Tag: Renaissance

A friend wrote to me last night: I will tell you, Craig, I was so utterly horrified by the dolphin video (that she had shared on Facebook, re: Japan’s considering dolphins pests and slaughtering them wholesale) I doubt I will …

Are We Making Progress as a Civilization? Read More »

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Here’s a question posed by a certain Steve Charleston: I have a simple question for people of faith around the world: must it always be so? Must human history always be written as the aftermath of competition between the few …

The Arc of the Moral Universe: What Can We Expect?  Read More »

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Looking back in time from our current-day perspective, most “movements” along the way are deemed to have started on a certain day, if only as an aid to those who try to make sense of these important turns in the course …

Most Important Movements in Human History Begin with a Seminal Event Read More »

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I had the good fortune to connect to an old friend just now, Forbes Bagatelle-Black, one of these “Renaissance men” who’s as good with the language (he’s a professional author) as he is with the sciences (he hold a master’s …

Forbes Bagatelle-Black: Renewable Energy Renaissance Man Read More »

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