This week Jeff focuses on the situation in Iraq, where the jihadi group ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham) has taken over the Sunni area of the country. Their aim is to install a medieval caliphate throughout the Middle East (“we know no borders,” they say). What does integral theory tell us about these fighters and how to deal with their threat to the country America misguidedly attempted to liberate into modernity?
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I met Graham back in the nineties when he ran a web design firm in Seattle. He’s always been...
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On the heels of yesterday’s post Fish Can Feel, the National Geographic article Lori Marino:...
Read MoreOh God, am I ready for this one? New research suggests that fish have intelligence, emotions, social skills and “can feel pain in a manner similar to humans.” A report published this morning by Macquarie University in...
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Wow, artistic double whammy here this morning. Howard Stern had a singer, Sia, on his show who...
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Lying is a subtle violence that we perpetrate against ourselves and others, and almost all psychotherapy is concerning where people lie to themselves about themselves. As we develop more self-awareness and transparency, lies become less tempting because they become less useful and actually just plain uninteresting.
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