On AlterNet: consciousness

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Vision: Can Human Beings Drop Their Divisive, Reactionary Thinking and Move to a Higher Level?

Ronit Herzfeld, AlterNet. December 13, 2010.

A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels. The good news is that the human brain is more flexible than we assume.

Are We Selfish Individuals or an Empathic Society? The Answer Could Determine Whether We Have a Future

Jeremy Rifkin, Tarcher/Penguin. March 27, 2010.

The industrial age built on and propelled by fossil fuels is coming to an end. What replaces it is at the center of our fight for survival.

"More Better Faster!": How Our Spastic Digital Culture Scrambles Our Brains

David Bollier, On the Commons. June 30, 2009.

The digital communications apparatus is crowding out deeper relationships and more deliberative modes of thinking.