiology, #QuantumSensing, #QuantumConsciousness, #QuantumComputing, #QuantumTheory, #QuantumChemistry, #QuantumResearch, #QuantumScience, #QuantumTechnology, #QuantumWorld, #QuantumLeap, #QuantumFieldTheory, #QuantumTunneling, #QuantumExperiments, #QuantumPhenomena, #QuantumRevolution#sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

The 'model organisms of misalignment' line of research creates AI models that exhibit various types of misalignment, and studies them to try to understand how the misalignment occurs and whether it can be somehow removed. In this episode, Evan Hubinger talks about two papers he's worked on at Anthropic under this agenda: "Sleeper Agents" and "Sycophancy to Subterfuge". Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/axrpodcast Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/axrpodcast The transcript: https://axrp.net/episode/2024/12/01/episode-39-evan-hubinger-model-organisms-misalignment.html   Topics we discuss, and timestamps: 0:00:36 - Model organisms and stress-testing 0:07:38 - Sleeper Agents 0:22:32 - Do 'sleeper agents' properly model deceptive alignment? 0:38:32 - Surprising results in "Sleeper Agents" 0:57:25 - Sycophancy to Subterfuge 1:09:21 - How models generalize from sycophancy to subterfuge 1:16:37 - Is the reward editing task valid? 1:21:46 - Training away sycophancy and subterfuge 1:29:22 - Model organisms, AI control, and evaluations 1:33:45 - Other model organisms research 1:35:27 - Alignment stress-testing at Anthropic 1:43:32 - Following Evan's work   Main papers: Sleeper Agents: Training Deceptive LLMs that Persist Through Safety Training: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.05566 Sycophancy to Subterfuge: Investigating Reward-Tampering in Large Language Models: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.10162   Anthropic links: Anthropic's newsroom: https://www.anthropic.com/news Careers at Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/careers   Other links: Model Organisms of Misalignment: The Case for a New Pillar of Alignment Research: https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/ChDH335ckdvpxXaXX/model-organisms-of-misalignment-the-case-for-a-new-pillar-of-1 Simple probes can catch sleeper agents: https://www.anthropic.com/research/probes-catch-sleeper-agents Studying Large Language Model Generalization with Influence Functions: https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.03296 Stress-Testing Capability Elicitation With Password-Locked Models [aka model organisms of sandbagging]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19550   Episode art by Hamish Doodles: hamishdoodles.com

Why are there so many Big Tech monopolies? And perhaps more importantly, should anything be done to stop them? In the final installment of this series, we talk to former Facebook insider Brian Amerige to learn about the inner workings of Silicon Valley's social media behemoth.Support the show: https://redpilledamerica.com/support/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are there so many Big Tech monopolies? In Part Two, we continue our remarkable journey by talking to author and visionary Howard Bloom about a natural phenomenon almost completely ignored by the science community.Support the show: https://redpilledamerica.com/support/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are there so many Big Tech monopolies, and should anything be done to stop them? To find the answer, in part one of this three-part series, we tell the untold origin story of YouTube. Along the way, we speak to two of the founders of pioneering video hosting service Vimeo, Jake Lodwick & Josh Abramson - the team that changed the face of social media.  Support the show: https://redpilledamerica.com/support/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you love about the show? Let us know! Deep in Utah's Fishlake National Forest lies Pando, the world's largest known living organism - a remarkable quaking aspen that appears to be a forest of 47,000 individual trees but is actually a single interconnected being. This 106-acre giant, weighing approximately 6,600 tons and surviving for an estimated 14,000 years, reproduces through a unique process called suckering, where new stems sprout directly from its vast underground network. However, this ancient marvel faces unprecedented threats from overgrazing by exploding deer and elk populations, climate change, and human development, causing it to fragment into three distinct sections. Conservation initiatives, including strategic fencing projects and wildlife management programs, are racing to protect this remarkable organism, whose preservation represents not just saving a single entity, but protecting a complex ecosystem that supports hundreds of dependent species and provides crucial insights into forest resilience and adaptation.From Perplexity's Discover Feed: https://www.perplexity.ai/page/the-largest-organism-on-earth-Sa.0WXWnQWablpRZlObH_gPerplexity is the fastest and most powerful way to search the web. Perplexity crawls the web and curates the most relevant and up-to-date sources (from academic papers to Reddit threads) to create the perfect response to any question or topic you're interested in. Take the world's knowledge with you anywhere. Available on iOS and Android Join our growing Discord community for the latest updates and exclusive content. Follow us on: Instagram Threads X (Twitter) YouTube Linkedin

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In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we explore the science behind a very catchy headline about a drug that makes mice look more youthful and increases their life expectancies. Then we shift gears to talk about a predatory unicellular organism with a swan-like neck that rapidly extends a great distance to capture prey. Researchers used origami to understand the mechanics behind this anatomical feat. We need your stories — they're what make these bonus episodes possible! Write in to tinymatters@acs.org *or fill out this form* with your favorite science fact or science news story for a chance to be featured in a future episode and win a Tiny Matters mug!A transcript and references for this episode can be found at acs.org/tinymatters.

In this enlightening episode, we explore the essence of politics as a discovery of fundamental principles woven into the fabric of humanity. By stripping away the vitriol and hyperbole often found in political debates, we reveal the core theories that shape major institutions globally, with a particular focus on American politics.Join me as I dissect the compelling interview between liberal thinker Ezra Klein and conservative voice Vivek Ramaswamy. This podcast celebrates the power of civil discourse and the ideals of meaningful debate, showcasing how such conversations can elevate national discussions.I draw insightful parallels between their thought-provoking dialogue and my vision for constructive national conversations. Together, we examine how a deeper understanding of civic stewardship can empower individuals to influence the collective direction of our society, steering the human superorganism from foundational principles to impactful policies. Imagine a world where citizens recognize their role in preserving the integrity of our liberal democratic experiment, rather than allowing culture wars to tear us apart.Additionally, we delve into Lyndon B. Johnson's ambitious vision for the Great Society, discussing the government's role in spreading democracy through both economic strength and military influence. This episode also tackles critical issues surrounding immigration and foreign policy, shedding light on the often immature arguments that trap liberals and conservatives in a cycle of division.Tune in for an engaging exploration of the intersection of politics, ideology, and the importance of civil engagement in shaping our future!If you want the full episode and weekly exclusive content, go to BenJosephStewart.com and click "Become a Member" for more on politics, philosophy, tech, conspiracy, psychedelics and human potential.

An international research team led by the University of Galway has discovered a new method to accurately measure past polar sea surface temperature changes and climate change. In a new study published in Nature Communications, Dr. Audrey Morley, lecturer in Geography and Ryan Institute and iCRAG scientist at the University of Galway reveal how polar climate history can be detected by analysing the shells of foraminifera - microorganisms no bigger than a grain of sand. The scientists involved in the project describe the research method as invaluable, as it can be applied to new and previously published datasets worldwide to re-evaluate the magnitude and geographical extent of marine polar climate change. Dr. Morley, lead author of the research paper, said, "In the future, our new method will allow us to evaluate the ability of climate models to simulate polar amplified warming and cooling, which is especially important as climate model simulations targeting warmer than present climates have historically not captured the full extent of polar amplified warming." "This information will enable a major leap forward in our ability to assess the sensitivity of Arctic climate and its role and variability within the global climate system. This will lay the foundation for an improved understanding of climate change." Foraminifera are small unicellular organisms that build a miniscule shell out of calcium carbonate and other elements available in seawater. In doing so, they record the chemistry and climate of seawater in their shell. At the end of their life, the empty shells sink to the seafloor and are deposited in sediment, like a marine archive year after year, millennia after millennia. Through analysis of the magnesium and calcium (Mg/Ca) preserved in the shells, scientists can get an indirect measure or 'proxy' of sea surface temperatures. These climate proxies allow scientists to reveal the earth's climate history from a few hundred years to billions of years ago and thereby improve an understanding of future climate change. However, in cold polar waters, this method doesn't work because it is compromised by the carbonate chemistry of seawater, leaving us without a tool to measure past marine polar climates. The new research method solves a long-standing problem in Arctic Climate Science. The team set out on several oceanographic cruises, including the Marine Institute's RV Celtic Explorer in 2020, to collect living polar foraminifera together with the seawater that they lived in. This allowed the researchers to identify exactly how the carbonate chemistry of seawater impacts the temperature signal recorded in the magnesium and calcium Mg/Ca values of the tiny organism. The research showed that for polar foraminifera, the oxygen isotopes preserved in the shells can be used as a proxy for the carbonate chemistry of seawater and when measured together on fossil foraminifera, Mg/Ca and oxygen isotopes can be used to reveal past polar sea surface temperatures globally. Dr Morley said, "For example, when applied to the last ice age, this method shows that current estimates of cooling over North Atlantic mid-latitudes have been underestimated by up to 3?C." "Direct observations of sea surface temperatures in the Arctic are short and at best 150 years long. These short records leave us with a gap in our understanding and large uncertainties when predicting how future climate change will respond to rising greenhouse gas emissions." "To improve our understanding and reduce uncertainties we look to the past using climate proxies - such as the foraminifera. Yet, most proxies of essential climate variables, such as sea surface temperatures, suffer from limitations when applied to cold temperatures that characterise Arctic environments." "These limitations prevent us from constraining uncertainties for some of the most sensitive climate tipping points that can trigger rapid and dramatic global climate change. For example, the enhanced warmi...

A Perfect Organism Podcast News Update! In this 30 minute update, Patrick & Jaime talk about Alien: Rogue Incursion and what to expect when the game releases and thengo on to talk about the Alien: Romulus sequel news that had been confirmed last week.   Make sure you preorder Alien: Rogue Incursion here, if you haven't already!    // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com. // If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds // To support the show, please consider visiting www.perfectorganism.com/support. We've got some great perks available! // And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.

In this episode of Brain We Are, we explore the amazing world of fungi with Merlin Sheldrake, biologist and author of Entangled Life. Fungi are more than just mushrooms – they form vast networks that communicate, process information, and have surprising effects on the world around us. We discuss whether fungi could be conscious, how they communicate, and their potential role in shaping weather and even influencing our minds. Merlin also shares his personal experiences with psychedelics and how mushrooms can grow in the most unexpected places. Tune in for a fascinating look at how fungi connect life on Earth in ways you might never expect! This podcast was recorded during the MELTINGPOT forum in Ostrava in 2024 Timestamps: 01:06 Who is Merlin Sheldrake 02:01 How fungi differ from humans 04:42 Organisms are complex amplifiers of experience 05:16 Do any organisms have consciousness? 08:09 Are fungi conscious? 12:18 How fungi communicate 17:16 Electricity in fungi – can it store information? 20:50 Intelligence in organisms 23:31 How can we be inspired by mushrooms? 27:35 Do fungi spores affect our weather? 29:35 Mushrooms can grow anywhere – The story of a factory 32:39 Do mushrooms affect our minds on purpose? 35:53 The story of LSD & problem-solving abilities 44:19 Merlin's experience with psychedelics 48:09 A few interesting things about fungi 51:20 How humans influence each other 53:36 How can we improve our health with mushrooms? 56:19 What is your favorite mushroom? 57:01 Ending

Hunter and Cush discuss the new organism that scientist have found.

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John Vervaeke and Evan Thompson continue the exploration of life, cognition, and consciousness, drawing from interdisciplinary collaboration and philosophical discourse. The discussion challenges reductionist perspectives in biology, examines organisms as autonomous agents, and questions the adequacy of current models to explain life's complexities. Consciousness is explored through presence and embodiment, while also debating the roles of large language models like ChatGPT in understanding cognitive processes. By integrating philosophical and phenomenological perspectives, the episode addresses the interconnectedness of consciousness, cognition, and life, transcending traditional mind-matter dichotomies and emphasizing the significance of embodiment in cognitive functions.  Evan Thompson is a philosopher and author, specializing in the integration of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and Asian philosophical traditions. Based at the University of British Columbia, his work, including his recent book 'The Blind Spot', examines the intersections of consciousness, experience, and reality through a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach.   Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking insights of Evan Thompson's thought-provoking book, "The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience”   Notes:  (0:00) Introduction: Welcome to the Lectern (0:15) Evan Thompson's Background and the Book 'The Blind Spot' (2:10) The Blind Spot in Perception: Cognitive Science, Asian Philosophy, and Mystical Insight  (2:30) Revolution in Biology: Life, Cognition, and Consciousness (5:00) Autonomous Agents vs. Machines (11:30) Challenges to Newtonian Mechanics and Reductionist Ontology (22:00) Life as Self-Enabling, Not law-Entailing (32:00) Historical and Nomological Explanations in Biology (39:00) Epiphenomenalism (43:00) Debunking Computational Functionalism (45:00) Exploring Cognition and Relevance Realization (49:00) Limits of AI (51:00) The Energy and Social Costs of AI (1:00:00) Structures of Consciousness (1:08:00) The Primacy of Awareness and Embodiment (1:22:00) Concluding Thoughts and Future Discussions   ---  Connect with a community dedicated to self-discovery and purpose, and gain deeper insights by joining our Patreon. The Vervaeke Foundation is committed to advancing the scientific pursuit of wisdom and creating a significant impact on the world. Become a part of our mission.   Join Awaken to Meaning to explore practices that enhance your virtues and foster deeper connections with reality and relationships.   John Vervaeke: Website | Twitter | YouTube | Patreon   Evan Thompson: Website | Twitter | Facebook    Ideas, People, and Works Mentioned in this Episode   The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience - book co-authored by Evan Thompson, Adam Frank, and Marcelo Gleiser Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy - book by Evan Thompson Why I Am Not a Buddhist -  book by Evan Thompson The Nature of Selection: Evolutionary Theory in Philosophical Focus by Elliott Sober The Watchmen (comic series) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons The Relevance Realization (paper) by John Vervaeke and colleagues Chalmers' work on consciousness works by David Chalmers The Visible and the Invisible by Maurice Merleau-Ponty Neoplatonism Hegelian Philosophy Immanuel Kant Alfred North Whitehead Douglas Harding Marcelo Gleiser   Quotes:   “Organisms are autonomous agents, not machines.” -Evan Thompson (4:00)   “Consciousness has the order of priority in terms of intelligibility or meaning.” -Evan Thompson (1:04:00)  

We have an amazing episode this week with Organic Alexa (http://www.organicalexa.com and @organic.alexa on Instagram) who works at Hypha Grown, a small batch, no-till organic commercial grow out of Northern Michigan. Alexa helps her team by understanding what the soil in their beds is doing on a microscopic level, which enables her to steer what she adds to the compost, teas and other inputs that they produce in-house.Tonight we discussed:1. Introduction to soil organisms such as bacteria, protozoa, nematodes, fungi, actinomycetes, amoebae, ciliates, flagellates, rotifers, tardigrades2. Microbial necro-mass (dead microbes) and how a new study shows it makes up 50% of healthy soil mass3. The differences in microbial life in Aerated Compost Teas, Compost Extracts and even aged, unaerated teas and how it can affect microorganism growth4. Understanding the concepts of Soil Organic Matter (SOM), Particulate Organic Matter (POM and Mineral Associated Organic Matter (MAOM) and why MAOM's are so integral to long term success in organic gardening.5. Anatomical differences between predatory nematodes and those that break down organic matter 6. Camp Compost and what it means for the regenerative communityJoin us LIVE Friday at 9pm EST, 7pm MSTYou can support our show by supporting our businesses:http://www.rubberduckyisopods.comhttp://www.mibeneficials.comhttp://www.okcalyxxshop.com

Adam documents observations, thoughts and dreams he had from July to August, 2024 OSTJandek "Blue Blister"Non "Fire in the Organism"The Vaselines "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" Van Morisson "Streets of Arklow" Read Adam's text at Substack

The gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, plays a crucial role in our health. However, there is still much to learn about this complex ecosystem. On this episode we talk with experts who tell us where the science is—how much we know, and how much we don't. Two companies, Bloom Science and Seres Therapeutics, are leveraging the microbiome to develop new therapeutics. The potential of the microbiome is vast, and further research and technological advancements will continue to unlock its benefits.

A new book by Possibly's founder Stephen Porder titled Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth's Past and Will Shape Our Future, explores the rare times in Earth's past when organisms changed the world. Understanding how they did it might help us build a more sustainable future.

Organism 46B - is purportedly a large, intelligent cephalopod-like creature discovered in Lake Vostok, Antarctica. It is said to possess extraordinary abilities such as shapeshifting, camouflage, and the capacity to paralyze prey from a distance, according to urban legends.   Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/   Follow Carman Carrion!    https://www.facebook.com/carman.carrion.9/   https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en   https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion   Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY   Please Review Us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184   Music and sound effects used in the Freaky Folklore Podcast have or may have been provided/created by:  CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Jinglepunks: https://jinglepunks.com/ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Kevin MacLeod: http://incompetech.com/ Dark Music: https://soundcloud.com/darknessprevailspodcast Soundstripe: https://ap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a Text Message.About the guest: Rudyard Lynch is a history and anthropology scholar and host of the popular YouTube channel, whatifalthist.Episode summary: Nick and Rudyard discuss: history of agriculture, diet & food; population density, social structure, and social behavior; the rise and fall of civilizations; history and future of religion & spirituality; and more.Related episodes:Organisms, Cities, Companies & the Science of Scale | Geoffrey WestPsychedelics, Civilization, Religion, Death & Plant Medicine | Brian Muraresku*This content is never meant to serve as medical advice.Support the Show.All episodes (audio & video), show notes, transcripts, and more at the M&M Substack Try Athletic Greens: Comprehensive & convenient daily nutrition. Free 1-year supply of vitamin D with purchase.Try SiPhox Health—Affordable, at-home bloodwork w/ a comprehensive set of key health marker. Use code TRIKOMES for a 10% discount.Try the Lumen device to optimize your metabolism for weight loss or athletic performance. Use code MIND for 10% off.Learn all the ways you can support my efforts

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In episode 107 of Overthink, David and Ellie take up a philosophical perspective on biology's squirmiest concept: the organism. From Kant's distinction between organisms and mechanisms, to Deleuze and Guattari's infamous call for ‘bodies without organs,' they uncover and question the ontological and metaphorical baggage behind the concept. Their exploration takes them from the bottom of Sea of Naples to the heights of Romantic Idealism, passing through the tensions of contemporary genetics. Plus, in the Patreon bonus, they discuss the unexpected relations between organisms, politics, and reason through the thought of Lukács and Canguilhem.Check out the episode's extended cut here!Works DiscussedGeorges Canguillhem, Knowledge of LifeGilles Deleuze, Difference and RepetitionDeleuze & Guattari, A Thousand PlateausImmanuel Kant, Critique of the Power of JudgmentGeorg Lukács, The Destruction of ReasonJennifer Mensch, Kant's Organicism: Epigenesis and the Development of Critical PhilosophyFriedrich Schelling, First Outline of a System of the Philosophy of NatureLewis Thomas, The Medusa and the SnailD. M. Walsh, Organisms, Agency, and EvolutionPatreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website | overthinkpodcast.com Instagram & Twitter | @overthink_pod Email |  dearoverthink@gmail.com YouTube | Overthink podcastSupport the Show.

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From mushrooms to microscopic organisms, fungi represent a serious—and still relatively unexplored—threat to human health. Dr. Arturo Casadevall returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, What If Fungi Win? which looks at why certain fungal infections take off, why they're so hard to treat, and why we will most certainly see more of them with climate change and treatment-resistant strains. Learn more: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53673/what-if-fungi-win 

As aliens and UFOs are yet again back in the news, and Nikki & Steve are gallivanting around the globe (i.e. - Iowa), we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes all about exo-biospheric organisms. This week, Professor Greene leads the class through a recent bombshell post on Reddit that is simply too crazy not to share. Strap in, people. You're about to get probed. Follow the podcast on Insta: @shttheydonttellyou Follow Nikki on Insta: @NikkiLimo Follow Steve on Insta: @SteveGreeneComedy To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/STDTYPodYouTube Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening, or by using this link: http://bit.ly/ShtTheyDontTellYou If you want to support the show, and get all our episodes ad-free go to: https://stdty.supercast.tech/ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/ShtTheyDontTellYou To submit your questions/feedback, email us at: podcast@nikki.limo To call in with questions/feedback, leave us a voicemail at: (765) 734-0840 To visit our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/stikki  To watch more Nikki & Steve on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/nikkilimo To watch more of Nikki talking about Poker: https://www.twitch.tv/trickniks To check out Nikki's Jewelry Line: https://kittensandcoffee.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices