Overpopulation Divides Us: The Crisis of Civilization
We explore here how population growth intensifies economic inequality, drives political polarization, and fuels social unrest.
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The Frontier of Reason — Discovery, Method, and Mind
Delve into discoveries, theories, and frontiers of modern science—presented with intellectual rigor, philosophical clarity, and civic relevance.
Humans and the Environment: Population in Ecological Perspective
Explore how human population growth impacts ecosystems, resource use, and sustainability: a critical look at population dynamics through an ecological lens.
Our Great Problem: Overpopulation
Overpopulation has a negative impact on many facets of life. The most obvious and pressing considerations are: the environment, space, clean water, food supply, medical resources, mental health, crime and various types of societal conflict.
Alchemy and the Birth of Modern Science
Long dismissed as mysticism or pseudoscience, alchemy was in fact a crucible for the birth of modern science.
The Age of Reason and Modern Science
From ancient alchemy to modern chemistry, from Renaissance inquiry to digital complexity…
Before Science: The Genius of the Ancient World
Explore the intellectual brilliance of ancient civilizations—from Babylonian astronomers and Egyptian engineers to Greek philosophers and Chinese alchemists.
Redefining Faith: The New Scientific Humanist Priesthood
As we face serious global challenges, more and more of humanity is turning to evidence-based solutions, changing the role of traditional religious authority in politics.
The Ancient Museaum and Library of Alexandria
In the heart of ancient Alexandria once stood a monument to the highest aspirations of the human spirit—the Library and Musaeum of Alexandria, a place where science, philosophy, art, and culture converged in one of the world’s first truly international centers of knowledge.
Veterans, PTSD, and Meditation
Rough estimates conclude that over half a million U.S. troops have been diagnosed with PTSD. About four out of five will not receive adequate care. Half will receive no care at all.
Ancient Conceptions of Spirit and Deity
Conceptions of the spirit have always been diverse. Physical bodies may be conceived of as being mere manifestations of immortal spirits, or gods. Thus gods are simply the forces and elements of nature;
Scientific Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation may be defined as nonjudgmental awareness through purposeful holding of attention, being in the moment, for mental and physical health, self-knowledge and wisdom.
The Science Abbey Basic Meditation Guide
This handbook is a guide to a seated silent meditation, which for the purpose of precise definition, is called Illumination meditation.