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Tag: Ecology
Turtles… dialectics all the way down
"Biology has traditionally defined individuals by the criteria of anatomy (organisms separated from the environment), physiology (organisms whose parts work toward a common end), development (organisms derived from a common precursor cell), genetics (autopoietic organisms whose cells contain the same genome), immunology (organisms that reject non-self), and evolution (that which is selected). Recent studies show … Continue reading Turtles… dialectics all the way down
Why do societies collapse? Jared Diamond
Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how — if we see it in time — we can prevent it. https://www.ted.com/talks/jared_diamond_on_why_societies_collapse?language=en
RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD AND ECOLOGY BOOK SERIES
"The Religions of the World and Ecology conference series, hosted by the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) at Harvard Divinity School, was the result of research conducted at the CSWR over a three-year period (1996-1998)... ... The enormous challenges posed by the environmental crisis in its many complex and interlinking aspects have … Continue reading RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD AND ECOLOGY BOOK SERIES
Ecosystem Ecology Crash Course
Ecosystem Ecology Crash Course Hank brings us to the next level of ecological study with ecosystem ecology, which looks at how energy, nutrients, and materials are getting shuffled around within an ecosystem (a collection of living and nonliving things interacting in a specific place), and which basically comes down to who is eating who. More … Continue reading Ecosystem Ecology Crash Course
Joey O'Gorman 