Buckeye Gathering

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Pre-industrial skills (such as friction fire-making, show at left) are making a comeback at the first annual Buckeye Gathering, an event that has drawn more than 200 neo-primitive students to an isolated hilltop above the Russian River.

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Enmanji Temple

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 03 May 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Sebastopol’s Enmanji Temple, a cornerstone of the area’s Japanese culture, is the subject of a short documentary film that reveals a key episode in the preservation of the historic structure.

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Bruce Robinson — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Empathy, not self-interest, is the core impulse of human nature, according to social analyst Jeremy Rifkin. And that realization may hold the key to successfully responding to the environmental and economic challenges that now confront humanity.

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John Muir

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0100

John Muir (right) died 95 years ago, but he still speaks to modern day California. And not just through his writings.

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Sustainable Happiness

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Beyond the pursuit of happiness lies the bigger question of how to sustain it.

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Read the article here: 10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy

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Biomimicry

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100

Alternatives to technologies that depend on fossil fuels are all around us, modeled in the natural world, and studied in the new field of bio-mimicry.

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Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, is founder of The Biomimicry Institute, whose mission is to nurture and grow a globaRead More...

Away With All Gods

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100

Is believing in gods harmful to humankind? Sunsara Taylor believes it is.

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Throughout human history cultures around the globe have developed complex systems of gods and religion. But Taylor questions the idea that these beliefs grow out of an innate aspect of human nature.

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Burning Man film

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:00:00 +0100

The power of art to aid in healing grief is one theme of a new documentary about Petaluma's David Best, and the temples he creates for Burning Man. {mp3remote}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/9-17-08.mp3{/mp3remote}

French filmmaker, Laurent Le Gall , focused his work on Petaluma artist David Best,who is known worldwide for the temples he has designed and built at Burning Man. Voyage to Utopia trackRead More...