I do love trees. I think there is much to be said for the theory that trees communicate with each other through their root systems. I have taken to greeting trees. They certainly merit my considera…| The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect
Today was Day One at school. I always worry that I won’t remember children’s names, but I remembered. Children arrived teary, excited, shy, and everything in between. We played, got to know each other, sang, and began the routines of … Continue reading →| A Teacher's Reflections
Norman and the Smell of Adventure, By Ryan T. Higgins Norman has a best friend – Mildred. She’s a tree. While they have favorite things they do every day, Norman is getting bored. He wants to do something new, … Continue reading →| A Teacher's Reflections
Context The following reflections grow out of my live dialogue with Bonnitta Roy about the metaphysics of value. She’ll be sharing the discussion in her pop-up school for those who subscribe. Here I wanted to offer some further reflections on what was stirred up in me. A few orienting points: First, we wanted our philosophical conversation to […]| Footnotes2Plato
Below is a draft of a chapter for a book on radical and process theologies. My contribution is based on a conversation I had with Peter Rollins earlier this year: Facing the Face Within: Christopoetics in an Unfinished World in Process By Matthew David Segall Ahead of turning to the body of this exposition, a […]| Footnotes2Plato
Recapping my time in the twilight zone between physics and psi in Charlottesville, Virginia two weeks ago. I left the DOPS Psi Theory Meeting feeling like I’d been sitting around a camp f…| Footnotes2Plato
A two-person ‘Rengay’ By Dawn and David dmb- I wake to morning chorus birds celebrate the new dawn while I hide beneath covers db- once more, I crawl through tunnels of childhood’s blanket fortress dmb- into imaginary worlds fairies dance, animals talk reality slips away db- wardrobe dark dissolves into endless winter woods … a… Continue reading Take flight, or: A rengay→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
I became utterly fascinated when gathering these images. Dolls aren’t “just dolls.” They’re sculptures-with-attitude! Sure, some are cute, but in unexpected ways (see werewolf babies below). Others are funny or provocative. In short, they’re even more varied than people. Why? … Continue reading → The post Think You’ve Seen Dolls? Think Again! first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
“One person’s junk is another person’s treasure.” There are lots of junk artists in the world. But they all have one thing in common: they see robots, flying machines and winged horses where we see rusty bolts, tarnished cutlery and … Continue reading → The post Rejected. And Yet Better Than Ever! first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
As a writer with an unruly muse, I’ve gotten used to accepting inspiration no matter the quarter from which it arrives. Even for me, though, this essay is a little odd. We’re going to be talking ab…| Ecosophia
Dogs really do make the best books, because children love dogs. Well, most everyone loves dogs. When the dog in a book is more human than dog, the storyline is like a glistening taffy pull. Kathe…| A Teacher's Reflections
Last Tuesday, on Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day, I walked as a pilgrim with about a dozen others from Lewes train station to St. Peter’s Church in Firle along part of a historic route called the Old Wa…| Footnotes2Plato
The Pain-Relief Technique You Can Do With Your Eyes Closed This week’s Better You, Backed by Science is about reducing pain – using nothing but your mind. In a fascinating brand new study, people with painful knee arthritis got just as much relief from visualising treatment as from actually receiving it – and the “real” treatment involved ultrasound,… The post The Pain-Relief Technique You Can Do With Your Eyes Closed appeared first on David R Hamilton PHD.| David R Hamilton PHD
This cloud appeared late afternoon. It was one bright streak coming out of a gloomy gray cloud. What does that say? Nature always gives us messages in their art, telling us to look and to think. So I looked, and … Continue reading →| A Teacher's Reflections
These negative personality traits shouldn't make you feel bad if you have them as they have a surprising number of benefits.| Learning Mind
A transcript of my talk at the Cognizing Life conference in Tübingen, Germany July 18, 2025. Other contributors at the Cognizing Life conference include: Benjamin Bembé (Witten), Bohang Chen (Zhejiang), Luke Fischer (Sydney), Andrea Gambarotto (Wien), Levi Haeck(Ghent), Craig Holdrege (Ghent, NY), Christoph Hueck (Tübingen), Philippe Huneman(Paris), Jan Kerkmann (Freiburg), Dalia Nassar (Sydney), Daniel Nicholson (Fairfax), Gregory Rupik (Toronto), Ulrich Schlösse...| Footnotes2Plato
Toward a Future That’s Not Just Smart, But Wise Designing From the Inside Out There was a nugget of wisdom that Michael B. Beckwith shared in one of his podcasts that stopped me in my tracks and has stayed with me ever since. He said that “we have developed the global brain (e.g., through social […]| Institute for Digital Transformation
Create a dress up corner to ignite your little one's imagination. These tips will help you set up a fabulous dress up corner.| Homeschooling Preschool
When’s the last time you stopped to look at your spare change? For writer Ron Weber, one ordinary find leads him on an unexpected American odyssey.| Wisconsin Life
Cette réponse n’a pas le format habituel car c’est un dialogue. Le mois dernier, Hadrien Klent, l’auteur de Paresse pour tous (2021) et de La Vie est à nous (2023), m’a contacté avec une proposition sauvage : que l’on écrive un dialogue à deux, se répondant l’un l’autre un paragraphe à la fois. Étant un grand fan des ouvrages d’Hadrien, ce […]| Timothée Parrique
Imagine a world where dreams are real, hearts are expressed openly, and masks are removed.This ghazal looks at what occurs when hidden feelings, unspoken truths, and love are revealed.‘Imagine the …| Retiredकलम
In his thirteenth letter1, “On groundless fears”, Seneca the Younger2 writes to Lucilius about, predictably, human fear and how we, often without sufficient grounds, are affraid of that which is yet to come.| Jayson Salazar Rodriguez | @jdsalaro | Blog
Lucy Gill-Simmen is the Vice-Dean for Education and Student Experience and a Senior Lecturer in Marketing in the School of Business and Management at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has a passion for management education and seeks to provide the best and most equal education experience for all students. She holds both a MBA and a Ph.D. in Marketing from Imperial College Business School, London. Her pedagogic research interests lie in the development of human skills amongst students,...| Interalia Magazine
Touch silence, touch joy, touch Earth —three daily practices to keep a stable heart in authoritarian times. I find them in the dawn chorus.| Priscilla Stuckey
We can imagine worlds that are factually very different from our own. But we strongly resist imagining worlds that are morally very different.| David Egan Philosophy
Just came across this fun reply to my conversation with Pedro and Jack. Gentlemen, your enriching dialogue was as music to my ears and a Dionysian feast of the senses. By Zeus a lot has been covered in this interview, and… Three Academic Philosophers Sitting In A Tree: S-M-I-L-I-N-G| Footnotes2Plato
Matt Segall: Hi Marc, pleasure to meet you. Marc Gafni: Good to meet you, Matt. Matt Segall: Really, as I said in my email, it’s an honor and it’s humbling to get to talk to you and Zak. I’ve had a chance to spend a little time with Zak. But yeah, great to connect with you. Where are […]| Footnotes2Plato
Sometimes play is not what I expected, yet turns into something wonderful. Last month was one of those days. When we went outside, class photos were being taken under the tree, so we couldn’…| A Teacher's Reflections
Introduction by Janine: All right, we’ve got two more talks this evening for the next hour. I’m really excited to welcome Matt Segall. He is a transdisciplinary philosopher, associate professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness department at the California Institute of Integral Studies. And I first came across some of Matt’s work both online, […]| Footnotes2Plato
I sat down with my friend Kent Bye earlier today to discuss the intensifying entanglement of human consciousness with machine intelligences. He read my recent chapter on the philosop…| Footnotes2Plato
Our conversation felt like an improvised rhythm of tangents. But as I joked to Pedro, a perfect circle is made of infinitely many tangents. What might appear like digression is often an expression …| Footnotes2Plato
When I was thirty, I told some coworkers about my plan to enter grad school to become a psychotherapist. We were technical writers for a large insurance company. “We used to have such dreams,” one of them sighed as the others nodded. “But you have to pay the bills and keep to what you know.”…| Blog of the APA
Tevin Naidu recently hosted me on his Mind-Body Solutions podcast. Above is the video and below is an edited and somewhat condensed transcript. Tevin: I have shaped today’s episode around your pape…| Footnotes2Plato
Below is an audio version and edited transcript of my talk at Breaking Convention last week, hosted by the University of Exeter. Video should be available in the coming weeks. Peter Sjöstedt-…| Footnotes2Plato
The Institute for Digital Transformation Launches the Digital Transformation Broadcast Network (DTBN)| www.institutefordigitaltransformation.org
The writer keeps the door open, so the world doesn’t close down ...When you stand on the edge of the society you have been taught is everything, and plunge into an unknown territory, you feel you know everything in parts of your self you did not know existed. (from Snake in the Box)| Charlotte Du Cann
All these mirrors around me reflecting what’s inside. These parts I wish to hide. All these mirrors around me, reflecting. Magnify. All these people around reflecting me. These fears of being left …| VOICES
This transcript is an abridged version of Orland and Matt’s conversation. For the full two hours, including dialogue with CIIS students, see the video at the bottom of this post. Abridged transcrip…| Footnotes2Plato
Anna Franklin is a British self-taught visual artist, classically trained pianist, and music teacher. Her art is nature inspired with a focus on climate awareness, where she blends traditional art and craft techniques.| Interalia Magazine
'The Art-Science Symbiosis' book outlines new approaches to understand current scientific practice in general and art-science in particular, showcasing how contemporary art can provide a unique perspective on the meaning and potential of collaboration. The book explores the different scopes of the art- science practice and 22 art-science works from all over the world, including interviews and descriptions by the same art-scientists.| Interalia Magazine
Lucinda Burgess’s background in painting, landscape design and oriental philosophy has led to a fascination with the raw elemental qualities of materials and inform a sculptural practice that accentuates the reality of constant change, undermining the idea of a fixed thing, object, entity or identity.| Interalia Magazine
WHEN I MOVE, my upcoming book for the youngest readers. releases April 29, 2025. Illustrated by Alea Marley, this picture book will get kids moving and imagining! Bouncy rhymes will inspire little …| children's books by the weatherfords
The spectre of “the elements” currently haunts the environmental humanities: this quasi-intuitive idea seems well on its way to replace Raymond Williams’ lamented word “Nature”.[1] Indeed, if “Natu…| Critical Posthumanism Network
Monday musings on the necessity of history and its overcoming. Mythos is an indispensable method in metaphysics. Metaphysics only comes to life in the midst of philosophical dialogues, and so some…| Footnotes2Plato
Tim Jackson and I discussed Hartshorne’s article, “Whitehead’s Revolutionary Concept of Prehension.” Charles Hartshorne offers a detailed and insightful examination of Alfred…| Footnotes2Plato
Below is a draft of my review of: BRIAN G. HENNING, JOSEPH PETEK, and GEORGE LUCAS, eds. The Harvard Lectures of Alfred North Whitehead (1925-1927): General Metaphysical Problems of Science.&n…| Footnotes2Plato
I picked up Roberto Unger’s book The Religion of the Future (2014) for the first time yesterday. On the back cover of his book, this excerpt is printed: Everything in our exis…| Footnotes2Plato
some thoughts about how much we say, and how much we don't| SONYA KASSAM
Michael, host of the podcast Third Eye Drops, invited me and the developmental biologist Michael Levin into dialogue. The video should be posted in the coming weeks, and I will share it here. I’ve …| Footnotes2Plato
Below is a ChatGPT summary of my conversation with Roman (which I’ve reviewed for accuracy). You can find the exact transcript on Substack. Roman began by sharing his thoughts on a documentar…| Footnotes2Plato
Transcript: Brendan Graham Dempsey: Hey? How’s it going? Brendan Graham Dempsey: Good to see you, too, man? Matt Segall: Yeah. Brendan Graham Dempsey: Who’s that? Matt Segall: This is Philo. Matt S…| Footnotes2Plato
Below is a summary of our conversation that I have heavily edited but that was originally generated by ChatGPT: As our conversation wound down, we both felt more prepared to think about the future.…| Footnotes2Plato
I greatly enjoyed my dialogue with Keith Frankish this morning. Thanks is due to Justin for getting us together. I’d say we had a fascinating conversation exploring process-rela…| Footnotes2Plato
Stephen Nowlin is Los Angeles-based artist, curator, and writer whose practice is inspired by science, the histories of science and art, and theories of knowledge. His work employs the use of digital tools, photography, and scanning technology, resulting in small and large-scale limited edition archival pigment prints. In this article he discusses his work of the last few years which has developed along three ongoing series: 'This Land', 'Marginalia', and 'Chronicles of Fallacy'.| Interalia Magazine
Dear Artist, An excellent Quebec painter, Lorne Bouchard, once gave me some advice. He told me that a painter needs to work from three sources — from self-generated photo reference, from life, and from the imagination. “All painters,” he said, “favour one or the other, but all three are needed to gain maximum feeling — [...]| The Painters Keys
There is dignity and value in work. You who live in America once knew this. You did not think lesser of a man because he got his hands dirty with honest toil. To the contrary, you thought it a grand thing to build and to create. But all that has changed. (imaginative letter from Homer by Louis Markos)| The Imaginative Conservative
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.” ~Carl Jung If you give a child a sandbox, he will play in it. If you give a child a sandbox equipped with ALL kinds of materials for play possibilities, he will create worlds the likes of which we’ve …| Small Potatoes
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~T.S. Eliot Cars, cars, cars. It’s all about the cars these days. Drifting, shifting, crashing, skidding, jumping and…rallying. My son is 8 yrs old and fascinated by the world of rally cars. Ken Block is his favourite professional rally car …| Small Potatoes
Syrian writer Rasha Abbas and Palestinian artist Muhammad Jabali, in conversation with Diana Abbani, discuss the evolving dynamics and narratives shaping Berlin, a city once envisioned as an Arab cultural hub. By exploring how Berlin's cultural landscape has been influenced by migration, identity politics, and recent political changes, emphazizing the need for both imagination and realistic approaches to create more livable cities.| TRAFO – Blog for Transregional Research
Here is a rough transcript of some of my comments to Gregg: I think this book speaks to both of us for obvious reasons. The work you’ve been engaged in with your UTOK system to bring together…| Footnotes2Plato
In this video, James Schofield and I have detailed discussion about process philosophy, with a focus on our respective backgrounds, interests, and scholarly work. James begins by introducing his a…| Footnotes2Plato
Have some incredibly creative fun with these free printable summer drawing prompts for kids!| That Kids' Craft Site
As always, a trip to the Eric Carle Museum is full of the unexpected, with moments that linger long after my visit. First, I met Penelope in the hallway. Penelope Rex is the character in Ryan Higg…| A Teacher's Reflections
A clinical psychologist and psychiatrist involved in MAPS’ phase 3 MDMA trials weigh in on the ethical and ontological challenges of psychedelic psychotherapy. Here is a rough transcript of t…| Footnotes2Plato
Below are some excerpts and more or less stream of consciousness reflections upon reading the student notes from Rudolf Steiner’s so-called “Light Course” (GA 320; Dec 1919-Jan 1920). The number he…| Footnotes2Plato
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Shanthi Chandrasekar is a multimedia and multidisciplinary artist from Maryland, USA, who has an academic background in physics and psychology, and has been trained in the traditional Indian art forms of Kolam and Tanjore-style painting. While many of her works are influenced by her Indian heritage, her true inspiration comes from the mystery and majesty of the world around her; her muse lives where the scientific overlaps with the spiritual.| Interalia Magazine
Jody Rasch is a New York City area-based artist whose work is based on themes from astronomy, biology, physics and spectra. The artist has been exhibiting his work nationally for over 25 years. Duality–abstraction and representation, the literal and the metaphorical, science and mysticism, the unseen and the seen–is a predominant theme in Rasch’s work. "These pieces, based on electron microscopy, particle accelerators, and radio astronomy are an expression of both the patterns of the na...| Interalia Magazine
Finding innovative and enriching activities that inspire our children’s creativity can be challenging. One often overlooked avenue for fostering imagination is outdoor art adventures. By […]| Child Development Institute
One of the great essayists of the early twentieth century reminds our readers, whom we trust will appreciate it, of the beauty to be found in ordinary things. The post A Piece of Chalk appeared first on Third Factor.| Third Factor
The Power of the Imaginal with Stephen Aizenstat - Deconstructing Yourself| Deconstructing Yourself
In this episode, host Michael Taft talks with Rosa Lewis about spirituality, creativity, working with trauma, embracing the darkness, the power of meditation, and more. The post A Conversation with Rosa Lewis appeared first on Deconstructing Yourself.| Deconstructing Yourself
Discover the essence of Earth Day beyond headlines and reports. Dive into the world of permaculture communities and ecovillages.| Synergetic Press
I love March! There are so many cool things that we do in the classroom but one of the most fun is starting the month off with Dr. Seuss. It's a great time to introduce rhyming words if you have not done so already. If you have introduced them then it is a great time to reinforce the concept. Dr. Seuss' birthday is March 2nd and a great opportunity to pay tribute to this man who added so much fun to children's literature. | Luv Pre-K
Here is an easy project to do with your class. Make a tooth book. I googled tooth images and found one that I liked for the front of my book. I popped it into power point, made it the size I wanted and then added the title of our book. Each subsequent page has a sentence at the bottom which describes what the child was asked to draw. | Luv Pre-K
Major James Nesmeth was a golfer. Not a very good one, mind you. He shot in the high 90s, which would categorize him as “a hacker” in clubhouse terms. He stopped playing for seven years, but eve…| Build Your Walls! Guard Your Gates!
From time to time, people ask me for information on how to outline a plot. “How,” they ask, “do you know what should come first? Then what do you do?” The answer can be hard…| Chronicles of the Scribe
two activists discussing the obstacles for mass adoption of activism. What is the psychology that holds people back from identifying as activists? What is the relationship between spirituality and activism?| - [ Perspectiva ]
This essay is an adapted version of the preface to the book Dispatches from a Time Between Worlds: Crisis and Emergence in metamodernity.| - [ Perspectiva ]
Over the past few years there has been rising interest in the transformative power of social (sometimes referred to as collective or public) imagination and the idea that we urgently need to invest in imaginative practice if we are to see real and ambitious solutions to global problems like climate destruction. Thinkers, like Geoff Mulgan, […]| CC Foundation
