Scientific evidence of the mechanism of empathy, that basis for all civilization. All human progress. Now please let us all look in the same mirror, at all life everywhere on spaceship earth.   more »

Yes! Twitter, facebook, and other sites are transmitting Obama's Cairo speech right across cultutral boundaries. Right onto ME blogs. More news as it develops. Tweets are changing the world? "We tweet therefore we can!", hehehey.   more »

Sad to say, "Bill" is dead in real life. Was it the "5 point open palm exploding heart technique" that got him? Nope, not likely. He helped make zen popular in american culture with the tv show in the 70s, turning the classic western into a martial arts feature. How much difference will that make as US direction shifts away from consumption/quantity towards quality of life, a zen measurement of cultural progress.   more »

It would seem that Sotomayor was actually fighting "judicial activism" in her decision that the employer, the city of New Haven in this case, ought to be able to determine their own tests for employment. Should courts intervene and force New Haven to continue tests that seem to discriminate based on race? For instance: if hispanic speakers who are familiar with the culture of the people in the area where the fire protection is being applied are favored because their communication with their citizenry is a major factor in fire protection (that involves life/death emegency actions), should the court step in a disallow cultural concerns involved in employment decisions?   more »