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Ethan Tapper Revisited: How to Love a Forest???
Nature is an incredibly complex interrelated living organism. Overall, we know very little about the relationships between flora and fauna and the workings of the fungal networks beneath our feet. It takes long-term fieldwork to uncover these relationships. Continue reading
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Sundance: An Alternative Educational Model
Our curriculum similar to all public schools, in that we taught reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as science, social studies, fine arts, physical education, and so on. The differences lay in how we taught the subjects by letting students… Continue reading
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Promises and Perils
We need to bear in mind that the human mind, not Artificial Intelligence, is the most powerful instrument in the classroom. While a young person’s mind holds the most promise, it faces the most peril in today’s educational environment. Continue reading
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Toxicity
Wildfires are a harbinger of political, societal, and economic instability due to climate change. The crisis we face is a moral and ethical one that calls for international cooperation and a resolute will to develop and apply those solutions. Continue reading
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When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: A Firefighter’s Perspective
Statistical data from the National Interagency Fire Center reports that between January 1 and July 15 of this year, 3,633,827 acres have been consumed by 39,520 fires in the United States. Continue reading
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Moving Along
Self-pruning is an aspect of life. Continue reading
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Freedom and Passing of the Candlelight
Are our crises any different from those contended with by the generations of the American Revolution and Civil War eras? They, too, grappled with divisive moral issues. The Declaration of Independence, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and his Emancipation Proclamation testify to… Continue reading
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Oppenheimer and the Ethical Dilemma We Face
From an economic perspective, speculation in AI is limiting our investment in other sectors of the economy: energy infrastructure, housing, strategic value networks, logistics, and business innovation. Too many land, water, and energy resources are being diverted for the construction… Continue reading
