The Evolutionary Origins of Self

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Microbes vigorously defend themselves against attack, distinguish friendly from unfriendly members of their communities, and approach suitable partners to initiate sex. What if anything do they experience when doing so? Do they, in particular, experience selfhood? Do fish that protect their nests experience ownership? Do crows that manufacture tools from unfamiliar objects experience planning and agency? Do dogs, elephants and horses experi- ence themselves as related in some particular way to each of the other members of their social groups? Do chimps recognize their memories as their own? What in general can we say about the evolution of the experience of selfhood? Did the multifaceted human sense of self evolve as a unit, or did its various components develop separately?

3000-year-old Solutions to Modern Problems

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Diné musician, scholar, and cultural historian Lyla June outlines a series of timeless human success stories focusing on Native American food and land management techniques and strategies.

Memory, Praise, and Spirit

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Prayer and praise is a radical act

On Refugia: Kathleen Dean Moore

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"Refugia": places of safety where life endures

Wrinkled Time

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The Persistence of Past Worlds on Earth Excerpts from a recent essay in Emergence Magazine Marcia Bjornerud is a professor of environmental studies and geosciences at Lawrence University

#112 Ayurvedic Longevity

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What can the ancient science of Ayurvedic Medicine teach us about living longer, healthier lives?

Ultimate Truth & Our Purpose on Earth

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Tiokasin ruminates on the indigenous view of consciousness and our connection as Earth herself.

#34 Conversations on Complexity

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A discussion of Neil's new book "Notes on Complexity"

The Way is Awkward

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By the river it is cool and gray at last after a night of longed-for rain, however intermittent

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