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<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Course Description ==<br /> We apply scientific methods and principles to questions of value. By questions of value we mean: What do I want? How can I get it? How do I know? Here we inclusively define "want" to encompass material and ethical considerations, narrow individual and broader humanitarian, biophilic, and environmental interests, near and distant ends and means.<br /> <br /> Many of us want to live well and die at peace. To do these things we accurately discern and effectively realize value. We figure out what we want, get it, and feel satisfaction when we do. Each of us sometimes falls short at one or another point in this process. With valuescience practice we can reduce frequency and severity of such failures. To that end course participants examine methods by which we've responded to questions of value, and learn to practice valuescience with growing consciousness and consistency to evolve our responses to be better bases for living well and dying at peace.<br /> <br /> The valuescience thesis is:<br /> (1) Ideas about what we want and how to get it rest on predictions that when we get what we want we'll feel as we anticipate, and that we will be effective when we act to satisfy want;<br /> (2) Science is sole demonstrated means for predicting with success greater than we can achieve by chance; therefore,<br /> (3) Science is how we better know and get what we want; it is how we more accurately discern and more fully realize value.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Course Description]].<br /> <br /> == Course Objectives == <br /> <br /> * Construct an ecological framework for understanding self and surrounds, and use this framework to explain the evolutionary import of human culture, and to describe how culture is embodied and communicated, and how we can evolve individual and collective cultural information to be more adaptive. For more, please see: [[Framework]].<br /> <br /> * Evolve a more inclusive, consilient, science-based worldview which includes a method for discerning and realizing value—for living and dying well—and a set of ideas about value generated by this method. For more, please see: [[Worldview]].<br /> <br /> * Practice valuescience to realize value more fully, and communicate to others how they can do this. For more, please see: [[Praxis]].<br /> <br /> == Instructional Team ==<br /> <br /> *Instructor: [[David Schrom]] (david@ {ecomagic.org}) 650 323-7333<br /> *Teaching Team Members: [[Robin Bayer]] (robin@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Hilary Hug]] (hilary@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Andrew Nepomuceno]] (andrewn1@ {stanford.edu})<br /> Teaching team members typically check email once(!) per day M-F and less often on weekends. Please plan accordingly. For urgent matters, call 650 323-7333.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Resources ==<br /> <br /> Valuescience is a synthesis of work in many disciplines, and we tap diverse learning resources. During a typical quarter participants read, listen to, and view excerpts (often brief) from more than one hundred sources. We've listed below a representative selection containing key ideas. <br /> <br /> For more detail on resources and questions we address with them please see: [[Resources]].<br /> <br /> Books<br /> *Andrews, Frank. (1990). ''The Art and Practice of Loving.''<br /> *Bonner, John Tyler. (1980). ''Evolution of Culture in Animals.''<br /> *Brafman, Ori. (2009). ''Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.''<br /> *Catton, William. (1980) ''Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change.''<br /> *Cialdini, Robert. (1984). ''Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.''<br /> *Duhigg, Charles. (2012). ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.''<br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). ''Burning All Illusions.''<br /> *Frankl, Viktor. (1959). ''Man’s Search for Meaning.''<br /> *Graeber, David. (2012). ''Debt: The First 5,000 Years.''<br /> *Hagen, Steve. (1998). ''Buddhism Plain and Simple.''<br /> *Heilbroner, Robert. (1999). ''The Worldly Philosophers.''<br /> *Kelly, Marjorie. (2003). ''The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy.''<br /> *Meadows, Donella H., et al (1972). ''The Limits to Growth.''<br /> *Ponting, Clive. (1991). ''A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations.''<br /> *Schrom, David. (2008). ''Valuescience.''<br /> *Seavoy, Ronald. (1986). ''Famine in Peasant Societies.''<br /> *Shepard, Paul. (1996). ''The Only World We’ve Got.''<br /> *Totman, Richard. (1985). ''Social and Biological Roles of Language.''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). ''Language, Thought and Reality.''<br /> *Wilson, Edward O. (1998). ''Consilience.''<br /> <br /> Online Resources<br /> *AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment [https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Population-Environment-Peter-Raven/dp/0520230817 link]<br /> *AAAS Science for All Americans Online [http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/sfaatoc.htm link]<br /> *US Debt Clock.org History of Money and Banking [http://www.usdebtclock.org/money-history/money-timeline1100-1791.html link]<br /> *Wikipedia [https://www.wikipedia.org/ link]<br /> *Worldometers [http://www.worldometers.info/ link]<br /> <br /> Videos<br /> *Beck, Roy. (2010). ''Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs.'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE link]<br /> *Global Footprint Network. (2015). ''Sustainable Development: 1980-2011.'' [http://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/sustainable-development/ link]<br /> *Martenson, Chris. (2014). ''Exponential Growth.'' Video segment from 8:12 to 10:12. [http://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse/accelerated link]<br /> *Population Connection. (2000). ''A Graphic Simulation of World Population Growth.'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk#t=2m05s link]<br /> *Reilly, John. (2006). ''Bystander''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKzAsVh-Bu9RzhlMKr6SMICwrX8Ff361/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> <br /> Articles<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1993). "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." ''New Literary History''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zm8iiSkFXCB6o6QT3U-YkQ link]<br /> *Emmanuel, Ezekiel. (2014). "Why I Hope to Die at 75." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/ link]<br /> *Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [https://thesolutionsjournal.com/an-end-to-population-growth-why-family-planning-is-key-to-a-sustainable-future/ link]<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-aGyV3h5UpuUSTRujsuxDdQ link]<br /> *Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTHA0WlpkQ2VfSDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-9l4xfOUMhef_6dPwoYZ4rQ link]<br /> *Ioannidis, John P. (2005). "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16060722 link]<br /> *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ link]<br /> *Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract." ''Forbes Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZTlCRkdSaHk3Tlk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-j-S4XloKT6IWq6q2x1mVsA link]<br /> *Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''The Tyee.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-_EtjTDNwh2qRYWSTOw_8dQ link]<br /> *Norton, Michael and Ariely, Dan. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/Norton_Michael_Building%20a%20better%20America%20One%20wealth%20quintile%20at%20a%20time_4c575dff-fe1d-4002-b61a-1227d08b71be.pdf link]<br /> *Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rpxuqWFwqdpNbJAdKSj0xA link]<br /> *Tainter, Joseph. (1996). "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." ''Getting Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics.'' [https://www.combusem.com/TAINTER.HTM link]<br /> <br /> ==Course Policies and Expectations==<br /> <br /> <big>Presentations</big><br /> <br /> View or listen to pre-recorded presentation(s) prior to class meeting for which they are assigned. [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxj-Eb_bSLraMUNZyo7FrUtT_03Ocq5Pg Link]<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Presentations]].<br /> <br /> <big>Class Meetings</big><br /> <br /> We devote class meetings to discussion and other interaction. Please notify a member of the instructional team prior to any class from which you will be absent.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Class Meetings]].<br /> <br /> <big>Quizzes</big><br /> <br /> Students complete weekly or semi-weekly written quizzes. Quiz questions are taken directly from final exam. <br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Quizzes]].<br /> <br /> <big>Project</big><br /> <br /> Students working independently or in teams of 2-4 research and create media to communicate a valuescience argument. <br /> <br /> For project purpose, criteria, and grading please see: [[Project]].<br /> <br /> <big>Final Exam</big><br /> <br /> Each student completes a written, closed-book final exam. For a current list of potential final exam questions please see: [[Media:AllPotentialFinalQuestionsCurrent.pdf|Final Questions]].<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Final Exam]].<br /> <br /> <big>Practicum</big><br /> <br /> Practicum enrollees practice personal behavioral change, record practice, and write reflections.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Practicum]].<br /> <br /> <big>Grading</big><br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 3 Units<br /> <br /> *0-25% Class participation<br /> *0-25% Quizzes<br /> *25% Project<br /> *25-75% Final exam<br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 4 Units (Practicum)<br /> <br /> *0-20% Class participation<br /> *0-20% Quizzes<br /> *20% Project<br /> *12-20% Practicum<br /> *20-68% Final exam<br /> <br /> Grading Alternatives<br /> <br /> With consent of instructor prior to final date for electing letter grade or C/NC, a student may establish grading criteria different from above.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Grading]].<br /> <br /> == Topics ==<br /> * [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]]<br /> * [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]]<br /> * [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]]<br /> * [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]]<br /> * [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]]<br /> * [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]]<br /> * [[Mind]]<br /> * [[Money and Dominance]]<br /> * [[How It Came to Be]]<br /> * [[Scientific World-modeling]]<br /> * [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Society: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]]<br /> * [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]]<br /> * [[Evolving Self]]<br /> * [[Evolving Society]]<br /> <br /> =Schedule= <br /> <br /> Note: Please complete assignment prior to attending class unless instructed otherwise.<br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |-<br /> ! Week !! Class Date !! Assignment<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 1 || 1. Read the syllabus.<br /> <br /> 2. Read Graham, Paul. (2009). "Keep Your Identity Small." ("The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you." - Paul Graham) (2pp, 2 min) [http://paulgraham.com/identity.html Link] <br /> <br /> 3. View this two-minute video and attend class prepared to summarize its content. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxngE8UAOIeBcU5DUFBTalg5dnc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-1sIeCbNrlB5jSDsgR4Fr_Q Link]<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 2 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Read Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' - Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central to our lives that by altering them we can make much other change more readily. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-1vXAlFULNcuW7flM1GFWCQ Link]<br /> <br /> 4. Submit practicum proposal.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 3 || 1. For the topic [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Human Ecology" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 4|| 1. For the topic [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 2 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 5 ||1. For the topic [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Worldview" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 6 || 1. For the topic [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 3 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 7 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already done this work. We suggest that you review it. <br /> <br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz. Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already completed this quiz. You may repeat this quiz. We will use your higher grade.<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 8 || 1. For the topic [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 4 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "What is?" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 9 || 1. For the topic [[Mind]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Mind" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 10 || 1. For the topic [[Money and Dominance]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 5 practicum report. <br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Money and Dominance" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 11 || 1. For the topic [[How It Came to Be]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "How Did It Come To Be?" quiz. <br /> <br /> 3. Submit project proposal. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 12 || 1. For the topic [[Scientific World-modeling]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 6 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Scientific World Modeling" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 13 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Biosphere" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 14 || 1. For the topic [[Society: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Society" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit week 7 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 15 || 1. For the topic [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics" quiz.<br><br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 16 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 8 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Biosphere and Society: Vision" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project draft.<br><br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 17 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Self]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Evolving Self" quiz. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 18 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Society]], please review the questions, watch the "Evolving Society Part 1" and "Evolving Society Part 2" presentations, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Submit week 9 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Evolving Society" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project.<br /> |-<br /> | 10 || Class 19 || <br /> 1. Present project during class.<br /> <br /> 2. Submit week 10 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 11 || Class 20 || <br /> 1. Final exam.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Syllabus&diff=2516 Syllabus 2024-05-13T17:49:26Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Course Description ==<br /> We apply scientific methods and principles to questions of value. By questions of value we mean: What do I want? How can I get it? How do I know? Here we inclusively define "want" to encompass material and ethical considerations, narrow individual and broader humanitarian, biophilic, and environmental interests, near and distant ends and means.<br /> <br /> Many of us want to live well and die at peace. To do these things we accurately discern and effectively realize value. We figure out what we want, get it, and feel satisfaction when we do. Each of us sometimes falls short at one or another point in this process. With valuescience practice we can reduce frequency and severity of such failures. To that end course participants examine methods by which we've responded to questions of value, and learn to practice valuescience with growing consciousness and consistency to evolve our responses to be better bases for living well and dying at peace.<br /> <br /> The valuescience thesis is:<br /> (1) Ideas about what we want and how to get it rest on predictions that when we get what we want we'll feel as we anticipate, and that we will be effective when we act to satisfy want;<br /> (2) Science is sole demonstrated means for predicting with success greater than we can achieve by chance; therefore,<br /> (3) Science is how we better know and get what we want; it is how we more accurately discern and more fully realize value.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Course Description]].<br /> <br /> == Course Objectives == <br /> <br /> * Construct an ecological framework for understanding self and surrounds, and use this framework to explain the evolutionary import of human culture, and to describe how culture is embodied and communicated, and how we can evolve individual and collective cultural information to be more adaptive. For more, please see: [[Framework]].<br /> <br /> * Evolve a more inclusive, consilient, science-based worldview which includes a method for discerning and realizing value—for living and dying well—and a set of ideas about value generated by this method. For more, please see: [[Worldview]].<br /> <br /> * Practice valuescience to realize value more fully, and communicate to others how they can do this. For more, please see: [[Praxis]].<br /> <br /> == Instructional Team ==<br /> <br /> *Instructor: [[David Schrom]] (david@ {ecomagic.org}) 650 323-7333<br /> *Teaching Team Members: [[Robin Bayer]] (robin@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Hilary Hug]] (hilary@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Andrew Nepomuceno]] (andrewn1@ {stanford.edu})<br /> Teaching team members typically check email once(!) per day M-F and less often on weekends. Please plan accordingly. For urgent matters, call 650 323-7333.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Resources ==<br /> <br /> Valuescience is a synthesis of work in many disciplines, and we tap diverse learning resources. During a typical quarter participants read, listen to, and view excerpts (often brief) from more than one hundred sources. We've listed below a representative selection containing key ideas. <br /> <br /> For more detail on resources and questions we address with them please see: [[Resources]].<br /> <br /> Books<br /> *Andrews, Frank. (1990). ''The Art and Practice of Loving.''<br /> *Bonner, John Tyler. (1980). ''Evolution of Culture in Animals.''<br /> *Brafman, Ori. (2009). ''Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.''<br /> *Catton, William. (1980) ''Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change.''<br /> *Cialdini, Robert. (1984). ''Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.''<br /> *Duhigg, Charles. (2012). ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.''<br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). ''Burning All Illusions.''<br /> *Frankl, Viktor. (1959). ''Man’s Search for Meaning.''<br /> *Graeber, David. (2012). ''Debt: The First 5,000 Years.''<br /> *Hagen, Steve. (1998). ''Buddhism Plain and Simple.''<br /> *Heilbroner, Robert. (1999). ''The Worldly Philosophers.''<br /> *Kelly, Marjorie. (2003). ''The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy.''<br /> *Meadows, Donella H., et al (1972). ''The Limits to Growth.''<br /> *Ponting, Clive. (1991). ''A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations.''<br /> *Schrom, David. (2008). ''Valuescience.''<br /> *Seavoy, Ronald. (1986). ''Famine in Peasant Societies.''<br /> *Shepard, Paul. (1996). ''The Only World We’ve Got.''<br /> *Totman, Richard. (1985). ''Social and Biological Roles of Language.''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). ''Language, Thought and Reality.''<br /> *Wilson, Edward O. (1998). ''Consilience.''<br /> <br /> Online Resources<br /> *AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment [https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Population-Environment-Peter-Raven/dp/0520230817 link]<br /> *AAAS Science for All Americans Online [http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/sfaatoc.htm link]<br /> *US Debt Clock.org History of Money and Banking [http://www.usdebtclock.org/money-history/money-timeline1100-1791.html link]<br /> *Wikipedia [https://www.wikipedia.org/ link]<br /> *Worldometers [http://www.worldometers.info/ link]<br /> <br /> Videos<br /> *Beck, Roy. (2010). ''Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs.'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE link]<br /> *Global Footprint Network. (2015). ''Sustainable Development: 1980-2011.'' [http://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/sustainable-development/ link]<br /> *Martenson, Chris. (2014). ''Exponential Growth.'' Video segment from 8:12 to 10:12. [http://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse/accelerated link]<br /> *Population Connection. (2000). ''A Graphic Simulation of World Population Growth.'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk#t=2m05s link]<br /> *Reilly, John. (2006). ''Bystander''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKzAsVh-Bu9RzhlMKr6SMICwrX8Ff361/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> <br /> Articles<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1993). "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." ''New Literary History''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zm8iiSkFXCB6o6QT3U-YkQ link]<br /> *Emmanuel, Ezekiel. (2014). "Why I Hope to Die at 75." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/ link]<br /> *Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [https://thesolutionsjournal.com/an-end-to-population-growth-why-family-planning-is-key-to-a-sustainable-future/ link]<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-aGyV3h5UpuUSTRujsuxDdQ link]<br /> *Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTHA0WlpkQ2VfSDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-9l4xfOUMhef_6dPwoYZ4rQ link]<br /> *Ioannidis, John P. (2005). "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16060722 link]<br /> *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ link]<br /> *Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract." ''Forbes Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZTlCRkdSaHk3Tlk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-j-S4XloKT6IWq6q2x1mVsA link]<br /> *Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''The Tyee.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-_EtjTDNwh2qRYWSTOw_8dQ link]<br /> *Norton, Michael and Ariely, Dan. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/Norton_Michael_Building%20a%20better%20America%20One%20wealth%20quintile%20at%20a%20time_4c575dff-fe1d-4002-b61a-1227d08b71be.pdf link]<br /> *Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rpxuqWFwqdpNbJAdKSj0xA link]<br /> *Tainter, Joseph. (1996). "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." 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Why? How?]]<br /> * [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]]<br /> * [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]]<br /> * [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]]<br /> * [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]]<br /> * [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]]<br /> * [[Mind]]<br /> * [[Money and Dominance]]<br /> * [[How It Came to Be]]<br /> * [[Scientific World-modeling]]<br /> * [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Society: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]]<br /> * [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]]<br /> * [[Evolving Self]]<br /> * [[Evolving Society]]<br /> <br /> =Schedule= <br /> <br /> Note: Please complete assignment prior to attending class unless instructed otherwise.<br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |-<br /> ! Week !! Class Date !! Assignment<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 1 || 1. Read the syllabus.<br /> <br /> 2. Read Graham, Paul. (2009). "Keep Your Identity Small." ("The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you." - Paul Graham) (2pp, 2 min) [http://paulgraham.com/identity.html Link] <br /> <br /> 3. View this two-minute video and attend class prepared to summarize its content. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxngE8UAOIeBcU5DUFBTalg5dnc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-1sIeCbNrlB5jSDsgR4Fr_Q Link]<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 2 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Read Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' - Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central to our lives that by altering them we can make much other change more readily. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view Link]<br /> <br /> 4. Submit practicum proposal.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 3 || 1. For the topic [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Human Ecology" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 4|| 1. For the topic [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 2 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 5 ||1. For the topic [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Worldview" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 6 || 1. For the topic [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 3 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 7 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already done this work. We suggest that you review it. <br /> <br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz. Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already completed this quiz. You may repeat this quiz. We will use your higher grade.<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 8 || 1. For the topic [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 4 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "What is?" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 9 || 1. For the topic [[Mind]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Mind" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 10 || 1. For the topic [[Money and Dominance]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 5 practicum report. <br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Money and Dominance" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 11 || 1. For the topic [[How It Came to Be]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "How Did It Come To Be?" quiz. <br /> <br /> 3. Submit project proposal. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 12 || 1. For the topic [[Scientific World-modeling]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 6 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Scientific World Modeling" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 13 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Biosphere" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 14 || 1. For the topic [[Society: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Society" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. 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<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>===Core Readings===<br /> '''Beyond Debt Money'''<br /> *"Positive Money." [http://www.positivemoney.org/ Link] 4 min.<br /> UK group advocates for monetary reform, including spending money into existence and ending bankers' right to create money. Watch video. Explore site further if you want more. <br /> *Aponte, Inez. (2014). "From Dismal Science to Language of Beauty: Towards a New Story of Economics." [http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-12-09/from-dismal-science-to-language-of-beauty-towards-a-new-story-of-economics Link] 10pp., 15 min. <br /> Inez Aponte critiques contemporary economics narrative and offers alternative by contrasting oikonomia with khrematistika.<br /> *Tett, Gillian. (2011, September 9). "Debt: It's Back to the Future." ''FT Magazine.'' [https://www.ft.com/content/04e44606-d9a0-11e0-b16a-00144feabdc0 Link] 3pp., 3min.<br /> Gillian reviews Debt: The First 5000 Years, a book by anarchist anthropologist David Graeber in which he traces the history of debt, and offers the view that his reports of a "safety valve" to prevent dire consequences of debt may be worthy of attention in our era. <br /> *"Debt: The First 5000 Years." Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years Link] 3pp., 5min.<br /> This article is mainly a synopsis of a book by anarchist anthropologist David Graeber, in which he argues that money is social relation, rather than artifact, and advocates a renewal of relations he calls "everyday communism." Graeber says, "The sociology of everyday communism is a potentially enormous field, but one which, owing to our peculiar ideological blinkers, we have been unable to write about because we have been largely unable to see it." <br /> *Popper, Nathaniel. "Can Bitcoin Conquer Argentina?." (29 April 2015) ''NYTimes.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/magazine/how-bitcoin-is-disrupting-argentinas-economy.html?contentCollection=magazine&action=click&module=NextInCollection&region=Footer&pgtype=article Link] 22pp., 20 min.<br /> Popper reports on Argentine use of Bitcoin to circumvent banking and currency regulations and institutions in Argentina, and uses the Argentine example to describe growth to date and potential growth of Bitcoin with reference to larger context of traditional banks and investors in the US and other countries.<br /> *"Monetary reform." Wikipedia. - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_reform Link] 5pp, 5 min.<br /> Brief overview of proposals for monetary reform. See, especially, "Examples of Government Issued Debt-Free Money."<br /> <br /> '''Alternative Money and Banking'''<br /> *''Wikipedia.'' "Local Currency." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currency Link] 5 min. <br /> basic ideas about local currency theory and global practice. <br /> *''Wikipedia.'' "List of Community Currencies in the United States." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_community_currencies_in_the_United_States Link] 5 min.<br /> This list is an indicator of both the diversity and number of experimental local currencies, as well as their fragility and impermanence (note the number that are "inactive"). I consider potentially important the experiences that people gain through such ventures, regardless of whether they endure.<br /> *Ellis, Blake. (2012, January 27). "Local Currencies: 'In the U.S. We Don't Trust'." ''CNN.'' [http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/17/pf/local_currency/ Link] 5 min.<br /> States are rushing to explore issuance of alternative currencies.<br /> *Gatch, Loren. (2008). "Local Money in the US During the Great Depression." [https://joe4hou.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/local-money-in-the-us-during-the-great-depression.pdf Link] 10-20 min., depending on how much you read<br /> Paper by Loren Gatch of Department of Political Science at the University of Central Oklahoma: In this 16-page monograph Gatch details the types of scrip issued during the Depression, the entities that issued it, the interests served by it, and its successes and failures as money.<br /> *"Bay Bucks - The New Economy 2.0." [https://www.idealist.org/en/business/49dd79366cca4238a96c43b488f21d3f-bay-bucks-cooperative-san-francisco Link] 5 min.<br /> Participants in Bay Bucks promote localism in the SF Bay Area with complementary currency and related initiatives. I consider the books and videos in the "resources" list useful for gaining basic understanding of money and finance, current and potential alternatives. <br /> *RT. (2014). "Strategic Failure: Iceland Allowed 2008 Bank Collapses to Support Households." [http://rt.com/business/iceland-banks-collapse-crisis-405/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Iceland lets banks collapse and writes off up to $33,000 of every household's mortgage. <br /> *Editorial Board. (2015). "Opinion: Banks as Felons or Criminality Lite." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/opinion/banks-as-felons-or-criminality-lite.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0&assetType=opinion Link] 3pp., 3min.<br /> ''New York Times'' editorial board criticizes the modest penalties assessed banks and bankers after their guilty plea to currency market manipulation.<br /> *Lietaer, Bernard. (2010). "The Wörgl Experiment: Austria (1932-1933)." [http://www.lietaer.com/2010/03/the-worgl-experiment/ Link] 2pp., 3min. <br /> How a small German town issued its own currency during the Great Depression and flourished as others floundered. If you prefer a longer version, read this: Mind Contagion."An Experiment in Wörgl." [http://www.mindcontagion.org/worgl/worgl1.html Link] 4pp., 5min.<br /> *Wikipedia. (2014). "Rotating Savings and Credit Associations." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotating_Savings_and_Credit_Association Link] 10 min. <br /> Called the "poor man's bank," these groups provide capital to people otherwise unable to borrow, and promote entrepreneurial activity. (For a more detailed analysis of ROSCA's in the US, see Henever, Christy Chung. (2006). "Alternative Financial Vehicles: Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs)." Skim to grasp the basic concept. [https://ideas.repec.org/p/fip/fedpcd/06-01.html Link]<br /> <br /> '''Cognitive Activism'''<br /> *Gergen, Kenneth J.. "Theoretical Background and Mission Statement," "Social Construction: Orienting Principles." [http://www.taosinstitute.net/theoretical-background Link] 2min.<br /> Taos Institute. - Gergen lists central ideas shared by people aiming to use the perspective that we socially construct reality to move us towards a socially constructed narrative more consistent with observable phenomena.<br /> *"Petrolify." Post Carbon Institute. (19 September 2014.) [https://earthbound.report/2014/09/04/petrolify/ Link] 5 min.<br /> This satirical parody video begins with typical advertising inducements and ends with a host of ills resulting from product purchase, in this case petroleum. <br /> *"Appreciative Inquiry." Wikipedia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Appreciative_inquiry Link] 3pp., 5 min.<br /> Appreciative inquiry is an approach to change in which people concentrate attention on the best of what is and aim to grow it, rather than upon "fixing" "problems." I think it classic "reframing," worthy of attention as we consciously evolve self and society.<br /> *"The Most Dangerous Man in America. " [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwXylIaJ_Lg Link] <br /> In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a top military strategist working for the RAND Corporation, leaked a 7,000-page document known as the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. Disenchanted with the nation's conduct in Vietnam, Ellsberg believed the release of the top secret paper--which outlined the 'secret history' of the war--was crucial to educating the public about the government's lies and misdeeds. This documentary chronicles the media and political frenzy that Ellsberg unleashed, and traces the effect of the leak on public perception of both the war and the White House. <br /> <br /> '''Rethinking Nuclear "Chicken"'''<br /> *Hellman, Martin. (April, 2019). "Federation of American Scientists." "Rethinking National Security" [https://ee.stanford.edu/~hellman/publications/78.pdf Link] 12pp., 15min.<br /> Stanford Electrical Engineering Professor and Turing Prize winner Martin Hellman poses tough questions about current policies.<br /> *Hellman, Martin. (2019). "69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting." "The Technological Imperative for Ethical Evolution." [https://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/2019/HLF19_lecture_Hellman.pdf Link] 36min. video<br /> Stanford Electrical Engineering Professor and Turing Prize winner Martin Hellman raises the spectre of nuclear annihilation and discusses the insanity of mutually assured destruction.<br /> <br /> '''Beyond Single-Occupant Autos v. Mass Transit'''<br /> *Cooper, Brad. ''Kansas City Star.'' (20 August 2014). "Hitchhiking App Hopes to Tap Into the Booming Sharing Economy"<br /> [http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/technology/article1266455.html Link] 4pp., 4 min.<br /> <br /> Jennifer O'Brien, a Lawrence, Kansas resident launched a drive to make hitchhiking safer. For more info: CarmaHop, Hitchwiki.<br /> <br /> '''Redefining Prosperity'''<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Genuine Progress Indicator." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genuine_progress_indicator Link], "Happy Planet Index." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Planet_Index Link] 5 min.<br /> Alternative Economic Indicators (skim these to grasp basic idea). <br /> <br /> '''Reshaping Higher Education'''<br /> *Shiller, Robert. (22 May 2015). ''NYTimes.'' "What to Learn in College to Stay One Step Ahead of Computers." [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/upshot/what-to-learn-in-college-to-stay-one-step-ahead-of-computers.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-0&action=click&contentCollection=The%20Upshot&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&configSection=article&isLoggedIn=true&pgtype=article&abt=0002&abg=0 Link] 3pp. 3min.<br /> A well-known and respected economist talks about the benefits of general thinking skills and understanding of real-world enterprise as essential elements of higher education if students are to reduce the likelihood that they will be replaced by computers. I read this and thought that he affirmed much we do in valuescience. One thing Shiller omits is that computers are without need to learn how to live well.<br /> <br /> '''Reconceiving The System'''<br /> *Wikipedia. (2013). "Partnership and Domination Models." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riane_Eisler#Partnership_and_domination_models Link] 5 min.<br /> Two contrasting templates for social organization. For more info see, Riane Eisler's ''The Chalice and The Blade'' and her website. [http://www.rianeeisler.com/ Link]<br /> *Kick It Over. ''Adbusters.'' [https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/living-with-slower-growth/adbusters/ Link] [https://rwer.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/adbusters%E2%80%99-kick-it-over-campaign/ Link] Images. 5min.<br /> Adbusters project with their characteristic mix of provocative text and images to overthrow orthodox economics.<br /> *Smith, Yves. "Was Marx Right?" ''Truthout.'' (14 April 2014) [http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/23075-was-marx-right Link] 10 min.<br /> Commentary on concentration of wealth in the US, 1970-2014, ending, "as long as there is a sufficiently large remnant of the American middle class, still socialized to identify with the established order, no matter how beleaguered they are, it’s hard to see how any organized, large scale uprising could occur." <br /> *Daly, Lew. ''The Week.'' 'What if Economic Growth is No Longer Possible in the 21st Century" [http://theweek.com/article/index/258375/what-if-economic-growth-is-no-longer-possible-in-the-21st-century Link] 5pp. 5min.<br /> Lew Daly of Demos makes a case for redistribution as a necessary alternative to growth in an era when the latter is no longer possible. <br /> *Wingfield-Hayes, Georgia. "Capitalism: The Inner Battle." [https://georgiawingfieldhayes.org/2016/10/ Link] 2pp, 5 min.<br /> Georgia Wingfield-Hayes draws parallel between change of narrative by which slavery was rejected and one underway by which current exploitation is being rejected. <br /> <br /> '''Changing Business'''<br /> *Kelly, Marjorie. (2001). Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy. [http://www.the-vital-edge.com/the-divine-right-of-capital/ Link] 6pp., 15 min. (Read summaries for chapters 7-12.)<br /> Gideon Rosenblatt has summarized the book. Kelly begins with parallels to royalty, continues with discussion of world-view and paradigm shift, and proceeds to critique the current status and operations of corporations and to propose radical reforms. In the first six chapters Kelly treats history and present; in the final six she looks to the future. I predict that the ideas she sets forth here will become common currency over the next several decades.<br /> *Alburty, Stevan. "The Ad Agency to End All Ad Agencies." ''Fast Company.'' [http://www.fastcompany.com/27725/ad-agency-end-all-ad-agencies Link] 10 min.<br /> Alburty describes how a group of employees refused a corporate takeover and created their own venture--the ultimate strike--which they imbued with their values. <br /> *Kjerulf, Alexander. "5 Simple Office Policies that Make Danish Workers Way More Happy Than Americans." [http://www.fastcoexist.com/3029110/5-simple-office-policies-that-make-danish-workers-way-more-happy-than-americans Link] 5 min.<br /> Kjerulf describes governmental and corporate policies that exist in Denmark and might well exist in the US. We can work towards these in whatever livelihood we choose and with collective action to influence enterprise and government policies.<br /> *Cohen, Patricia. "One Company's New Minimum Wage: $70,000 a Year." (14 April 2015). ''NYTimes.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/business/owner-of-gravity-payments-a-credit-card-processor-is-setting-a-new-minimum-wage-70000-a-year.html?action=click&contentCollection=Europe&module=RelatedCoverage&region=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article Link] <br /> CEO of Seattle firm, Gravitas, announces $70k minimum wage for all employees.<br /> <br /> '''Changing Government'''<br /> *King, Mary Elizabeth. "Gene Sharp Is No Utopian." ''Satyagraha Foundation for Nonviolence Studies'' [http://www.satyagrahafoundation.org/gene-sharp-is-no-utopian/ Link] 10 min.<br /> King summarizes the ideas and work of Gene Sharp, whose books about peaceful change have been widely read and applied. <br /> *Sharp, Gene. "From Dictatorship to Democracy." Albert Einstein Institution. [http://www.aeinstein.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/FDTD.pdf Link] 5 min. to read Appendix 1. <br /> Sharp explicitly describes how to make a democratic revolution. Appendix I: "The Methods of Nonviolent Action" lists 198. This is a 90-page book that has been translated into dozens of languages and is widely credited by leaders of revolutions in several countries. For all who wonder, "What shall we do?" Sharp provides plenty of suggestions. <br /> *Caballero, Maria. (2004, March 11.) "Academic Turns City into Social Experiment." ''Harvard Gazette.'' [http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/03.11/01-mockus.html Link] 15 min.<br /> An example of peaceful, positive social change. <br /> <br /> '''Eliminating Racism'''<br /> *Yancy, George and Mills, Charles. (16 November 2014). "Lost in Rawlsland." ''New York Times.'' [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/lost-in-rawlsland/ Link] 10 min.<br /> Charles Mills, a Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy at Northwestern, explores past and present racism. "Whites have not merely an unrepresentative group experience, but a vested group interest in self-deception. Sociologists have documented the remarkable extent to which large numbers of white Americans get the most basic things wrong about their society once race is involved."<br /> <br /> '''Health Care'''<br /> *Mowe, Sam. (24 April 2014). "The Long Good-bye." ''The Sun.'' [https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/460/the-long-goodbye Link] 15 min.<br /> Interview with Katy Butler, author of ''Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death,'' in which she discusses death and dying with reference to the American medical system.<br /> <br /> '''Cognitive Activist Art'''<br /> *Jordan, Chris. (2008, February.) "Turning Powerful Stats into Art." ''Ted Talk.'' [https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_pictures_some_shocking_stats Link] 10 min.<br /> An artist visually represents some of the human and matterenergy trends of our times in order to assist us in seeing and grasping who we are and what we are doing, and to motivate us to ask, "What and how shall we change to become more as we want to be."<br /> *"Not an Alternative." [https://creative-capital.org/artists/not-an-alternative/ Link] 5-10min.<br /> Gutsy artists communicate radicalism in ways from which we may draw inspiration. (see also: [http://antiadvertisingagency.com/project/light-criticism/ Link]) Browse "Projects" portion of site. <br /> *Orwell, George. "Journalism is printing what someone else [''more powerful than you'' -ds] does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." 5 sec. (Read quotation only.)<br /> *Shem, Samuel. (28 November 2012). "Samuel Shem, 34 Years After 'The House of God'." ''The Atlantic''. [http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/11/samuel-shem-34-years-after-the-house-of-god/265675/ Link]<br /> Stephen J. Bergman, MD, PhD, novelist, radical critic of medical training and practice looks back at 70 and reflects upon what is important to him in medicine and life. Bergman's speaks to his own experience practicing peaceful and courageous resistance.<br /> <br /> '''Rethinking Philanthropy'''<br /> *''Koru Kenya'' [http://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Koru_Kenya Link] 5 min.<br /> Here's an example of a small NGO working in diverse ways and at many levels to improve the human condition. I think we can make it inspiration to think creatively about how we can give.<br /> *Appel, Jacob and Karlan, Dean. "More than Good Intentions." ''Innovations for Poverty Action.'' [http://www.poverty-action.org/book/more-than-good-intentions Link] Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Than_Good_Intentions Link] 30 min.<br /> Economists Jacob Appel and Dean Karlan illustrate with case studies the necessity for valuescience in philanthropy. Read review and Chapter 1.<br /> *Illich, Ivan. (1968). "To Hell with Good Intentions." [https://www.uvm.edu/~jashman/CDAE195_ESCI375/To%20Hell%20with%20Good%20Intentions.pdf Link] 20 min.<br /> Ivan Illich tells US "do-gooders" to stay out of Latin America unless they want to be tourists and spend money.<br /> *Piller, Charles; Sanders, Edmund; Dixon, Robyn. (2007). "Dark Cloud Over Good Works of Gates Foundation." ''Los Angeles Times.'' [http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-gatesx07jan07,0,2533850.story Link] 10 min.<br /> Critique of Gates Foundation investment policy conflicts with its giving showing how foundation money is invested to finance the very ills foundation grant money is intended to remedy.<br /> *"Hunger and World Poverty." [http://www.poverty.com/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Self-billed as people with "a practical approach to ending poverty," creators of this site offer statistics on major causes of death among poor people and concrete ways to reduce mortality among the poor.<br /> *Heinberg, Richard. "Sustainability Metrics, Growth Limits, and Philanthropy." Post Carbon Institute. (25 June 2015.) [http://www.postcarbon.org/sustainability-metrics-growth-limits-and-philanthropy/ Link] 5pp., 5 min.<br /> Heinberg calls on philanthropists to fund shift to sustainability and warns that endowments will be worthless in a depleted environment and collapsed society.<br /> <br /> ===Interest Readings===<br /> *Bader, Christine. (21 April 2014.) "Why Corporations Fail to do the Right Thing." ''The Atlantic''. [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/why-making-corporations-socially-responsible-is-so-darn-hard/360984/ Link] 10 min.<br /> A corporate insider writes about obstacles to altering current destructive patterns of behavior evident in people operating and supporting businesses.<br /> *Email Newsletter. Schumacher Center for a New Economy. (29 May 2015). "Plugging Leaky Buckets." [https://centerforneweconomics.org/newsletters/thwarting-leaky-buckets-and-other-local-economy-adventures/ Link] 3pp., 3 min.<br /> Schumacher staff plug "localism" with story of success of "Buy Eugene."<br /> *Tribe.net. (2007). "An Experiment in Worgl." Tribe.net. [https://reinventingmoney.com/worgl/ Link] 2pp., 2min.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

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<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>===Core Readings===<br /> <br /> '''Overview of Addiction'''<br /> *Kotler, Steven. (2015). "The Truth about Addiction: We're All Junkies Now." ''SingularityHub''. [http://singularityhub.com/2015/01/24/the-truth-about-addiction-were-all-junkies-now/ Link] 3pp, 3min.<br /> Broad view of addiction, edging towards "habitual maladaptive behavior" and all that we imply with this definition.<br /> *Stover, Dawn. (2014). "Addicted to Oil." ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.'' [https://thebulletin.org/2014/05/addicted-to-oil/#post-heading Link] 3pp., 3min.<br /> Author proposes to treat fossil fuel dependency as substance addiction, uses DSM-V to substantiate diagnosis, and iterates proven approaches to addiction treatment. <br /> *Hagens, Nate. (2011). "Fleeing Vesuvius: The Psychological Roots of Resource Overconsumption." ''Fleeing Vesuvius''. [https://fleeingvesuvius.org/2011/05/10/the-psychological-roots-of-resource-overconsumption/ Link] (I'm asking you to read the "Conclusion" section. Read more if you like.) 2pp, 2min; 18pp, 20min.<br /> Nate Hagens explores our appetites for novelty and status, tracing their long evolutionary history and their relationship to addictive contemporary behaviors by which we expend more and more resource for less and less satisfaction. Hagens integrates broad understanding of evolution of Earth and life with growing evidence from neurobiology to explain, and to propose exits from our current predicament. Here as in Stover's and Jackson's writings we see clearly how change within us and change without us are necessary to each other. <br /> <br /> '''Love'''<br /> *Jampolsky, Gerald. (2004). ''Love is Letting Go of Fear.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1X_-U00PxEE7YPHY16BWRLtlx0TPQ_gpI Link] 10 min.<br /> A pediatric oncologist writes about ways to become more as we intend. I find illuminating his insight about love and fear being opposites. Skim read what you like from these excerpts. <br /> *Firestone, Robert. "The Fantasy Bond." ''Psychology Today.'' [https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-experience/200812/the-fantasy-bond-substitute-truly-loving-relationship Link] 2pp., 2min. <br /> If you want more on this topic, see "The Fantasy Bond: A Developmental Overview," [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrU2xGZU1pX1V3YWs/view?usp=sharing Link1] "Hunger Versus Love," [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbG8taGpyYlQzOFU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-j4u6v4BQmXbLnXAv4BDSJA Link2] and "Point of View," [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrajREckF5ZTBYbHM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-CvpXYqRLSA3jk20tYxkJTQ Link3] ''The Fantasy Bond,'' Robert W. Firestone, pp. 35-56, 365-389 [47 pgs].<br /> <br /> '''Beyond Individualism'''<br /> *Grant, Adam. (2013). "Does Studying Economics Lead to Greed?" ''Psychology Today.'' [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/give-and-take/201310/does-studying-economics-breed-greed Link] 6pp., 5min.<br /> Various researchers have found that people who study economics become less concerned about others. Economics remains a primary framework for assessing value. Biophysical economics is means to evolve economics to reinforce understanding of interdependence of individual and common good. <br /> <br /> '''Being'''<br /> *Johnson, Carolyn. (2014). "People Prefer Electric Shocks to Time Alone with Thoughts." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYcEE0Mkx0MW1RTkU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-iga49as6E6FL0lQBfc3wBA Link] 3pp., 3min.<br /> Dan Gilbert and colleagues have shown that people prefer electric shocks to being alone and quietly thinking about whatever we choose. <br /> *Thich Nhat Hanh. (1999). "Stopping, Calming, Resting, Healing." The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrRWN1YzVqaVZaQ00/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0--PUYQ4nzK1LYqiISFofDJw Link] pp. 24-27. 4pp., 8min.<br /> *Brooks, David. (2015). "Lady Gaga and the Life of Passion." [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/opinion/lady-gaga-and-the-life-of-passion.html Link] 5pp., 5min.<br /> Brooks writes of passion, bravery, fulfillment, meaning, completion, coherence, fervent curiosity, unquenchable thirst for wholeheartedness, escaping the tyranny of public opinion, and living without fear. <br /> *Simmons, Michael. (2015). "Ten Ways Successful People Deal With Stress Differently." ''Time''. [http://time.com/3917059/stress-relief-tips/ Link] 4pp., 4 min.<br /> Suggestions for chilling. <br /> <br /> '''Changing Habits'''<br /> *Keys, Alicia. (2016). "Time to Uncover." ''LennyLetter.com.'' [https://www.lennyletter.com/story/alicia-keys-time-to-uncover Link] 3pp., 3min.<br /> Keys writes of becoming make-up free.<br /> *Aamodt, Sandra; Wang, Sam. (2008). "Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/opinion/02aamodt.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 Link] 5 min.<br /> Aamodt and Wang say that we've limited willpower and advise us to use it wisely and increase it with practice.<br /> *Morin, Amy. (2013). "Five Powerful Exercises to Increase Your Mental Strength." ''Forbes.'' [http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2013/12/03/5-powerful-exercises-to-increase-your-mental-strength/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Advice I consider sound about becoming better able to practice valuescience.<br /> *Baer, Drake. (2014). "How Incredibly Lazy People Can Form Productive Habits." ''Fast Company.'' [http://www.fastcompany.com/3021820/work-smart/how-incredibly-lazy-people-can-form-productive-habits Link] 5 min.<br /> Tips for habit formation.<br /> *Boroson, Martin. (2011). "How to Meditate in a Moment." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6eFFCi12v8 Link] 5 min.<br /> Meditating in a moment to bring greater calm to any situation.<br /> *Enge, Nick and Power, Richard. (2013). ''Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living.'' 15 min. total<br /> **"Dance for your Partner." [http://www.waltzingbook.com/ Link]<br /> Enge describes Abraham Maslow's concept of synergy, as the merging/transcendence of selfishness and altruism.<br /> **"Giving." [http://books.google.com/books?id=_Ib9pCA0jH0C&pg=PA145 Link]<br /> Enge describes the benefits of giving.<br /> **"Gratitude." [http://books.google.com/books?id=_Ib9pCA0jH0C&pg=PA227 Link]<br /> Enge describes the benefits of gratitude<br /> **"Dancing in the Rain." [http://books.google.com/books?id=_Ib9pCA0jH0C&pg=PA153 Link]<br /> Enge describes the benefits of radical acceptance.<br /> *Scott, Robyn. (2014). "The 30 Second Habit with a Lifelong Impact." ''The Startup.'' [https://medium.com/swlh/the-30-second-habit-with-a-lifelong-impact-2c3f948ead98 Link] 5 min.<br /> The author describes a procedure for distilling and clarifying social experience which she claims has proven beneficial for her and others.<br /> *Barker, Eric. (2014). "Time Management Skills are Stupid. Here's What Really Works." ''Time.'' [https://time.com/40962/time-management-skills-are-stupid-heres-what-works/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Advice on working smarter (e.g., like an athlete!) by emphasizing energy rather than time.<br /> *Fogg, BJ. (2011). "Tiny Habits." [http://tinyhabits.com/ Link] Stanford professor BJ Fogg provides a formula for forming habits. 5 min.<br /> Follow this format to create your Tiny Habit recipes. “After I [existing habit/anchor], I will [new tiny behavior]” Once you identify a tiny behavior you want, you then find where it fits in your life. Plan to do the new tiny behavior after an extremely reliable habit you have, an “anchor.” Matching the new tiny behavior to an anchor routine is vital. You may require several trials get this match right. And that’s okay. You can revise until you do.<br /> *Roberts, David. (2014). "Reboot or Die Trying." ''Outside Magazine.'' [http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/media/Reboot-or-Die-Trying.html Link] 10 min.<br /> A star blogger unplugs.<br /> *Oettingen, Gabrielle. (2014). "The Problem with Positive Thinking. ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/opinion/sunday/the-problem-with-positive-thinking.html Link] 5 min.<br /> Psychologist Gabriele Oettingen reports that a balance between imagining desired outcomes and contemplating obstacles yields a better life than either untrammeled "positive thinking" or unremitting "realism."<br /> *Arends, Brett. (2014.). "A Full Night's Sleep Can Really Pay Off—in Salary and Investments." ''Wall Street Journal.'' [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-full-nights-sleep-can-really-pay-off-in-salary-and-investments-2014-09-19 Link] 1p., 1min.<br /> *Solnit, Rebecca. (2014). “By the Way, Your House Is On Fire.” ''Utne Reader.'' [http://www.utne.com/environment/by-the-way-your-house-is-on-fire Link] 7pp., 10min.<br /> Solnit ties 9/11 events and responses to climate disruption, noting that survivors of World Trade Center attacks disregarded authorities’ commands and suggesting that we do so now. <br /> <br /> '''Taking a Stand'''<br /> *Jensen, Derrick. (2006). "To Give Our Brightest Deepest Truth." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYOE9TMmJrUktVaXc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-uFW0we7J-fLOpNEgR3pvuw Link] 7 min.<br /> *Shem, Samuel. (2002). "Fiction as Resistance." ''Annals of Internal Medicine.'' [http://samuelshem.com/bergman.pdf Link] 5 pp, 5 min.<br /> A physician writes of how he came to understand that he knew less what he wanted and how to get it, and of the importance and meaning of taking a stand for empathy and love. NOTE: He's a psychiatrist fascinated with how people change.<br /> <br /> '''Leading Away from Materialism'''<br /> *Kasser, Tim. (2002). Excerpts. ''The High Price of Materialism.'' pp. 4, 22, 28, 40-42. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Cq6VJEYqjtRS-rcOpJs0D1w7XrULuA39 Link] 10 min.<br /> Kasser argues that we're too attentive to the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy and paying a grim price for ignoring what lies above. He backs his case with statistics from around the world spanning several decades.<br /> *Kurutz, Steven. (2014). "Square Feet: 84. Possessions: 305." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/17/garden/square-feet-84-possessions-305.html?_r=0 Link] 10 min.<br /> Another choice on the menu of the type of home in which you want to live and with what you want to fill it.<br /> *"Urban Homestead" [http://urbanhomestead.org/ Link]. 10 min.<br /> Ideas for living a dream. Explore the site.<br /> *Goldberg, Carey. (1995). "Choosing the Joys of a Simplified Life." ''Los Angeles Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/21/garden/choosing-the-joys-of-a-simplified-life.html?src=pm&pagewanted=1 Link] 5 min.<br /> Introduction to voluntary simplicity.<br /> *Braw, Elisabeth. (2015). "Communal Living Projects Moving from Hippie to Mainstream." ''Guardian.'' [http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/11/communal-living-projects-moving-from-hippie-to-mainstream Link] 3 pp., 3 min.<br /> Braw notes rising popularity of co-housing world-wide, remarks that people often choose it first for reasons of ecological footprint or cost and then discover its social pleasures, and connects it to the larger "sharing economy."<br /> <br /> '''Generating Meaning and Purpose'''<br /> *Frankl, Viktor. (2000). "Preface," "Experiences in a Concentration Camp." ''Man's Search for Meaning.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fbHvQJLHiq89a0Cd2ubeiznEzYJC96tl Link] [https://drive.google.com/open?id=17gFbZzhSu4X12dom4EKgCJdXnS7t8Wwn Link] pp. 7-25. 20 min.<br /> *Das, Ram. (1971). "Journey," "Bindu to Ojas." ''Remember, Be Here Now.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=10u126Sv4_iW8HGcqT3IKlFcaN0panKCh Link]. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=12xlZ80Q2RPSExbfDaruB7KbRWIX3jkRZ Link] 10 min.<br /> A Harvard psychology professor becomes a spiritual teacher. "Journey" is the story of his transformation. "From Bindu to Ojas" is a topsy-turvy agglomeration of text and images with which he attempts to bridge normal everyday experience to that of his new found consciousness. I find in these writings encouragement to look beyond what I currently think and feel to the possibility of a life richer than I now imagine. Skim both and read what you want.<br /> *Davidson, Sara. (2006)."The Ultimate Trip." ''Tufts Magazine'' [https://news.tufts.edu/magazine/fall2006/features/ultimate-trip.html - Link] 10 min.<br /> Brief biography of Richard Alpert/Ram Das.<br /> *Robbins, Stever. "How to Improve Your Productivity at Work." (2019) ''Bloomplay.com.'' [https://www.boomplay.com/episode/1077515 Link]. 2.5 hrs audio.<br /> A personal coach/business consultant on "value" and how he works with his clients to ensure that they attend to the upper levels of Maslow's hierarchy.<br /> *Brooks, David. (2009). "They Had It Made." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12brooks.html Link] 5 min.<br /> Brooks reviews the Grant study and comments on the divergent life paths of seemingly promising young men.<br /> *Shenk, Joshua. (2009). "What Makes Us Happy?" ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/06/what-makes-us-happy/307439/ Link] 40 min.<br /> Reflections on the lives of men who were undergraduates at Harvard in the early 1940's and were part of a longitudinal study about mental health shed light on how we change over a lifetime and how we live and die more or less well.<br /> *Poswolsky, Adam. "4 Tips to Help Millenials Find Meaningful Work." ''Fast Company.'' [http://www.fastcoexist.com/3029111/change-generation/4-tips-to-help-millennials-find-meaningful-work Link] 5 min.<br /> Poswolsky writes that we CAN create right livelihood by experimenting and learning. As we become more competent and accomplished we find new opportunities.<br /> *Jacobs, Tom. (2014). "Sense of Purpose Lengthens Life." ''Pacific Standard.'' [https://psmag.com/social-justice/evidence-sense-meaning-lengthens-life-81350 Link] 5 min.<br /> Jacobs reviews a well-done study in which researchers found purpose a buffer against mortality risk across adult years.<br /> *Khazan, Olga. "How Meaningful Activities Protect the Teen Brain from Depression." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/how-meaningful-activities-protect-the-teen-brain-from-depression/360988/ Link] 2 min.<br /> Researchers studying teens find evidence that kindness and meaningful service to others are protective of mental health.<br /> *Monbiot, George. (2014). "Career Advice." [http://www.monbiot.com/career-advice/ Link] 5 pp., 5 min.<br /> In Monbiot's words, "You know you have only one life. You know it is a precious, extraordinary, unrepeatable thing: the product of billions of years of serendipity and evolution. So why waste it by handing it over to the living dead?"<br /> *Scranton, Roy. (2013). "Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene." ''The New York Times.'' [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/learning-how-to-die-in-the-anthropocene/?&assetType=opinion Link] 5 min.<br /> *Huffington, Arianna. (2013). "Are You Living Your Eulogy or Your Résumé?" The Huffington Post. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/are-you-living-your-eulogy-or-your-resume_b_3936937.html Link] 5 pp., 5 min.<br /> The author opines, "[W]hile it's not hard to live a Third Metric life -- redefining success beyond money and power to include well-being, wisdom and our ability to wonder and to give -- it's very easy not to."<br /> <br /> '''Miscellaneous Topics'''<br /> *Brown, Brené. TED. [https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability Link] 20 min.<br /> Brene Brown on the power of vulnerability.<br /> *Bianchi, Jane. (2014). "How the Boston Marathon Bombing Inspired a New Life Path." ''Insights by Stanford Business.'' [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/how-boston-marathon-bombing-inspired-new-life-path Link] 5 min.<br /> Stanford GSB grad '82, survived injury in Boston Marathon bombing, shifted gears, and offers advice for living.<br /> *Arrien, Angeles. "The Four-fold Way." (excerpts). [https://learningomnivores.com/what-were-reading/four-fold-way/ Link] 10 pp., 10 min.<br /> Adrien, an anthropologist reports on four archetypes common to shamanic traditions in diverse societies, and offers suggestions for how we may incorporate qualities of these into our own lives to live/die well.<br /> *Jensen, Derrick. (2009). "Forget Shorter Showers." [http://www.derrickjensen.org/2009/07/forget-shorter-showers/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Jensen calls for collective action to achieve individual change.<br /> *Original Mothers' Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe. [http://www.wagingpeace.org/mothers-day-proclamation/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Mother's Day, initiated by a feminist, pacifist, suffragette as a call to peace, has been hijacked into yet one more orgy of consumption.<br /> *"Change Everything Now." [http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/mag/5413/ Link]<br /> More essays from contributors to ''Orion'' about roots of current predicament and ways out of it. The links on the page seem broken, however you can search for them individually using the site's search box.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

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<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>===Core Readings===<br /> <br /> '''Overview of Addiction'''<br /> *Kotler, Steven. (2015). "The Truth about Addiction: We're All Junkies Now." ''SingularityHub''. [http://singularityhub.com/2015/01/24/the-truth-about-addiction-were-all-junkies-now/ Link] 3pp, 3min.<br /> Broad view of addiction, edging towards "habitual maladaptive behavior" and all that we imply with this definition.<br /> *Stover, Dawn. (2014). "Addicted to Oil." ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.'' [https://thebulletin.org/2014/05/addicted-to-oil/#post-heading Link] 3pp., 3min.<br /> Author proposes to treat fossil fuel dependency as substance addiction, uses DSM-V to substantiate diagnosis, and iterates proven approaches to addiction treatment. <br /> *Hagens, Nate. (2011). "Fleeing Vesuvius: The Psychological Roots of Resource Overconsumption." ''Fleeing Vesuvius''. [https://fleeingvesuvius.org/2011/05/10/the-psychological-roots-of-resource-overconsumption/ Link] (I'm asking you to read the "Conclusion" section. Read more if you like.) 2pp, 2min; 18pp, 20min.<br /> Nate Hagens explores our appetites for novelty and status, tracing their long evolutionary history and their relationship to addictive contemporary behaviors by which we expend more and more resource for less and less satisfaction. Hagens integrates broad understanding of evolution of Earth and life with growing evidence from neurobiology to explain, and to propose exits from our current predicament. Here as in Stover's and Jackson's writings we see clearly how change within us and change without us are necessary to each other. <br /> <br /> '''Love'''<br /> *Jampolsky, Gerald. (2004). ''Love is Letting Go of Fear.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1X_-U00PxEE7YPHY16BWRLtlx0TPQ_gpI Link] 10 min.<br /> A pediatric oncologist writes about ways to become more as we intend. I find illuminating his insight about love and fear being opposites. Skim read what you like from these excerpts. <br /> *Firestone, Robert. "The Fantasy Bond." ''Psychology Today.'' [https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-experience/200812/the-fantasy-bond-substitute-truly-loving-relationship Link] 2pp., 2min. <br /> If you want more on this topic, see "The Fantasy Bond: A Developmental Overview," [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrU2xGZU1pX1V3YWs/view?usp=sharing Link1] "Hunger Versus Love," [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbG8taGpyYlQzOFU/view?usp=sharing Link2] and "Point of View," [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrajREckF5ZTBYbHM/view?usp=sharing Link3] ''The Fantasy Bond,'' Robert W. Firestone, pp. 35-56, 365-389 [47 pgs].<br /> <br /> '''Beyond Individualism'''<br /> *Grant, Adam. (2013). "Does Studying Economics Lead to Greed?" ''Psychology Today.'' [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/give-and-take/201310/does-studying-economics-breed-greed Link] 6pp., 5min.<br /> Various researchers have found that people who study economics become less concerned about others. Economics remains a primary framework for assessing value. Biophysical economics is means to evolve economics to reinforce understanding of interdependence of individual and common good. <br /> <br /> '''Being'''<br /> *Johnson, Carolyn. (2014). "People Prefer Electric Shocks to Time Alone with Thoughts." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYcEE0Mkx0MW1RTkU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-iga49as6E6FL0lQBfc3wBA Link] 3pp., 3min.<br /> Dan Gilbert and colleagues have shown that people prefer electric shocks to being alone and quietly thinking about whatever we choose. <br /> *Thich Nhat Hanh. (1999). "Stopping, Calming, Resting, Healing." The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrRWN1YzVqaVZaQ00/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0--PUYQ4nzK1LYqiISFofDJw Link] pp. 24-27. 4pp., 8min.<br /> *Brooks, David. (2015). "Lady Gaga and the Life of Passion." [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/opinion/lady-gaga-and-the-life-of-passion.html Link] 5pp., 5min.<br /> Brooks writes of passion, bravery, fulfillment, meaning, completion, coherence, fervent curiosity, unquenchable thirst for wholeheartedness, escaping the tyranny of public opinion, and living without fear. <br /> *Simmons, Michael. (2015). "Ten Ways Successful People Deal With Stress Differently." ''Time''. [http://time.com/3917059/stress-relief-tips/ Link] 4pp., 4 min.<br /> Suggestions for chilling. <br /> <br /> '''Changing Habits'''<br /> *Keys, Alicia. (2016). "Time to Uncover." ''LennyLetter.com.'' [https://www.lennyletter.com/story/alicia-keys-time-to-uncover Link] 3pp., 3min.<br /> Keys writes of becoming make-up free.<br /> *Aamodt, Sandra; Wang, Sam. (2008). "Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/opinion/02aamodt.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 Link] 5 min.<br /> Aamodt and Wang say that we've limited willpower and advise us to use it wisely and increase it with practice.<br /> *Morin, Amy. (2013). "Five Powerful Exercises to Increase Your Mental Strength." ''Forbes.'' [http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2013/12/03/5-powerful-exercises-to-increase-your-mental-strength/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Advice I consider sound about becoming better able to practice valuescience.<br /> *Baer, Drake. (2014). "How Incredibly Lazy People Can Form Productive Habits." ''Fast Company.'' [http://www.fastcompany.com/3021820/work-smart/how-incredibly-lazy-people-can-form-productive-habits Link] 5 min.<br /> Tips for habit formation.<br /> *Boroson, Martin. (2011). "How to Meditate in a Moment." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6eFFCi12v8 Link] 5 min.<br /> Meditating in a moment to bring greater calm to any situation.<br /> *Enge, Nick and Power, Richard. (2013). ''Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living.'' 15 min. total<br /> **"Dance for your Partner." [http://www.waltzingbook.com/ Link]<br /> Enge describes Abraham Maslow's concept of synergy, as the merging/transcendence of selfishness and altruism.<br /> **"Giving." [http://books.google.com/books?id=_Ib9pCA0jH0C&pg=PA145 Link]<br /> Enge describes the benefits of giving.<br /> **"Gratitude." [http://books.google.com/books?id=_Ib9pCA0jH0C&pg=PA227 Link]<br /> Enge describes the benefits of gratitude<br /> **"Dancing in the Rain." [http://books.google.com/books?id=_Ib9pCA0jH0C&pg=PA153 Link]<br /> Enge describes the benefits of radical acceptance.<br /> *Scott, Robyn. (2014). "The 30 Second Habit with a Lifelong Impact." ''The Startup.'' [https://medium.com/swlh/the-30-second-habit-with-a-lifelong-impact-2c3f948ead98 Link] 5 min.<br /> The author describes a procedure for distilling and clarifying social experience which she claims has proven beneficial for her and others.<br /> *Barker, Eric. (2014). "Time Management Skills are Stupid. Here's What Really Works." ''Time.'' [https://time.com/40962/time-management-skills-are-stupid-heres-what-works/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Advice on working smarter (e.g., like an athlete!) by emphasizing energy rather than time.<br /> *Fogg, BJ. (2011). "Tiny Habits." [http://tinyhabits.com/ Link] Stanford professor BJ Fogg provides a formula for forming habits. 5 min.<br /> Follow this format to create your Tiny Habit recipes. “After I [existing habit/anchor], I will [new tiny behavior]” Once you identify a tiny behavior you want, you then find where it fits in your life. Plan to do the new tiny behavior after an extremely reliable habit you have, an “anchor.” Matching the new tiny behavior to an anchor routine is vital. You may require several trials get this match right. And that’s okay. You can revise until you do.<br /> *Roberts, David. (2014). "Reboot or Die Trying." ''Outside Magazine.'' [http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/media/Reboot-or-Die-Trying.html Link] 10 min.<br /> A star blogger unplugs.<br /> *Oettingen, Gabrielle. (2014). "The Problem with Positive Thinking. ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/opinion/sunday/the-problem-with-positive-thinking.html Link] 5 min.<br /> Psychologist Gabriele Oettingen reports that a balance between imagining desired outcomes and contemplating obstacles yields a better life than either untrammeled "positive thinking" or unremitting "realism."<br /> *Arends, Brett. (2014.). "A Full Night's Sleep Can Really Pay Off—in Salary and Investments." ''Wall Street Journal.'' [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-full-nights-sleep-can-really-pay-off-in-salary-and-investments-2014-09-19 Link] 1p., 1min.<br /> *Solnit, Rebecca. (2014). “By the Way, Your House Is On Fire.” ''Utne Reader.'' [http://www.utne.com/environment/by-the-way-your-house-is-on-fire Link] 7pp., 10min.<br /> Solnit ties 9/11 events and responses to climate disruption, noting that survivors of World Trade Center attacks disregarded authorities’ commands and suggesting that we do so now. <br /> <br /> '''Taking a Stand'''<br /> *Jensen, Derrick. (2006). "To Give Our Brightest Deepest Truth." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYOE9TMmJrUktVaXc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-uFW0we7J-fLOpNEgR3pvuw Link] 7 min.<br /> *Shem, Samuel. (2002). "Fiction as Resistance." ''Annals of Internal Medicine.'' [http://samuelshem.com/bergman.pdf Link] 5 pp, 5 min.<br /> A physician writes of how he came to understand that he knew less what he wanted and how to get it, and of the importance and meaning of taking a stand for empathy and love. NOTE: He's a psychiatrist fascinated with how people change.<br /> <br /> '''Leading Away from Materialism'''<br /> *Kasser, Tim. (2002). Excerpts. ''The High Price of Materialism.'' pp. 4, 22, 28, 40-42. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Cq6VJEYqjtRS-rcOpJs0D1w7XrULuA39 Link] 10 min.<br /> Kasser argues that we're too attentive to the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy and paying a grim price for ignoring what lies above. He backs his case with statistics from around the world spanning several decades.<br /> *Kurutz, Steven. (2014). "Square Feet: 84. Possessions: 305." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/17/garden/square-feet-84-possessions-305.html?_r=0 Link] 10 min.<br /> Another choice on the menu of the type of home in which you want to live and with what you want to fill it.<br /> *"Urban Homestead" [http://urbanhomestead.org/ Link]. 10 min.<br /> Ideas for living a dream. Look at "Facts and Stats" page, and whatever else you like.<br /> *Goldberg, Carey. (1995). "Choosing the Joys of a Simplified Life." ''Los Angeles Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/21/garden/choosing-the-joys-of-a-simplified-life.html?src=pm&pagewanted=1 Link] 5 min.<br /> Introduction to voluntary simplicity.<br /> *Braw, Elisabeth. (2015). "Communal Living Projects Moving from Hippie to Mainstream." ''Guardian.'' [http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/11/communal-living-projects-moving-from-hippie-to-mainstream Link] 3 pp., 3 min.<br /> Braw notes rising popularity of co-housing world-wide, remarks that people often choose it first for reasons of ecological footprint or cost and then discover its social pleasures, and connects it to the larger "sharing economy."<br /> <br /> '''Generating Meaning and Purpose'''<br /> *Frankl, Viktor. (2000). "Preface," "Experiences in a Concentration Camp." ''Man's Search for Meaning.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fbHvQJLHiq89a0Cd2ubeiznEzYJC96tl Link] [https://drive.google.com/open?id=17gFbZzhSu4X12dom4EKgCJdXnS7t8Wwn Link] pp. 7-25. 20 min.<br /> *Das, Ram. (1971). "Journey," "Bindu to Ojas." ''Remember, Be Here Now.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=10u126Sv4_iW8HGcqT3IKlFcaN0panKCh Link]. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=12xlZ80Q2RPSExbfDaruB7KbRWIX3jkRZ Link] 10 min.<br /> A Harvard psychology professor becomes a spiritual teacher. "Journey" is the story of his transformation. "From Bindu to Ojas" is a topsy-turvy agglomeration of text and images with which he attempts to bridge normal everyday experience to that of his new found consciousness. I find in these writings encouragement to look beyond what I currently think and feel to the possibility of a life richer than I now imagine. Skim both and read what you want.<br /> *Davidson, Sara. (2006)."The Ultimate Trip." ''Tufts Magazine'' [https://news.tufts.edu/magazine/fall2006/features/ultimate-trip.html - Link] 10 min.<br /> Brief biography of Richard Alpert/Ram Das.<br /> *Roush, Wade. (2008). "Stever Robbins on How to Be a Happy Entrepreneur." ''Xconomy.'' [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/07/23/stever-robbins-on-how-to-be-a-happy-entrepreneur-one-tip-never-trust-a-vc/ Link]. 10 min.<br /> A personal coach/business consultant on "value" and how he works with his clients to ensure that they attend to the upper levels of Maslow's hierarchy.<br /> *Brooks, David. (2009). "They Had It Made." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12brooks.html Link] 5 min.<br /> Brooks reviews the Grant study and comments on the divergent life paths of seemingly promising young men.<br /> *Shenk, Joshua. (2009). "What Makes Us Happy?" ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/06/what-makes-us-happy/307439/ Link] 40 min.<br /> Reflections on the lives of men who were undergraduates at Harvard in the early 1940's and were part of a longitudinal study about mental health shed light on how we change over a lifetime and how we live and die more or less well.<br /> *Poswolsky, Adam. "4 Tips to Help Millenials Find Meaningful Work." ''Fast Company.'' [http://www.fastcoexist.com/3029111/change-generation/4-tips-to-help-millennials-find-meaningful-work Link] 5 min.<br /> Poswolsky writes that we CAN create right livelihood by experimenting and learning. As we become more competent and accomplished we find new opportunities.<br /> *Jacobs, Tom. (2014). "Sense of Purpose Lengthens Life." ''Pacific Standard.'' [http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/evidence-sense-meaning-lengthens-life-81350/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Jacobs reviews a well-done study in which researchers found purpose a buffer against mortality risk across adult years.<br /> *Khazan, Olga. "How Meaningful Activities Protect the Teen Brain from Depression." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/how-meaningful-activities-protect-the-teen-brain-from-depression/360988/ Link] 2 min.<br /> Researchers studying teens find evidence that kindness and meaningful service to others are protective of mental health.<br /> *Monbiot, George. (2014). "Career Advice." [http://www.monbiot.com/career-advice/ Link] 5 pp., 5 min.<br /> In Monbiot's words, "You know you have only one life. You know it is a precious, extraordinary, unrepeatable thing: the product of billions of years of serendipity and evolution. So why waste it by handing it over to the living dead?"<br /> *Scranton, Roy. (2013). "Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene." ''The New York Times.'' [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/learning-how-to-die-in-the-anthropocene/?&assetType=opinion Link] 5 min.<br /> *Huffington, Arianna. (2013). "Are You Living Your Eulogy or Your Résumé?" The Huffington Post. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/are-you-living-your-eulogy-or-your-resume_b_3936937.html Link] 5 pp., 5 min.<br /> The author opines, "[W]hile it's not hard to live a Third Metric life -- redefining success beyond money and power to include well-being, wisdom and our ability to wonder and to give -- it's very easy not to."<br /> <br /> '''Miscellaneous Topics'''<br /> *Brown, Brené. TED. [https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability Link] 20 min.<br /> Brene Brown on the power of vulnerability.<br /> *Bianchi, Jane. (2014). "How the Boston Marathon Bombing Inspired a New Life Path." ''Insights by Stanford Business.'' [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/how-boston-marathon-bombing-inspired-new-life-path Link] 5 min.<br /> Stanford GSB grad '82, survived injury in Boston Marathon bombing, shifted gears, and offers advice for living.<br /> *Arrien, Angeles. "The Four-fold Way." (excerpts). [http://reflectionsofaliteraryjourney.com/2013/12/the-four-fold-way-walking-the-paths-of-the-warrior-teacher-healer-and-visionary/ Link] 10 pp., 10 min.<br /> Adrien, an anthropologist reports on four archetypes common to shamanic traditions in diverse societies, and offers suggestions for how we may incorporate qualities of these into our own lives to live/die well.<br /> *Jensen, Derrick. (2009). "Forget Shorter Showers." [http://www.derrickjensen.org/2009/07/forget-shorter-showers/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Jensen calls for collective action to achieve individual change.<br /> *Original Mothers' Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe. [http://www.wagingpeace.org/mothers-day-proclamation/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Mother's Day, initiated by a feminist, pacifist, suffragette as a call to peace, has been hijacked into yet one more orgy of consumption.<br /> *"Change Everything Now." [http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/mag/5413/ Link]<br /> More essays from contributors to ''Orion'' about roots of current predicament and ways out of it.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

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<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> <br /> *Daily, Gretchen. Ehrlich, Anne. Ehrlich, Paul. (1994). "Optimum Human Population Size." ''Population and Environment: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Volume 15, Number 6.'' [https://www.jstor.org/stable/27503368 Link] 4pp., 12 min.<br /> Gretchen Daily and Paul and Anne Ehrlich estimate that 1.5 - 2 billion is an upper bound on optimum human population size, and that we can support this number only if we reduce current per capita matter and energy throughput.<br /> <br /> *Blaber, Richard. (2020). "Optimum Population Size Rivisited". ''OSF'' [hhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1PaqzfQLItnIJm2cPDCUEWJwChkBiQOhj/view?usp=sharing Link]<br /> *Monbiot, George. (2014). "The Impossibility of Growth." [http://www.monbiot.com/2014/05/27/the-impossibility-of-growth/ Link] 3pp., 3 min.<br /> Monbiot describes why collapse is inevitable and necessary.<br /> <br /> *Rowan, Michael. (2014). "We Need to Talk About Growth." ''Persuade Me'' [http://persuademe.com.au/need-talk-growth-need-sums-well/ Link] 2pp, 2min; 20pp., 20 min.<br /> Australian Michael Rowan discusses the necessity for an end to growth, quoting people from Adam Smith to Sarkozy to support his case, and calculating both the consequences of various scenarios in which we continue growing and prospects for prosperity in its absence. <br /> <br /> *Jackson, Tim. "Prosperity Without Growth." [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jan/23/properity-without-growth-tim-jackson Link] 3pp., 3 min.<br /> Review of Tim Jackson's book, "Prosperity Without Growth."<br /> <br /> *Crabb, Peter. (2008). "Technology Traps." [http://www.culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=244&Itemid=66 Link]. 2pp., 5 min.<br /> Peter Crabb asserts that technology is a trap into which we've fallen, and that we're avoiding a fundamental issue of how to satisfy human wants with available resources.<br /> <br /> *Gunter, Linda Pentz. (2013). "Executive Summary," ''Pandora's False Promises: Busting the Pro-Nuclear Propaganda.'' [http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/356082/23372330/1377269728920/Aug23_2013_Pandora%27s+False+Promises.pdf?token=B7ikhl2wiYgk8ChS2ZULW75jjEc%3D Link] 1p., 2 min.<br /> Linda Guntner rebuts arguments in favor of nuclear power.<br /> <br /> *Maynard, Brittany. (2014). "My Right to Death with Dignity at 29." ''CNN Opinion.'' [http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/07/opinion/maynard-assisted-suicide-cancer-dignity/ Link] 3pp., 5 min.<br /> Brittany Maynard, a 29 year-old woman with incurable brain cancer committed suicide and made a statement for right to death with dignity.<br /> <br /> *Emmanuel, Ezekiel. "Why I Hope to Die at 75." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/ Link] 19pp., 20 min.<br /> Ezekiel Emmanuel, a highly respected physician, writes about the duration of a good life, and extended morbidity consequences of medical care aimed at prolonging life. On the basis of this article officials of the AMA initiated a process to revoke an award they'd earlier given Emmanuel for medical ethics.<br /> <br /> *Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [https://thesolutionsjournal.com/an-end-to-population-growth-why-family-planning-is-key-to-a-sustainable-future/ Link] 7pp., 20 min.<br /> Engelman performs a careful and well-supported analysis of the possibility and promise of ending population growth short of the 9 billion so many consider inevitable.<br /> <br /> *Norton & Ariely. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=a818dca162f6bf21ac4eccdbde44f2515aff3dbe Link] Read the abstract and look at the graphics. 4pp., 5-10 min. Alternatively, watch this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM 6 min video]<br /> The authors report that Americans from across various age, background, and political spectra want greater equality, and imagine current inequality to be less than it is. (We included this reading when we addressed Society: Conditions and Trends. If you've yet to read it, please do so now.)<br /> <br /> *Seligman, Martin. (2004). "Eudaemonia: The Good Life." ''The Edge.'' [http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/seligman04/seligman_index.html Link] 9pp., 15 min.<br /> A leading figure in the positive psychology movement opines about the characteristics of a life lived well.<br /> <br /> *Daly, Herman. "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." Johns Hopkins University Press. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing Link] 6pp., 15 min. (We included this reading when we addressed Scientifically Consilient Economics and Religion. If you've yet to read it, please do so now.)<br /> Daly describes the economy as a subsystem of a finite ecosystem and draws an obvious conclusion that growth is limited.<br /> <br /> *Alpervitz, Gar. (2013). "The Next System Question and the New Economy." ''Solutions.'' [https://thesolutionsjournal.com/the-next-system-question-and-the-new-economy-movement/ Link] 2pp., 3 min.<br /> Alpervitz makes a case for systemic, rather than superficial change, and gives examples of how we've already begun. The creators of this website have collected and generated much thoughtful work about where we go from here.<br /> <br /> *Rocky Mountain Institute. "Reinventing Fire: Electricity." [https://rmi.org/insight/reinventing-fire/ Link] 5pp., 5 min.<br /> Writers at organization directed by Amory Lovins describe how to implement transition to a distributed electricity generating system with broad social and environmental benefit.<br /> <br /> *Shwartz, Mark. (2014). "Stanford scientist unveils 50-state plan to transform U.S. to renewable energy." ''Government Technology.'' [https://www.govtech.com/fs/stanford-scientist-unveils-50-state-plan-to-transform-us-to-renewable-energy.html Link] 2pp., 5 min.<br /> Mark Jacobson of Stanford has devised 50 plans for 50 states to convert to 100% solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, and hydro power by 2050. I hope he's right.<br /> <br /> *Anderson, L.V.. (2014). "What If Everyone in the World Became a Vegetarian?" ''Mother Jones.'' [http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/05/what-if-everyone-world-became-vegetarian Link] 2pp., 5 min.<br /> Anderson presents a rough yet useful analysis of the mixed effects of a universal shift to a meatless diet. <br /> <br /> *"Weaving the Community Resilience and New Economy Movement: Voices from the Field." Post Carbon Institute [http://www.postcarbon.org/publications/weaving-crne/ Link] 26pp., 30 min.<br /> Almost twenty people representing organizations working to these ends collaborate to outline lessons learned and directions they're headed. I found useful their lists of approaches and common ground elements. People looking for meaningful livelihood may find these suggestive.<br /> <br /> *Smith, Richard. (2013, November 14). "Sleepwalking to Extinction: Capitalism and the Destruction of Life and Earth." [http://www.commondreams.org/views/2013/11/15/sleepwalking-extinction-capitalism-and-destruction-life-and-earth Link] 17pp., 15min.<br /> An historian frames our times as part of a much longer human story, decries our delusion and denial, and notes signs that we may awaken to realize an "eco-socialist vision" and preserve future possibilities we very much want. Excerpt: "But we can’t stop because we’re all locked into an economic system in which companies have to grow to compete and reward their shareholders and because we all need the jobs."<br /> <br /> *Schor, Juliet. (2011). "Less Work, More Living." ''Yes! Magazine.'' [http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/new-livelihoods/less-work-more-living Link] 5pp., 5 min.<br /> <br /> *Kaplan, Jeffrey. (2008). "The Gospel of Consumption." ''Orion.'' [https://orionmagazine.org/article/the-gospel-of-consumption/ Link] 9pp., 15 min.<br /> How we've come to be obsessed with working and buying, making historical reference to an early 20th century experiment with a 30-hour week by workers and managers at the Kellogg company.<br /> <br /> *Knaidele, Natalija. (2014). "Swedes Test Future: Less Work, More Play." ''AFP.'' [https://www.gamification.co/2014/08/19/swedes-test-exciting-future-less-work-play/ Link] 2pp., 5 min.<br /> Swedes are experimenting with a 30-hour work week.<br /> <br /> *Jensen, Derrick. (2004). "Reading, Writing, Revolution." ''Orion Magazine.'' [http://high-road-artist.com/8532/wisdom-wednesdays/reading-writing-revolution-derrick-jensen/ Link] 3 pp., 5 min. <br /> Jensen urges us to look deeply within as we contemplate what to learn and how to use it. He cautions that much education is of little worth in learning to live and die well.<br /> <br /> *Konnikova, Maria. (2014). "I Don't Want to Be Right." ''The New Yorker.'' [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/mariakonnikova/2014/05/why-do-people-persist-in-believing-things-that-just-arent-true.html?utm_source=www&utm_medium=tw&utm_campaign=20140519 Link] 9 pp., 10 min.<br /> Konnikova reports on research about resistance to changing inaccurate beliefs and ways to overcome it. Hidden take-home message: people who feel worthy are better able to see self and world more accurately.<br /> <br /> *Mooney, Chris. (2011). "The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science." [https://medium.com/mother-jones/adfa0d026a7e Link] 12pp., 16 min.<br /> <br /> *Speth, Gus. (2008). "Change Everything Now." ''Orion.'' [https://orionmagazine.org/article/change-everything-now/ Link] 6pp., 6 min. (For more essays from the Orion series, "Change Everything Now," follow links at [https://orionmagazine.org/change-everything-now/ Link]<br /> Co-founder of Natural Resources Defense Council and former Dean of Yale School of Forestry calls for mass political action to fundamentally restructure corporations and society.<br /> <br /> *Lehrer, Jonah. (2012). "Why We Don't Believe in Science." ''The New Yorker.'' [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/frontal-cortex/2012/06/brain-experiments-why-we-dont-believe-science.html Link]. 5pp, 5 min.<br /> Learning to override arational mental predispositions with thinking based on fact and reason is a teachable skill. In its absence we rely often on naive "intuition" and previous belief, however counterfactual (cognitive biases). Lehrer also reports on research showing that often learning accurate information entails unlearning contradictory, much of which may informed by genes or early experience which we accepted uncritically and with which we are now identified. I read this as more reason to question deeply.<br /> <br /> *Sachs, Adam. (2009). "The Fallacy of Climate Activism." ''Grist.'' [http://grist.org/article/2009-08-23-the-fallacy-of-climate-activism/ Link] 6pp., 6 min.<br /> Sacks calls global warming one of many symptoms, declares the fight against it a failure, and calls for radical truth and radical change. To change other behavior we'll change discourse, speaking "truth" to power.<br /> <br /> *''Wikipedia.'' "Dunning Kruger Effect." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect Link] 2pp., 2 min.<br /> When we're ignorant and incompetent we think we know and perform better than we do; when we're knowledgeable and competent we think we perform less well. This is called the Dunning-Kruger effect (cognitive bias). Although the Dunning–Kruger effect was put forward in 1999, Dunning and Kruger have noted similar historical observations from philosophers and scientists, including Confucius ("Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."),[3] Bertrand Russell ("One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision", see Wikiquote),[12] and Charles Darwin, whom Dunning and Kruger quoted in their original paper ("ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge").[2] Geraint Fuller, commenting on the paper, noted that Shakespeare expressed similar sentiment in As You Like It ("The Foole doth thinke he is wise, but the wiseman knowes himselfe to be a Foole." (V.i)). <br /> <br /> *Graeber, David. "Give It Away." [http://www.freewords.org/graeber.html Link] 10pp, 15 min.<br /> David Graeber of Yale reviews the concept of "gift economy" described by Marcel Mauss in a landmark essay, and details why he thinks Mauss and his modern day intellectual heirs are profoundly radical and pose a threat to key economic ideas in the dominant narrative.<br /> <br /> *Pizzi, Ed. (2015). "Shallow Analysis: The Los Angeles Times Water Footprint Visualization." ''Los Angeles Times.'' [http://veganperspective.org/2015/05/28/shallow-analysis/ Link] - 7pp., 7min.<br /> Pizzi offers a thoughtful critique of a nominally "scientific" analysis of water required to grow different foods. I consider this an excellent example of how to practice science to read and qualify material published in the popular press.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Wikipedia. (2014). "Basic Income." Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income Link] 10-20 min, depending on how much you read.<br /> An excellent summary of arguments for and against and world-wide experiments and advocacy.<br /> <br /> *Foulkes, Imogen. (2013). "Swiss to Vote on Incomes for All - Working or Not." BBC News. [http://www.bbc.com/news/business-25415501 Link] 5pp., 10 min.<br /> Foulkes describes upcoming Swiss referendum on guaranteed income.<br /> <br /> *Jesse, David. (2014). "Pay It Forward: Plan Would Allow Michigan Students to Attend College for 'Free.'" Detroit Free Press. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/18/mich-considers-pay-it-forward-tuition-plan/6585687/ Link] 2pp., 10 min.<br /> Jesse describes proposal to fund higher education for all from earnings of high-income graduates.<br /> <br /> *Wheeler, David R.. (2015). "What If Everybody Didn't Have to Work to Get Paid?" ''Atlantic Monthly.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/what-if-everybody-didnt-have-to-work-to-get-paid/393428/ Link] 5pp., 5 min.<br /> Wheeler writes of the international movement for guaranteed basic income, citing examples of crowd-funding now underway that demonstrate alternatives to waiting for people in government to act. Who among you will seize this idea and act on it?<br /> <br /> *''Wikipedia.'' "Second Bill of Rights." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights Link] "FDR's second bill of rights" 4pp., 5 min.<br /> Roosevelt imagined us shaping a government designed to ensure social welfare to an extent greater than that enjoyed Western European peoples today. His vision stands in sharp contrast to our current reality, and may be useful to current youths in developing perspective about changes is US politics during the last half-century or so.<br /> <br /> *Krugman, Paul. (2014.) "Europe's Secret Success," ''NYTimes.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/opinion/krugman-europes-secret-success.html?_r=0 Link] 3pp., 5 min.<br /> Krugman accuses US media personnel of systematic misrepresentation to discredit European welfare states, and notes their successes in employment and well-being.<br /> <br /> *Daly, Lew. (2014)."Our Mismeasured Economy." ''NYTimes.'' [http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/our-mismeasured-economy.html Link] 3pp., 3 min.<br /> Lew Daly of Demos analyzes the often unacknowledged economic benefits of public spending/investment.<br /> <br /> *The Yes Men. (2008). "Special Edition of The New York Times." [https://theyesmen.org/project/nytimes Link] 7 min.<br /> Includes stories describing a future in which we held Obama to the values he espoused while campaigning: single-payer national health care, abolition of corporate lobbying, maximum wage for CEOs. (Please note that the site has been corrupted making much of the first page redundant; however, clicking through to any of the pages in the box on the upper left of the front page will bring up a multi-page PDF with the rest of the paper as published.) [http://theyesmen.org/hijinks/newyorktimes See this link for more] <br /> <br /> *Sapolsky, Robert. (2006). "A Natural History of Peace." Foreign Affairs. - [https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/natural-history-peace Link] 7pp., 15 min.<br /> Sapolsky describes social structure in primates with an eye to explaining cooperation and competition.<br /> <br /> *Graeber, David. (2014). "Why America's Favorite Anarchist Thinks Most American Workers Are Slaves." [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/why-americas-favorite-anarchist-thinks-most-american-workers-are-slaves/ Link] 8pp, 10 min.<br /> David Graeber calls for a guaranteed income. The Making Sen$e program of PBS Newshour, of which this is one example, includes a number of other proposals for reducing inequality in wealth and income.<br /> <br /> *Palet, Laura Secorun. (2014). "A Cheerful Mortician Tackles the Lighter Side of Death." ''NPR Books.'' [http://www.npr.org/2014/09/13/348223758/a-cheerful-mortician-tackles-the-lighter-side-of-death Link]. 4pp., 5min.<br /> Interview with Caitlin Doughty, author of ''Smoke Gets in your Eyes and Other Lessons of the Crematory''. <br /> A thesis of the author is that we need to have more contact with death and dead bodies, to get more familiar and comfortable with our own dying. She is trying to reduce embalming and caskets, in favor of at-home wakes, burials in a mere shroud, and cremation ceremonies attended by the family, where a family member gets to press the button to incinerate the corpse.<br /> <br /> *"Condoms Fight Climate Change But Nobody Wants to Talk About It" [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/condoms-fight-climate-change-but-nobody-wants-to-talk-about-it/452736/ Link] 4pp., 4 min.<br /> Woodrow Wilson Institute scholars describe link between population and climate change and difficulty of publicly making it.<br /> <br /> *"Zero Carbon Britain." [https://cat.org.uk/info-resources/zero-carbon-britain/research-reports/zero-carbon-britain-rising-to-the-climate-emergency/ Link] 6pp, 6 min. (I consider this an evidence and reason-based response to MacKay's near-insistence upon using nukes. [http://www.withouthotair.com/c27/page_212.shtml Link] 1p., 3 min.)<br /> The creators of this site have a fairly detailed plan for bringing Britain's carbon budget into balance without reliance upon fossil fuel or nuclear fission. This summary is dense. Skim it to grasp the main ideas. Mark Jacobsen of Stanford and colleagues have developed similar proposals for each of the 50 States.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Religion_and_Economics_Other_Resources&diff=2506 Religion and Economics Other Resources 2023-12-04T18:15:29Z

<p>Robin: fix broken links. Remove link to highlighted JS Mill article on google drive because magic does not have permission</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> <br /> '''Evolving Economics'''<br /> *Roberts, David. (2013). "None of the world’s top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital they use." ''Grist''. [http://grist.org/business-technology/none-of-the-worlds-top-industries-would-be-profitable-if-they-paid-for-the-natural-capital-they-use/ Link] 2pp, 5 min.<br /> *Cleveland, Cutler. (2010). "Biophysical Economics." ''Encyclopedia of Earth''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrUi1TQjhIQ0I3RkU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-ZyagkzOGyWfzAkqMSbmgTw Link] Read highlighted parts, skim the rest. 5pp, 10 min.<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1993). "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." ''Johns Hopkins University Press''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zm8iiSkFXCB6o6QT3U-YkQ Link] 6pp, 15 min.<br /> *Magic. "Economic Terms and Concepts Examined." [http://valuescience.org/wiki/images/5/52/Economic_Terms_and_Concepts_Examined.pdf Link] 8pp, 20 min.<br /> *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ Link] 2pp, 5 min.<br /> *Muller, Nicholas Z., Robert Mendelsohn, and William Nordhaus. (2011). "Environmental Accounting for Pollution in the United States Economy." ''American Economic Review, 101(5).'' Abstract. [http://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/aer.101.5.1649 Link] 1 min.<br /> Muller, Menedelsohn, and Nordhaus write details of Krugman's analysis.<br /> *Rees, William. (2015). "Economics vs. The Economy." ''Post Carbon Institute.'' [http://www.postcarbon.org/economics-vs-the-economy/ Link] 5pp, 5 min.<br /> Rees distinguishes the abstractions of economics from the reality of an economy that functions wholly within a finite ecosystem. He describes economics as a social construct that poorly reflects material phenomena, and advocates for a paradigm shift to ecological economics. After listing six qualities of humans and the natural world, he critiques how poorly these are reflected in contemporary economics. <br /> *Chetty, Raj. (2013). "Yes, Economics is a Science." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/opinion/yes-economics-is-a-science.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&pagewanted=all Link] 4pp, 5 min.<br /> Harvard economist argues that economics is increasingly evidence-based and experimental, though he notes large areas of disagreement about central issues.<br /> <br /> '''Evolving Religion'''<br /> *Enge, Nick. (2009). "A New (and Ancient) Kind of Religion." [https://medium.com/scientific-religion/a-new-and-ancient-kind-of-religion-c218b81e0d3f Link] 2pp, 7-8 min.<br /> *Andrews, Frank; Enge, Nick. (2010). "Foreword," "Preface," "Loving—A Heartfelt Yes!" The Art and Practice of Loving. p. 1-20. [http://www.heartfeltyes.com/read/ Link] 20pp, 10 min.<br /> Andrews takes a fresh look at loving, drawing together wisdom from many traditions and practices.<br /> *Gyatso, Tenzin (also known as The Dalai Lama). (2005). "Our Faith in Science." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/12/opinion/12dalai.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> Dalai Lama writes that Buddhism must be conformed to science, and while he disavows a fusion of religious ethics with scientific inquiry, he calls for a science-based secular ethics (valuescience).<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> <br /> '''Evolving Economics'''<br /> * Gronewold, Nathanial. (2009, October 23). "New School of Thought Brings Energy to 'the Dismal Science.'" ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/10/23/23greenwire-new-school-of-thought-brings-energy-to-the-dis-63367.html?pagewanted=all Link] <br /> Grunwald chronicles conference of biophysical economists, providing thumbnail sketch of their thesis, historical context, and reason to heed them.<br /> *Nolt, James. (5 November 2015.) "What's Wrong With Economics?" [http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/11/05/what%E2%80%99s-wrong-economics Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> A Senior Fellow at World Policy Institute critiques economics as a celebration of "free markets" based upon false assumptions, pretending to be positive, though entirely normative.<br /> *Nolt, James. (12 November 2015.) "Ideological Bedrock of Economics." [http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/11/12/ideological-bedrock-economics Link] 5pp, 8 min.<br /> Nolt summarizes evolution of economics from classical to neo-classical, explaining how each form was constructed to reflect a temporal context, and decries "refusal to acknowledge pervasive private power." Power, difficult to quantify, was excluded in favor of price and quantity as economists sought the legitimacy of mathematics to support claims that theirs is a positive science.<br /> *Nolt, James. (19 November 2015.) "All Prices Are Political." [http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/11/19/all-prices-are-political Link] 5pp, 8min.<br /> Nolt explains how a handful of powerful owners distort markets, making a mockery of traditional economic theory.<br /> *Nolt, James. (26 November 2015.) "Demand from Where." [http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/11/26/demand-where Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> Nolt exposes the lie of consumer power. <br /> *Nolt, James. (3 December 2015.) "Supply or Cost?"[http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/12/03/supply-or-cost Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> Nolt argues that cost decreases as production increases, and that this departure from supply curves postulated in economics is sufficient to effectively destroy the efficient market hypothesis. <br /> *Nolt, James. (10 December 2015.) "Cost and Competitive Power."[http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/12/10/cost-and-competitive-power Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> Nolt argues that private owners avoid free markets as well as they're able.<br /> *Nolt, James. (17 December 2015.) "Private Power and Price Stability."[http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2015/12/17/private-power-and-price-stability Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> Regulatory power, public and private, not supply and demand, underpins price.<br /> *Nolt, James. (24 March 2016.) "Understanding Value." [http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2016/03/24/understanding-value Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> Nolt claims classical economists through Marx were correct to emphasize cost, and dismisses supply and demand in favor of struggle between debtors and creditors.<br /> *Nolt, James. (31 March 2016.) "Valuing Capital." [http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2016/03/31/valuing-capital Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> Nolt claims credit conditions strongly influence prices of everything, including money itself.<br /> *Nolt, James. (7 April 2016.) "Valuing Nature and Real Estate."[http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2016/04/07/valuing-nature-and-real-estate Link] 3pp, 5 min.<br /> *Nolt, James. (2015.) "Crises and the Myth of the Money Supply." [http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?<br /> article=1057&context=classracecorporatepower Link] 23pp, 30min.<br /> Nolt explains how bankers use power to extend or withhold credit to control everyone else.<br /> *Nolt, James. (2015-2016.) "Polarizing Political Economy." <br /> World Policy - With blog begun in 2015 Nolt explains how wealthy people shape our world by extending or denying credit.<br /> * Harkin, Sean. (2010, October 21). "Evidence-Based Economics." ''World Finance.'' [http://www.worldfinance.com/home/contributors/evidencebased-economics Link] <br /> A cell and molecular biologist turned financial risk consultant calls for evidence-based economics.<br /> *Costanza, Robert, et. al. (1997). "The Value of the World's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital." ''Nature 387'' [https://www.nature.com/articles/387253a0 Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1968). "On Economics as a Life Science." ''The Journal of Political Economy 76(3).'' [http://ideas.repec.org/a/ucp/jpolec/v76y1968p392.html Link]<br /> *Brooks, David. (2011). "It's Not About You." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/opinion/31brooks.html?ref=opinion Link]<br /> * Franzen, Jonathan. (2011). "Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/opinion/29franzen.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&emc=eta1 Link]<br /> *Seligman, Martin. (2004). "Eudaemonia: The Good Life." ''The Edge.'' [http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/seligman04/seligman_index.html Link]<br /> *Brooks, David. (2009, May 12). "They Had It Made." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12brooks.html Link]<br /> *Shermer, Michael. (1992). Excerpt. ''The Soul of Science.'' [http://www.michaelshermer.com/soul-of-science/excerpt/ Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1991). "Growth, International Trade, and Destruction of Community." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc0201/article_84.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1995). "Review of "Small is Stupid."" ''Population and Development Review.'' [http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/2137756.pdf Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1995). "The Irrationality of Homo Econimus." ''Developing Ideas.'' [https://www.feasta.org/documents/feastareview/daly3.htm Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2003). "Policy, Possibility, and Purpose." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1146.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2003). "Selected Growth Fallacies." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1143.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2003). "The Economics of Julian Simon." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1144.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2003). "Globalization and Its Inconsistencies -- Does Free Trade Mean Free Migration?" ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1145.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2003). "Steady-State Economics Concepts, Questions, Policies." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1140.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2003). "Population and Economics -- A Bioeconomic Analysis." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1142.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2003). "Uneconomic Growth in a Full World." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1141.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2004). "Offshoring in the Context of Globalization." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1403/article_1230.shtml Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2005). "Economics in a Full World." ''Great Transition (2015)).'' [https://greattransition.org/publication/economics-for-a-full-world Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2008). "The Crisis." ''Steady State Economy.'' [https://steadystate.org/wp-content/uploads/Daly_the_crisis.pdf Link]<br /> *Daly, Herman. (2008). "A Steady State Economy." ''Steady State Economy.'' [https://steadystate.org/wp-content/uploads/CASSE_Brief_SSE.pdf Link]<br /> *Costanza, Robert; Daly, Herman. (1992). "Natural Capital and Sustainable Development." ''Conservation Biology 6(1)." [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0888-8892%28199203%296%3A1%3C37%3ANCASD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M Link]<br /> *Mill, J.S. (1848). "Of the Stationary State." ''Principles of Political Economy.'' [https://oll.libertyfund.org/title/mill-the-collected-works-of-john-stuart-mill-volume-ii-the-principles-of-political-economy-i Link]<br /> <br /> '''Evolving Religion'''<br /> * Dennett, Daniel C. (2006). "Five Hypotheses about the Future of Religion." ''Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon.'' p. 35-36. [https://thethinkinglane.medium.com/science-and-religion-by-daniel-c-dennett-5398ef38e0af Link] 2 min.<br /> Dennett offers five alternative futures for religion.<br /> * Lee, Adam. (2013, November 27). "Why People Are Flocking to a New Wave of Secular Communities: Atheist Churches." ''Alternet.'' [https://www.alternet.org/2013/11/why-people-are-flocking-new-wave-secular-communities-atheist-churches Link] 8 min.<br /> Atheism is fastest-growing "religion" in US, and people are creating secular "churches" (often based upon scientific religion) in order to enjoy sangha in ethical practice.<br /> *Tarico, Valerie. (18 November 2014). "Does Religion Cause More Harm than Good? Brits Say Yes. Here’s Why They May be Right." ''Salon.'' [https://www.salon.com/2014/11/17/6_reasons_why_religion_does_more_harm_than_good_partner/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Former evangelical Valerie Tarico reports on research that reveals a majority of Britons perceive that religion does more harm than good, and related studies.<br /> *Brooks, David. (22 May 2015). ''NYTimes.'' "Building Spiritual Capital." "[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/opinion/david-brooks-building-spiritual-capital.html?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&region=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article Link] 3pp, 3 min.<br /> Brooks discusses research about spirituality with or without the context of religion. He and the researcher are tip-toeing towards, though short of "science-based religing.<br /> *Kirchgaessner, Stephanie. (26 May 2015). ''Guardian.'' "Vatican: Ireland Gay Marriage Referendum Vote Defeat for Humanity." [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/26/vatican-ireland-gay-marriage-referendum-vote-defeat-for-humanity Link] 3pp, 3 min.<br /> Irish voters, most Catholic act to reform church and state while high Vatican official resists "reformation" essential for Roman Catholicism to become a religion consilient with a modern scientific world-view.<br /> * Barber, Nigel. (2011). "Does Religion Make People Happier?" ''Psychology Today.'' [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-beast/201102/does-religion-make-people-happier Link]<br /> Barber explores the putative link between religion and happiness and offers evidence that wealth and sharing trump religion as predictors of happiness.<br /> * Shook, John. "Morality without Religion." ''Center for Inquiry.'' [https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/morality_without_religion/ Link] <br /> * Bloom, Paul. (2012). "Religion, Morality, Evolution." ''Annual Review of Psychology.'' [https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-psych-120710-100334 Link]<br /> Bloom argues that we can attribute diverse effects to religion, some of which will be widely termed "moral" and others of which will be equally widely termed "immoral."<br /> * The Economist. (2008, March 19). "The Science of Religion: Where Angels No Longer Fear to Tread." ''The Economist.'' [http://www.economist.com/node/10875666 Link] <br /> EU funding study of biological basis for religion. Summary of prior research to understand "religious experience" scientifically.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Society_Other_Resources&diff=2505 Society Other Resources 2023-12-03T23:39:02Z

<p>Robin: fix broken links. Remove link to image showing Iran surrounded by US military bases, because the graphic is misinformation.</p> <hr /> <div><br /><br /> '''Core Readings (Please read at least one item in each topic.)'''<br /> <br /> *[[Society Note]] 2 min.<br /> <br /> '''Wealth and Income Concentration'''<br /> *Norton & Ariely. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton%20ariely%20in%20press.pdf Link] Read the abstract and look at the graphics. 5-10 min. Alternatively, watch this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM 6 min video]<br /> The authors report that Americans from across various age, background, and political spectra want greater equality, and imagine current inequality to be less than it is.<br /> *Rampell, Catherine. (2011). "The Haves and the Have-Nots." ''New York Times.'' [http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/the-haves-and-the-have-nots/?src=me&ref=business Link] 3pp., 3 min.<br /> US and other countries compared by income distribution and absolute income. Single chart shows even US poor to be more affluent than most others. I think dollar comparisons may be misleading, as there are people with cars and tvs who've too little to eat. Take-home message: "It's easy to see that in such a world most of one's lifetime income will be determined at birth."<br /> *Gilson, Dave and Perot, Carolyn. (2011). "It's the Inequality, Stupid." ''Mother Jones.'' [http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph Link] 5 min.<br /> Pages of simple graphics describing growing concentration of wealth and income in US. What about the first graphic is misleading?<br /> <br /> '''Financialization'''<br /> *Bartlett, Bruce. (2013). "'Financialization' as a Cause of Economic Malaise." [http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/financialization-as-a-cause-of-economic-malaise/?_r=0 Link] 4 pp., 5 min.<br /> Former high-level advisor to federal government cites financialization as cause of economic distress. Good charts on history of finance as fraction of economy and on declining share of national income going to labor.<br /> <br /> '''Secular Stagnation?'''<br /> *The Data Team. (2014). "Doom and Gloom: Secular Stagnation and Graphics." ''The Economist.'' [http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/11/secular-stagnation-graphics Link] 5pp., 5min.<br /> Graphs and text describing falling real wages and bond yields, declining economic growth, and other indicators of economic stagnation in Japan, Europe, and North America.<br /> <br /> '''Criminalization, Incarceration, Racism'''<br /> *Howard, Greg. (2016.) "How the Police See Us and How They Train Us to See Them." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/magazine/how-police-see-us-and-how-they-train-us-to-see-them.html?action=click&contentCollection=Magazine&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article Link] 5pp., 5min.<br /> Howard describes now familiar pattern of police violence against poor, especially Afro-American people, and our failure to hold offending officers accountable.<br /> *Madar, Chase. (2013). "Tomgram: Chase Madar, The Criminalization of Everyday Life." [http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175781/tomgram%3A_chase_madar,_the_criminalization_of_everyday_life Link] 8 pp., 10 min.<br /> Madar provides a litany of examples of how we are restricting freedom by criminalizing all manner of behavior and discriminatorily enforcing harsh laws.<br /> *Editorial Board. (2015). "Forcing Black Men Out of Society." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/opinion/sunday/forcing-black-men-out-of-society.html Link] 3pp., 4 min.<br /> 1.5 million men dead from homicide and incarcerated are absent from black communities with telling consequences. Millions more are undereducated and underemployed. Evidence for continuing, egregiously harmful racial bias is incontrovertible.<br /> <br /> '''Militarization/Imperialism'''<br /> *Wikipedia. "Military Budget of the United States." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States Link] 2 min.<br /> Read all 4 color graphics (scroll to end of article) to learn what we spend.<br /> *Wikipedia. "United States Military Deployments." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_deployments Link] 2 min.<br /> Read graphics to learn where we are. <br /> <br /> '''Globalization/Migration'''<br /> *"World at War: 2014 Trends at a Glance." ''UNHCR''. [http://www.unhcr.org/556725e69.html Link] Read pp. 2-3, 5 min.<br /> Summary of UN report detailing status and trends for displaced people worldwide, now at an all-time high of tens of millions and growing rapidly.<br /> *Beck, Roy. (2013). "Immigration Numbers." ''Center for Immigration Truth.'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfxRuY4EJ0A Link] Video. 6-min.<br /> Beck outlines the futility of mass immigration as a strategy for alleviating poverty beyond U.S. borders, and argues that we may contribute to poverty here and abroad by it.<br /> *Gerard, Leo. (2015). "Why the Trans-pacific Partnership is a Rotten Deal" [https://www.alternet.org/2015/04/fast-tracking-democracy-hell-why-trans-pacific-partnership-rotten-deal Link] 5 min.<br /> US Steelworkers President and Obama appointee to trade post criticizes proposed trade deal.<br /> *Fullerton, John. (2016). "What Bundy and His Merry Militiamen Can Learn from TransCanada." ''Capital Institute.'' [http://capitalinstitute.org/blog/what-bundy-and-his-merry-militia-can-learn-from-transcanada/ Link] 2 pp., 5 min.<br /> Former investment banker turned "regenerative capitalist" explains how we've surrendered sovereignty to promote trade.<br /> *Rawlence, Ben. (2015). "The Other Refugee Crisis." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/10/opinion/the-other-refugee-crisis.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=FC81BAA8285EB81E77C5A456EFD4B778&gwt=pay&assetType=opinion Link] 7 pp., 7 min.<br /> Journalist describes growing number of refugees in "temporary" resettlement camps, one of which is now holds 800,000 people.<br /> *Kantor, Jodi and Einhorn, Catrin. (2016). "What Does It Mean to Help One Family?" ''New York Times.'' [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/22/world/americas/canada-refugees-syria.html Link] 10pp., 10 min.<br /> Six Canadian women sponsor a Syrian refugee family and discover how complex is resettling them, and how dire are the straits of myriad relatives left behind. <br /> *Cumming-Bruce, Nick. (2016). "The Worst We Have Ever Seen: Fewer Migrants, More Deaths." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/world/europe/migrants-mediterranean-deaths-united-nations.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-3&action=click&contentCollection=Europe&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article Link] 2pp., 2 min.<br /> African migrants to Europe are dying in record numbers as they attempt to cross the Mediterranean.<br /> *Nossiter, Adam. (2016). "Shouts Greet Migrants on Streets of France:"We Don't Want Them." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/world/europe/calais-france-migrants.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=Moth-Visible&moduleDetail=inside-nyt-region-3&module=inside-nyt-region&region=inside-nyt-region&WT.nav=inside-nyt-region Link] 3pp., 3 min.<br /> Migrants relocated to towns all over France from encampment at French end of Chunnel in Calais meet hostility from those who view them as threats. <br /> *Nossiter, Adam. (2016). "A French Underground Railroad, Moving African Migrants." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/world/europe/france-italy-migrants-smuggling.html?action=click&contentCollection=Europe&module=RelatedCoverage&region=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article Link] 3pp., 3 min.<br /> Some French citizens break French laws to aid African migrants in crossing from Italy and moving farther into France.<br /> <br /> '''Power Concentration and Dispersal'''<br /> *James, Brendan. (2014). "Princeton Study: U.S. No Longer An Actual Democracy" [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/princeton-experts-say-us-no-longer-democracy Link] Original research report here: [https://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gilens%20homepage%20materials/Gilens%20and%20Page/Gilens%20and%20Page%202014-Testing%20Theories%203-7-14.pdf Link] 2 min for summary; 15 min for original study.<br /> Multivariate analysis of US society refutes claims to democracy and supports claims of economic domination by narrow interests and wealthy elite<br /> Princeton researchers claim US no longer a democracy. <br /> *Confessore, N. "Buying Power." (15 October 2015.) ''NYTimes.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/11/us/politics/2016-presidential-election-super-pac-donors.html?_r=0 Link] 5 pp., 5 min.<br /> More than half of Presidential campaign contributions in the 2016 election cycle have been made by 158 out of 120 million U.S. households.<br /> *Kelly, Marjorie. (2001). Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy. - [http://www.the-vital-edge.com/the-divine-right-of-capital/ Link] 6pp., 15 min. (Read summaries for the first six chapters. We'll cover chapters 7-12 in a subsequent class.)<br /> Gideon Rosenblatt has summarized the book. Kelly begins with parallels to royalty, continues with discussion of world-view and paradigm shift, and proceeds to critique the current status and operations of corporations and to propose radical reforms. In the first six chapters Kelly treats history and present; in the final six she looks to the future. I predict that the ideas she sets forth here will become common currency over the next several decades.<br /> *Confessore, N. "A Wealthy Governor and His Friends Are Remaking Illinois" [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/us/politics/illinois-campaign-money-bruce-rauner.html Link] 8 min.<br /> We’re now observing effects of unlimited campaign funding at the state, as well as the national level.<br /> *Agence France-Presse. (2012). "Al-Qaeda blamed for Europe-wide forest fires." [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/9585098/Al-Qaeda-blamed-for-Europe-wide-forest-fires.html Link] 2 min.<br /> Forest fire terrorism, perhaps a prelude to other low-cost, low-tech, high damage terrorism. National security through military and industrial strength insufficient.<br /> <br /> '''Failure of Old Narrative'''<br /> <br /> *Reich, Robert. (2014). "The 'Paid-What-You're-Worth' Myth." [https://robertreich.org/post/79512527145 Link] 5 min.<br /> Robert Reich writes about "the system": According to the Institute for Policy Studies, the $26.7 billion of bonuses Wall Street banks paid out last year would be enough to more than double the pay of every one of America’s 1,085,000 full-time minimum wage workers. The remainder of the $83 billion of hidden subsidy going to those same banks would almost be enough to double what the government now provides low-wage workers in the form of wage subsidies under the Earned Income Tax Credit. The “paid-what-your-worth” argument is fundamentally misleading because it ignores power, overlooks institutions, and disregards politics. As such, it lures the unsuspecting into thinking nothing whatever should be done to change what people are paid, because nothing can be done.<br /> *Wonkblog, Washington Post. (2013). "Robert Rubin’s graph(s) of the year." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/31/robert-rubins-graphs-of-the-year/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Graphs showing 1/3 of people in poverty are high school grads; fewer than half of people have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the church, the presidency, the medical system, fewer than 1/3 in the Supreme Court, the public schools, the criminal justice system, banks, fewer than 1/4 in tv news, newspapers, big business, organized labor, HMOs, Congress (10%!).<br /> <br /> '''Mental Health: Denial, Addiction, Depression, Delusion, Fear'''<br /> <br /> *Luhrmann, Tanya. (2014). "Is The World More Depressed?" [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/opinion/a-great-depression.html?action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&region=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article Link] 5 min.<br /> Stanford professor T.M.Luhrmann examines global data on the rise of depression and suicide, and speculates about cause.<br /> *Stover, Dawn. (2014). "Addicted to Oil." ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists''. [https://thebulletin.org/2014/05/addicted-to-oil/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Stover writes that we in the US are addicted to oil. Cites the DSM-V. <br /> *McClennen, Sophia. (2015). "Ted Cruz Isn't an Idiot, He's Delusional and that's Far More Dangerous"[https://www.sophiamcclennen.com/what-im-watching/ted-cruz-isnt-an-idiot-hes-delusional-and-thats-far-more-dangerous/ Link] 4 min.<br /> Journalist claims Ted Cruz is delusional, rather than dishonest or stupid.<br /> *Brooks, David. (2014). "The Republic of Fear." [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/opinion/brooks-the-republic-of-fear.html?action=click&contentCollection=Asia%20Pacific&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&region=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article Link] 5 min.<br /> NYTimes columnist David Brooks describes pervasiveness of everyday violence for large segment of humanity and questions whether economic growth and "market capitalism" can substantially limit it.<br /> <br /> '''End to Growth'''<br /> *Cowen, Tyler. (15 May 2015). ''NYTimes.'' "Don't Be So Sure the Economy Will Return to Normal." [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/upshot/dont-be-so-sure-the-economy-will-return-to-normal.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Feconomic-view&contentCollection=upshot&action=click&module=NextInCollection&region=Footer&pgtype=article&abt=0002&abg=0 Link] George Mason University economist cautions that discontinuities in economic development are underway, and that more loom, and warns that the shape of the outcome remains difficult to foresee. 3pp. 3 min.<br /> '''Summary'''<br /> <br /> *Tverberg, Gail. (2013). "Rising Energy Costs Lead to Recession; Eventually Collapse" [http://ourfiniteworld.com/2013/10/23/rising-energy-costs-lead-to-recession-eventually-collapse/#more-38555 Link] 10 min.<br /> Tverberg integrates ecology and economics to predict collapse as inevitable result of energy impoverishment.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Bernabe, Nick. (2015). "Corporations lobbying government reap 76,000% return on investment." ''Mint Press News.'' [http://www.mintpressnews.com/corporations-lobbying-government-reap-76000-return-on-investment/203447/ Link]<br /> Bernabe describes corporate return on lobbying investment.<br /> <br /> *Cassidy, John. (2010). "What Good Is Wall Street?" ''The New Yorker.'' [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/29/what-good-is-wall-street Link] 24pp.<br /> Cassidy argues that much of what investment bankers do is socially worthless, yet they are claiming an ever larger share of national income and are individually receiving increasingly disproportionately large rewards.<br /> <br /> *Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2011). "Of the 1%, By the 1%, for the 1%." ''Vanity Fair.'' [http://www.vanityfair.com/society/features/2011/05/top-one-percent-201105 Link] 10 min.<br /> Stiglitz chronicles the increasing concentration of wealth and describes its unsustainable quality.<br /> <br /> *Kotz, David. (2008). "Shocked Disbelief." [https://people.umass.edu/dmkotz/articles/Oped_on_Greenspan_08_10_24.pdf Link] 5 min.<br /> Greenspan's 20/20 hindsight in the same vein as Robert McNamara's admission that US military intervention in Vietnam was "error" is evidence that the old narrative about individual self-interest and common good is failing.<br /> <br /> *Catton, William. (1995). "The Problem of Denial and Ecological Overshoot."- [https://www.zo.utexas.edu/courses/THOC/Catton_Denial.pdf Link] 15 min.<br /> Catton explains mainstream economics as denial of ecological reality.<br /> <br /> *Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) (2014). "The Facts About the Koch Brothers."[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2014/05/08/harry-reids-claim-that-the-koch-brothers-are-one-of-the-main-causes-of-climate-change/ Link] 5 min.<br /> US Senator for Nevada Harry Reid reports on research describing the thoughts and actions of the Koch brothers, who use their wealth to shape law and policy to advantage the rich.<br /> <br /> *Associated Press. (2013). "Rich-Poor Employment Gap Now Widest On Record" [https://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/unemployment-rich-poor-gap-096845 Link]<br /> <br /> *Lowrey, Annie. (2013). "The Rich Get Richer Through the Recovery." [http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/the-rich-get-richer-through-the-recovery/?_r=1 Link] <br /> Income concentration in the US is unprecedentedly high. The 1 percent has captured about 95 percent of the income gains since the recession ended.<br /> <br /> *Energyskeptic. "Homer-Dixon Key findings on resources and war / violence" [http://energyskeptic.com/2014/homer-dixon-key-findings-on-resources-and-war-violence/ Link] <br /> Resources, war, government failure w/ case studies. Makes the connection between physical factor trends (resource scarcity) and cultural trend (violent struggle, war for resource).<br /> <br /> *Chomsky, Noam. (2013, August 17). "The U.S. Behaves Nothing Like a Democracy." ''Salon''. [http://www.salon.com/2013/08/17/chomsky_the_u_s_behaves_nothing_like_a_democracy/ Link] 10 pp., 10 min.<br /> Chomsky dissects US domestic and foreign policy with an eye to which elements are supported by a majority (few) and which are in furtherance of the interests of the elite.<br /> <br /> *Wolfers, Justin; Leonhardt, David; Quealy, Kevin. (2015). "1.5 Million Missing Black Men." [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/20/upshot/missing-black-men.html?abt=0002&abg=0 Link] 5 min.<br /> 1.5 million men dead from homicide and incarcerated are absent from black communities with telling consequences. <br /> <br /> *Daly, Herman. (2004). "Offshoring in the Context of Globalization." ''The Social Contract.'' [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1403/article_1230.shtml Link]<br /> <br /> *Hazen, Don. (2013). "The Four Plagues: Getting a Handle on the Coming Apocalypse." [https://www.bulatlat.org/2013/06/07/the-4-plagues-getting-a-handle-on-the-coming-apocalypse/ Link] 20 min.<br /> Criminalization, financialization, militarization, privatization: four plagues. Hazen chronicles these trends and wonders how to reverse them.<br /> <br /> *Weissman, Jordan. (2014). "Jobless in Seattle"[http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2014/05/seattle_might_raise_its_minimum_wage_to_15_this_is_not_a_good_idea.html Link] 5 min.<br /> Scroll down for graph showing history of minimum wage in real (peaked in 1968) and nominal dollars. Weissman cites perils of higher minimum wage. I find ironic that we argue so vehemently about these and say nothing of the perils of the absence of a maximum wage.<br /> <br /> *Irwin, Neil. (2013). "The typical American family makes less than it did in 1989." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/17/the-typical-american-family-makes-less-than-it-did-in-1989/ Link] <br /> Median family income in 2012 same as 25 years ago. Lost generation of economic gains for US families.<br /> <br /> *"Wealth Inequality in America." (2012). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM Link] 6:23 min.<br /> Video of actual wealth distribution in US, what people think it is, what we want.<br /> <br /> *Nazario, Sonia. "The Refugees at Our Door." (10 October 2015.) ''NYTimes.'' [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/opinion/sunday/the-refugees-at-our-door.html Link] 13 pp., 10 min.<br /> Nazario describes how U.S. residents tax dollars are being used to pay Mexican government employees to halt, sometimes by violent and oppressive means, the flow of Central American migrants northward.<br /> <br /> *Daly, Herman. (1991). "Growth, International Trade, and Destruction of Community." The Social Contract. [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc0201/article_84.shtml Link] 5 min.<br /> Former World Bank economist and advocate of ecological economics explains a quarter century ago the impacts of unrestricted global trade, and in retrospect his predictions are accurate. <br /> <br /> *Daly, Herman. (2003). "Globalization and Its Inconsistencies -- Does Free Trade Mean Free Migration?" The Social Contract. [http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1145.shtml Link] 5 min.<br /> Daly draws attention to the asymmetry between movement of capital and movement of labor across international borders and promises a "race to the bottom." <br /> <br /> *Stanford News Service. "Generation X not so special: Malaise, cynicism on the rise for all age groups." [https://web.stanford.edu/dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9811/9811ncf301.shtml Link] 5 min.<br /> Stanford sociologists assert that people of different generations, not just Gen Xers, are feeling malaise and cynicism more commonly.<br /> <br /> *Rossi, Luca. (2014). "Global investor disillusionment rising, says Legg Mason survey." [http://citywireglobal.com/news/global-investor-disillusionment-rising-says-legg-mason-survey/a746858 Link] 5 min.<br /> Investors worldwide disappointed with returns (as reality of ecological impoverishment penetrates economics and finance.)<br /> <br /> *Denning, Steve. (2014). "Why Financialization has Run Amok." 'Forbes'. [http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2014/06/03/why-financialization-has-run-amok/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Steve Demming on why financialization has run amok.<br /> <br /> *Straus, Tamara. (2010). "A Sobering Assessment of Microfinances Impact." [http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/a_sobering_assessment_of_microfinances_impact Link] 2 min.<br /> Micro-finance may do more harm than good.<br /> <br /> *Wikipedia. "Financialization." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financialization Link] 2 min.<br /> Top chart shows history of finance as fraction of economy. Further down article gives total value of derivatives traded now 100x GDP.<br /> <br /> *Rank, Mark. (2013, November 2). "Poverty in America is Mainstream." ''The New York Times.'' [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/poverty-in-america-is-mainstream/ Link] 4pp., 4 min.<br /> Rank presents data on poverty that which are basis for concluding that many more people in the U.S. experience poverty at soome point during their lives.<br /> <br /> *Lowrey, Annie. (2013). "The Rich Get Richer Through the Recovery." [http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/the-rich-get-richer-through-the-recovery/?_r=1 Link] 2 min.<br /> Income concentration in the US is unprecedentedly high. The 1% have captured about 95% of the income gains since the recession ended. Scroll to graph.<br /> <br /> *Bump, Phillip. (12 May 2015) "The Top 25 Hedge Fund Managers Earn More Than All Kindergarten Teachers Combined." ''The Washington Post.'' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/05/12/the-top-25-hedge-fund-managers-earn-more-than-all-kindergarten-teachers-combined/ Link] 3pp. 3min.<br /> 25 hedge fund managers, 158,000 teachers; nice graphics.<br /> <br /> *Sen. Bernie Sanders Vermont Progressive Part, VT. (2014). "Immoral Income Inequality." [https://www.commondreams.org/news/immoral-inequality-bernie-sanders Link] 1 p., 2 min.<br /> US Senator Bernie Sanders decries global and US wealth concentration and offers latest statistics (2013) from Forbes, US Dept of Labor. Three billionaire Republican donors reaped increases in wealth in one year equal to the incomes of nearly half a million school teachers. <br /> <br /> *Confessore, Nicholas. (2013). "Tax Filings Hint at Extent of Koch Brothers’ Reach." [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/us/politics/tax-filings-hint-at-extent-of-koch-brothers-reach.html Link] 4 pp., 4 min.<br /> Billionaire brothers use tax loopholes to fund right-wing causes and hide source of gifts.<br /> <br /> *Beachy, Ben & Wallach, Lori. (2013). "Obama's Covert Trade Deals." [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/opinion/obamas-covert-trade-deal.html Link] 3 min.<br /> Advocates of trade regulation decry secrecy and favoritism in upcoming TPP.<br /> <br /> *Vox. "Why Does the US Have 800 Military Bases Around the World?" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU8rQWh_qtc Link] 4 minute video.<br /> <br /> *"Gary Webb." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Webb Link] <br /> Webb uncovered CIA complicity in Nicaraguan Contra drug smuggling of cocaine which fueled the crack epidemic in LA and other major cities. For daring to challenge the hegemonic world-view he was suppressed, fired, and blacklisted.<br /> <br /> *"Short History of Property, Labor, Wealth, Profit, and Taxation." Turning the Tide. [http://riversong.wordpress.com/short-history-of-property-labor-wealth-taxation/ link]<br /> Author does especially good job of presenting the history of income taxation in the US.<br /> <br /> *Urban Institute. (2012). "Nonprofit Sector is Growing Faster than Rest of the Economy." [https://jobmarketmonitor.com/2012/11/13/us-nonprofit-sector-is-growing-faster-than-rest-of-the-economy/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Charitable sector fastest growing in economy. We know that "the market" is inadequate to address issues we consider important. We're resurrecting gift.<br /> <br /> *Volunteering and Civic Life in America. (2013). "Volunteering and Civic Life in America 2013 National, Regional, State, and City Information." [https://youth.gov/federal-links/volunteering-and-civic-life-america-2013 Link] 5 min.<br /> Stats on increase in volunteering.<br /> <br /> *Coleman, Flynn. (2013). "Yoga, Meditation, and Mindfuless: "Trends" That Could Change Everything." [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/flynn-coleman/yoga-meditation-and_b_2855336.html Link] 5 min.<br /> Mindfulness trend in myriad aspects of society, including business and medicine, may portend and reflect important change.<br /> <br /> *Dropp, Kyle; Kertzer, Joshua; Zeitzoff, Thomas. (2014). "The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/04/07/the-less-americans-know-about-ukraines-location-the-more-they-want-u-s-to-intervene/ Link] 5 min.<br /> The less able Americans are to locate Ukraine on a map, the more likely they are to advocate military intervention there.<br /> <br /> *Styles, Ruth. (2014). "The models in masks: Shocking images show women forced to don medical garb for fashion event in smog-hit city of Nanjing." [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2520205/Shocking-images-women-forced-don-masks-fashion-event-smog-hit-Chinese-city-Nanjing.html Link] 5 min.<br /> Images of addiction. Evidencing little appreciation for a rapidly worsening predicament, people continue to imagine advantage in dressing expensively when air pollution has become bad enough for government officials to insist that we wear surgical masks to filter out particulate. (Incidentally, I've yet to see evidence that these are effective.) Check out these "fashions" and models.<br /> <br /> *Madar, Chase. (2013, December 8). "The Overpolicing of America." TomDispatch.com. [http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175781/tomgram%3A_chase_madar,_the_criminalization_of_everyday_life/ Link] 15 min.<br /> Madar provides a litany of examples of how we are restricting freedom by criminalizing all manner of behavior and discriminatorily enforcing harsh laws.<br /> <br /> *Lowrey, Annie. "Study Finds Greater Income Inequality in Thriving Cities." ''NYTimes.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/20/business/economy/study-finds-greater-income-inequality-in-nations-thriving-cities.html Link] <br /> Rich are richer in boom towns where technology and finance are large parts of economy. Poor are as poor or poorer as elsewhere.<br /> <br /> *Monks, Robert A. G.. "Careless Language or Cunning Propaganda?" [https://www.ragm.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/06/145.pdf Link] 17pp., 15 min.<br /> Monks, a member of the social and financial elite who has held positions of power and influence in government and business, decries the "doublespeak" of corporate governance, alleging that executives have used diverse strategies to concentrate wealth in their hands at the expense of stockholders, other employees, and people outside the corporation.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biosphere_Other_Resources&diff=2504 Biosphere Other Resources 2023-12-02T22:44:13Z

<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> <br /> '''Introduction: Radical Change to Human Ecology'''<br /> *Raven, Peter. (2000). "Part 1: Overview." ''Atlas of Population and Environment.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7Jmra1h3WDNVWjNkMHM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-tW8H4q2WWKAvLgKZla6wnw Link] 5 min.<br /> Peter Raven addresses human population growth and impacts, and warns of limits.<br /> <br /> '''Population: Scale of Human Presence'''<br /> *Vance, Scott R. (2000). "A Graphic Simulation of World Population Growth." ''Population Connection.'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk#t=2m05s Link] 5 min. - start at 2 minutes and go to end.<br /> I find this video more useful than the "hockey stick" graph for representing human population increase. <br /> *Worldometers.info [http://www.worldometers.info Link] 5 min.<br /> Real time estimates of changes in global, population (births, deaths from various causes), health, spending, etc.. Perspective on trends of our times.<br /> *''The Economist.'' (2015). "The End of the Population Pyramid." (Facebook login required) [https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/videos/10153680437629060/ Link] 5 min. video.<br /> Animated video showing population distribution by age evolving from pyramidal in 1970 to more or less columnar in 2060, and explaining role of birth rate changes and life expectancy changes. <br /> *Vitousek, Peter, et. al. (1986). "Human Appropriation of the Products of Photosynthesis." ''Bioscience'' 36(6). [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrVlo2ZFQzeUl1Ukk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-0VTGyyo2VSAAaaeeMSj2Cw Link] 5 min. - skim.<br /> Thirty years ago, when we were only 5 billion, humans claimed 40% of net primary terrestrial photosynthesis.<br /> *Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''Resilience''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-_EtjTDNwh2qRYWSTOw_8dQ Link] 3 pp., 5 min.<br /> Energy slave calculations.<br /> <br /> '''Resource Depletion: Soil, Energy, Biodiversity'''<br /> *World Economic Forum. (2012). "What if the World's Soil Runs Out?" ''Time'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrVWFob3YwODVxXzQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Y10BNEJdXeCfaxIvdAyqmQ Link] 3 pp., 5 min.<br /> Brief review of global soil erosion and degradation, historic and projected, with reference both to acceleration and consequences. <br /> * Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZTlCRkdSaHk3Tlk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-j-S4XloKT6IWq6q2x1mVsA Link] 4pp., 5 min. Alternative version: [http://energyskeptic.com/2013/eroi-downward-spiral/ Link]<br /> A primer on ERoEI, and more importantly a hint about RRoRI. <br /> *Graph to Understand Peak Oil. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil Link] 5 min.<br /> *Buchmann, Stephen. (2015). "Our Vanishing Flowers." ''New York Times.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcG5nNFVHLVlGNVU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-eMwo4t4lq1r0ho_KsH9aDw Link] 3 pp., 5 min.<br /> Buchmann sketches the history of human reliance upon flowering plants and reports that an estimated 68% of flowering plants are threatened or endangered.<br /> *Ceballos, et al. "Accelerating Modern Human-Induced Species Losses: Entering the Sixth Mass Extinction." ''Science Advances.'' [http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/5/e1400253 Link] 1 p., 2 min. (Please read "Abstract"; read full text if interested.) <br /> The authors provide evidence that current rates of extinction are 8-100+ those that prevailed for millions of years. <br /> *Abraham, David. (2015). "The Next Resource Shortage?" ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/opinion/the-next-resource-shortage.html?_r=0 Link] 4pp., 4min.<br /> Abraham writes of rare metals and their import in "energy efficient" technologies, noting that supplies are limited, often concentrated in one or two countries, usually are tapped along with other minerals whose economics dominate, and are difficult and costly to extract. He cautions that they may be impediments to realizing dreams of alternative energy based modern society.<br /> <br /> '''Growing Hazard: Toxics, Climate, Disease, Invasive Species'''<br /> *Cormier, Zoe. (2009). "Toxic Planet." ''New Internationalist.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR3hRVWhWTzNtRlE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-To0nkmr8FCYUgjHUl2k_yQ Link] 5 pp., 5 min.<br /> Cormier summarily describes the sources and consequences of increasing toxiciy of the environment. <br /> *Bardi, Ugo. (2011). "Peak? What Peak? Greenhouse Emissions Keep Increasing." ''Resource Crisis.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7Jmra0p5S1hYYlhBQXc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-AM_4Ivmnf-bB1sjpJMe0_Q Link] 2 min.<br /> Emissions are on track with IPCC "worst case" projections and may be more of a limit than peak oil. <br /> *Magill, Bobby. (2014). "Arctic Methane Emissions 'Certain to Trigger Warming.'" ''Climate Central.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreUFjY3hvdTk5Z0U/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Mjgc0sgArkSI1_T_r-NqWg Link] 3 min.<br /> In study using widely scattered sites throughout the Arctic, researchers show increased emissions of methane as permafrost thaws. Methane is many times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas. <br /> *Roston, Eric; Migliozzi, Blacki. (2015). "What's Really Warming the World?" ''Bloomberg News.'' [http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-whats-warming-the-world/ Link] 2 min.<br /> Ten graphs with brief captions, all based on the NASA climate model, all designed to demonstrate that "deniers" explanations for global warming are without support from evidence and that human increases in atmospheric CO2 are.<br /> *"Emerging Infectious Disease." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_infectious_disease Link] 5 min.<br /> Emerging infectious diseases defined using ten factors from CDC. <br /> * Tavernise, Sabrina and Grady, Denise. (2016). "Infection Raises Specter of Infections Resistant to All Antibiotics." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/health/infection-raises-specter-of-superbugs-resistant-to-all-antibiotics.html?ribbon-ad-idx=2&rref=science&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Science&pgtype=article Link] 4 pp., 5 min.<br /> Here at last, first in China and now in the U.S., a bacterium resistant to carbpenems and colistin, final lines of antibiotic defense. <br /> *Reardon, Sara. (2014). "WHO Warns Against Post-Antibiotic Era." ''Nature.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbEo4UFlZR3JIdDA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-H0y5fTtd9HGX_h--UuzEdA Link] 2 min.<br /> World Health Organization researchers warn against "post-antibiotic" era in which microbes run amok in absence of effective treatment. <br /> *"List of Invasive Species in North America." ''Wikipedia.'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_invasive_species_in_North_America#Pathogens Link] 2 pp.,3 min. Read 1st two paragraphs and skim list.<br /> Succinct definition of "invasive." List is long and growing at accelerating rate with globalization. I find pathogens especially interesting. <br /> *"Impact of Invasive Species: Invading Our Lands and Waters." ''U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.'' [https://sites.google.com/a/deer.k12.ar.us/invasives-web/home/cost Link] 2 pp., 5 min. (for a horror story almost beyond imagining, see Moallem, "There's a Reason They Call Them Crazy Ants," in the Interest Readings below.)<br /> USFWS with this brief overview provides an introduction to the phenomenon of invasive species, which has resulted in massive and accelerating losses. Please look at one or more of the brief case studies. <br /> <br /> '''In Summary: Discontinuity Looms'''<br /> *Ahmed, Nafeez. (2014). "Nasa-funded Study: Industrial Civilization headed for “Irreversible Collapse’?" ''The Guardian.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrNG5GbGZzQXFNbTg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-3wtjSFhv0v2V6XJjYH9clg Link] 10 min.<br /> This is one of a growing number of science-based challenges to the technocornucopian/free market "capitalism" world view.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Gillis, Justin. (30 March 2016.) "Climate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly." ''NYTimes.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/science/global-warming-antarctica-ice-sheet-sea-level-rise.html?emc=eta1 Link] <br /> Warnings of "worst case" far worse than IPCC published only a few years prior.<br /> *Randers, Jorgen. "8 Ways the World Will Change by 2052." [http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680127/8-ways-the-world-will-change-by-2052 Link] 10 min.<br /> Business school professor Jorgen Randers gives opinions in response to 8 questions about changes pertinent to the lives of all he expects over the next 40 years.<br /> *Seaman, Laura. (2014). "U.S. Corn Yields Are Increasingly Vulnerable to Hot, Dry Weather, Stanford Research Shows." ''Stanford Report.'' [https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2020/10/26/u-s-corn-crop-inensitive-drought/ Link] 5 min.<br /> Stanford researcher demonstrates falling US corn yields with drought, more of which is predicted for US corn belt as humans continue to change climate. <br /> *Magill, Bobby. (2014). "Arctic Methane Emissions 'Certain to Trigger Warming'". ''Climate Central''. [http://www.climatecentral.org/news/arctic-methane-emissions-certain-to-trigger-warming-17374 Link] 5 min.<br /> In study using widely scatter sites throughout Arctic, researchers show increased emissions of methane as permafrost thaws. Methane is many times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas.<br /> *Mooney, Chris. "Scientists confirm that the Arctic could become a major new source of carbon emissions." ''Washington Post.'' [http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/04/08/serious-climate-threat-from-arctic-permafrost-confirmed-by-new-research/ Link] 5pp. 10 min.<br /> Chris Mooney reports on a recently published study whose authors estimate that releases of carbon from permafrost and other Arctic reservoirs may use a third or more of the carbon budget remaining.<br /> *Urbina, Ian and Fink, Sheri. (2014). "A Deadly Fungus and Questions at a Hospital" ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/us/a-deadly-fungus-and-questions-at-a-hospital.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0 Link] 5 min.<br /> Outbreak of communicable disease caused by flesh-eating fungus, and spread by improper handling of linens results in deaths of several children at top-rated New Orleans Children's Hospital.<br /> *Murphy, David. (2010). "Does Peak Oil Even Matter?" ''The Oil Drum.'' [http://theoildrum.com/node/6121 Link] 5 min.<br /> Murphy argues that ERoEI is the critical factor.<br /> *Post Carbon Institute. (2012). "300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-J91SwP8w Link] 5 min.<br /> Video describing history and consequences of fossil fuel use. <br /> *Mooallem, Jon. "There's a Reason They Call Them Crazy Ants." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/magazine/crazy-ants.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=1 Link] 5 min.<br /> Like so many ecological disruptions invasive species pose threats difficult to calibrate. Some become minor nuisances; others, major plagues. As instances of invasion grow odds of catastrophe increase. Imagine Stanford or your home town awash in these critters.<br /> *Marchione, Marilyn. "Staph germs harder than ever to treat, studies say." ''Associated Press''. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-10-27-staph-infections_N.htm Link] 2 min.<br /> MRSA cases rising.<br /> *''CNN''. (2013) "New SARS-like Virus is a 'Threat to the Entire World.'" [http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/28/health/france-coronavirus-death/ Link]. 2 min.<br /> MERS, an emergent communicable disease, poses global threat.<br /> *Hannibal, Mary Ellen. (2015). "Precarious Ark." ''Huffington Post.'' [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-hannibal/precarious-ark_b_8302540.html Link] 1 p., 3 min.<br /> Hannibal reviews Paul and Anne Ehrlich's book, ''The Annihilation of Nature: Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals,'' with a reminder of how we routinely proceed with everyday life, imagining that we're making progress even as we impoverish our future with the sixth great extinction.<br /> *Catton, William. (1998). "Malthus: More Relevant than Ever." [https://npg.org/library/forum-series/malthus-more-relevant-than-ever.html Link] 4pp., 5 min.<br /> Catton explains how people misinterpreted Malthus and why his insight is applicable now.<br /> *Butler, Declan. (2015). "How to Beat the Next Ebola." ''Nature.'' [http://www.nature.com/news/how-to-beat-the-next-ebola-1.18114 Link] 14 pp., 10 min.<br /> Butler describes the risk of epidemic and current thinking about how to lessen it. <br /> *Kendall, Henry. (1992). "World Scientists' Warning to Humanity." ''Union of Concerned Scientists.'' [http://www.ucsusa.org/about/1992-world-scientists.html#.VE2kfuc-JJM Link] 5 min.<br /> *Revkin, Andrew. (2011). "In ‘Earth v. Humanity,’ Nobelists Issue Verdict." ''New York Times.'' [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/in-earth-v-humanity-nobelists-issue-verdict/ Link] 5 min.<br /> *Post Carbon Institute. "Energy Primer." [http://energy-reality.org/primer/ Link] 10-100 pp., 10 min. - 1+ hour.<br /> Concise and thorough overview of energy from thermodynamics to declining availability and its myriad consequences.<br /> *Jancovici, Jean-Marc. (2005). "How Much of a Slave Master Am I?"; ''Manicore.'' [http://www.manicore.com/anglais/documentation_a/slaves.html Link]<br /> Energy slave calculations. <br /> *RAP Burruss. (2005). "100-Watt Virtual People." [http://www.esva.net/~flash/vp.htm Link]<br /> Energy slave calculations.<br /> *Mingle, Jonathan. (2013). "A Dangerous Fixation." ''Slate.'' [https://slate.com/technology/2013/03/nitrogen-fixation-anniversary-modern-agriculture-needs-to-use-fertilizer-more-efficiently.html Link]<br /> A brief history of nitrogen fertilizer and its consequences.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=World-modeling_Other_Resources&diff=2503 World-modeling Other Resources 2023-12-02T01:29:34Z

<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> <br /> '''Why Model the World'''<br> <br /> *"World Modeling." [http://www.valuescience.org/wiki/images/c/c9/World_Modeling.pdf Link] 3pp. 5 min<br /> Magic. Brief overview of world-modeling, how and why organisms do it, how humans might do it better. <br /> <br /> '''Systems Thinking'''<br> <br /> *Wikipedia. "Systems Thinking" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrTVFoWUZVV2VqREppdF9meVBFYTFySFVUYlc4/view?usp=sharing Link] 1pp. 2 min<br /> Description of systems approach with reference to its relatively recent inception. Reading first 5 paragraphs is sufficient.<br /> <br /> '''Exponential Growth'''<br> <br /> *Martenson, Chris. "Exponential Growth." Video segment in ''Accelerated Crash Course''' from 8:12 to 10:12. [http://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse/accelerated Link] 2 min<br /> Illustration of exponential growth. <br /> <br /> '''Complexity'''<br> <br /> *Wikipedia. "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMktnMlNsRDZ3dWNjeHhxRWZBM0Rua1h4TmE0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-UvovvgFY5Iemfq9CeuHbEw Link] 2pp. 2 min<br /> *"Complexity is generally understood to refer to such things as the size of a society, the number and distinctiveness of its parts, the variety of specialized social roles that it incorporates, the number of distinct social personalities present, and the variety of mechanisms for organizing these into a coherent, functioning whole. Augmenting any of these dimensions increases the complexity of a society. Hunter-gatherer societies (by way of illustrating one contrast in complexity) contain no more than a few dozen distinct social personalities, while modern European censuses recognize 10,000 to 20,000 unique occupational roles, and industrial societies may contain overall more than 1,000,000 different kinds of social personalities (McGuire 1983; Tainter 1988). 1"<br /> **This quote is from a 1996 paper [https://www.combusem.com/TAINTER.HTM Link] by Joseph Tainter in which he argues that energy underpins capacity for adaptation by means of more complex responses, that such responses give rise to more complex problems, and that this cycle eventually runs afoul of energy input limits and leads to collapse. Tainter's argument is akin to Wilson's "ratchet of progress." 5 min<br /> *Ophuls, William. (2013). "Sustainability and Complexity: Are We Doomed to Repeat History?" Blue Planet United. [https://blueplanetunited.org/archives/populationpress/sustainability-and-complexity-are-we-doomed-to-repeat-history-by-william-ophuls/ Link] 5 min<br /> Ophuls asserts that humans solve problems by increasing complexity, which at some point becomes unmanageable and unsustainable. <br /> <br /> '''Overshoot'''<br /> *Catton, William. "The Unfathomed Predicament of Mankind." ''Overshoot.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrOUI2SEcwZEN6V3E0WGp3ZEdYVGRLZjVQSnNj/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-qcrnS_dr5L2ybigs0fBTDQ Link] 20 min<br /> Writing more than thirty years ago Catton outlines difficulties which have since become more evident and traces their roots in natural systems laws and psychology. <br /> *Wikipedia. "Overshoot." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmranM2NWFQZXgzX0pUaE9leVcweVlzOTk3WUxJ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-BXao9Mbvz4koTVyJ7tV-0A Link] 5 min (read the first few paragraphs and whatever else you find of interest.) <br /> Brief introduction to concept of overshoot and its applicability to humans. <br /> <br /> '''Ecological Footprint''' <br /> *"Footprint Basics - Overview." Global Footprint Network. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrU1FPTURSZjhDNFJuRE9Xd2FvNFBqN1FmYlBz/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-nuTNYl9TZ-6nSil52HaZOA Link overview] [http://data.footprintnetwork.org/ Link footprint calculator] 5 min<br /> Introduction to concept of ecological footprint. Take a few minutes to view the footprints of a handful of countries in which you are interested. <br /> <br /> '''Synthesis: Limits to Growth'''<br /> *Meadows, Donella H.; Meadows, Dennis L.; Randers, Jorgen; Behrens, William W. (1972). ''The Limits to Growth: A Report for the Club of Rome's Project on the Predicament of Mankind.'' Full book Limits to Growth. Figures 32-48 on pages 132-169 show outputs of model under various assumptions. Figures 47 & 48 show predicted effect of delay in implementing policies: unsustainability. [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/digital/publishing/meadows/ltg/?mswitch-redir=classic link to view PDF] 20 min - look at figures and read captions; read other text as desired.<br /> <br /> *Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rpxuqWFwqdpNbJAdKSj0xA Link] 5 min<br /> Single chart showing reality confirms Limits model from 1972-2000 and showing projections to 2100.<br /> <br /> *Bardi, Ugo. (2011). Author's Commentary on "The Limits to Growth Revisited." ''Resilience.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZlhsbjFOaGZ0VDlhaVpGci1MdHd2cUpzYzdZ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-TEHubhnuuQduVoHlaP2H2Q Link] 5 min<br /> Ugo Bardi reminds us that 40 years later the projections in the Limits to Growth remain valid. <br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *"Industrialization, Prelude to Collapse" from Overshoot by William Catton. [https://monoskop.org/images/9/92/Catton_Jr_William_R_Overshoot_The_Ecological_Basis_of_Revolutionary_Change.pdf Link] 20 min<br /> Catton discusses in detail carrying capacity and overshoot, explaining how we've temporarily expanded population and throughput by expanding and complicating matter-energy conversion in ways that we can sustain for at most decades more, and then only at expense of diminishing opportunity for us and for those who follow. I find his analysis sound and sobering.<br /> <br /> *Jorgen Randers interview in which he describes his book 2052 and talks about his prior book Limits to Growth. [http://transitionculture.org/2012/08/17/an-interview-with-jorgen-randers-its-the-story-of-humanity-not-rising-to-the-occasion/ Link] 10 min<br /> Randers says we've blown it. <br /> <br /> *UK futurist consultancy lays out scenarios for 2025 and 2040. [http://www.chforum.org/scenario2012/paper-4-6.shtml Link] 10-100 min<br /> <br /> *A new Club of Rome report guided by one of the authors of Limits. [http://www.2052.info/glimpses/ Link] 10-100 min<br /> Jorgen Randers, offers a variety of scenarios for the next 40 years. '<br /> <br /> *Tainter, Joseph. "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." 1996. [https://www.combusem.com/TAINTER.HTM Link] (This is the full paper to which the Wikipedia article in Core Readings refers.) 20 min<br /> Tainter argues that we are addicted to complexity, that diminishing returns are available by this strategy, and that we are unlikely to avoid collapse. <br /> <br /> *Simmons, Matthew. (2000). "Revisiting 'The Limits to Growth': Could the Club of Rome Have Been Correct, After All?" [https://www.mudcitypress.com/PDF/clubofrome.pdf Link] 20-30 min<br /> Simmons reviews the lasting controversy stimulated by "Limits," confirms the soundness of the authors' analysis, and warns that the future will be grim. Simmons includes lots of graphs depicting hard data on energy and economic growth.<br /> <br /> *Bardi, Ugo. "Tainter's Law: Where is the Physics?" [http://cassandralegacy.blogspot.ca/2011/03/tainters-law-where-is-physics.html Link] 15 min<br /> A physicist analyzes Tainter's collapse theory from a thermodynamic perspective and shows it to be consistent with the laws of thermodynamics.<br /> <br /> *Brown, Lester. "Global Ponzi Scheme." Energy Reality Essays. Earth Policy Institute. [https://www.earth-policy.org/books/pb4/pb4ch1_ss4 Link] 5pp., 5 min<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience_Other_Resources&diff=2502 Valuescience Other Resources 2023-12-02T00:56:41Z

<p>Robin: fix link to valuescience booklet</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *Schrom, David. "Evolving Science, Evolving Value." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmraWZrREpiaU4wSnM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-OkbWmOBQVZcE-D0iITa1DA Link] 1 page. <br /> Schrom makes a succinct argument for valuescience. Please read to become able to recreate this argument.<br /> *Schrom, David. (2008). ''Valuescience'' [https://ecomagic.org/wp-content/uploads/ValuescienceBooklet.pdf Link] 24 pp.<br /> Schrom outlines a basic valuescience argument and briefly touches upon applications to selected fields. <br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Walker, Marshall. (1963). "A Survival Technique." ''Nature of Scientific Thought.'' pp.14-20. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbGR1TkxiRVhSQTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-GsQJm0socKIlulqkZuZCLA Link]<br /> Walker demystifies science and shows both its ubiquity and its import. <br /> *Graham, Paul. (2007). "How to Do Philosophy." [http://www.paulgraham.com/philosophy.html Link]<br /> Y-combinator technology venture incubator founder Graham offers advice and encouragement to budding valuescientists and roots it in his own experience majoring in philosophy for most of his college career.<br /> *Harris, Sam. (2007). "We Are Making Moral Progress." [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10416 Link]<br /> Harris, a vehement advocate for a scientific approach to morality, makes his case that others are adopting valuescience to good effect. <br /> *Wikipedia. "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs Link]<br /> Abraham Maslow, a valuescientist who went to his grave before wearing that label, describes six universal human needs.<br /> *Wikipedia. "Fundamental Human Needs." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_human_needs Link]<br /> Max Neff built on Maslow's work to create a more detailed list of universal human needs. In contrast to conventional economists who view human needs as infinite, Max Neff emphasized that they were few and finite.<br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_It_Came_to_Be_Other_Resources&diff=2501 How It Came to Be Other Resources 2023-11-30T23:20:55Z

<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Geological History of Earth." Read Introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_history_of_Earth Link] 1 min.<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Timeline of the Evolutionary History of Life." Read introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_evolutionary_history_of_life Link] 1 min.<br /> *Ponting, Clive. (1993). "Foundations of History." ''Green History of the World.'' pp. 8-18. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrNkxFSFdhbjFCTzA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-cIseq0Q7Ugtgi_coE81YfQ Link]. 15 min.<br /> *Birdsell, J.B.. (1975) "The Universe and Our Place in It." ''Human Evolution.'' pp. 11-19. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSkVOVlZvaWI1czQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-S1a5hrci2ojrhYbYxo9faQ Link] 10 min.<br /> *Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' p. 4, 7. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTHA0WlpkQ2VfSDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-9l4xfOUMhef_6dPwoYZ4rQ Link] 10 min.<br /> Harvey draws one-day analogy to 3.5 billion years of life on Earth and shows destructiveness of what humans have done and impossibility of continuing. <br /> * [[H. Sapiens Notes]] 1 min.<br /> *Diamond, Jared. (1987). "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race." ''Discover Magazine''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYRFNLZEY1ZTRCRDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-cobIR3Wrpt9DVYjL_Xdrww Link] 3 pp, 5 min.<br /> *Shepard, Paul. (1998). "10,000 Years of Crisis." ''The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game.'' pp. 1-26. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSTdYcGJmMjROenc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-RTdFLwRXbhgkzVdviRBrrw link] 40 min.<br /> Shepard portrays the shift to agriculture as a key element in decline of humanity and planet. <br /> *Population Reference Bureau. (1994). "World Population Graph." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYRkJsd3FKWnY3am8/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-euvUefgek49kGg9VMJ3m0w Link]<br /> *Miller, G. Tyler. (1975). ''Living in the Environment.'' "Kilocalories per Person per Day." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYM1BIVzdtMjVqa2c/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-iAiX09E5lX8X6IpQXBT1Hw Link]<br /> *Heilbroner, Robert. (1999). "The Economic Revolution." ''The Worldly Philosophers.'' pp. 18-41. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrNEIxREdxRXB5NEE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-3jPdxDAHC2NkNaf3pJrK2A Link] 25 min.<br /> Heilbroner chronicles the emergence of mercantilism in Europe that marked the beginnings of a transformation from agrarian to industrial society, and from tradition-based social relationships to money-mediated society.<br /> *Seavoy, Ronald. (1986). ''Famine in Peasant Societies''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrUXdUOTVZZnZUb0E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-82sCaYhW5EME9AaVl4o4gw Link] Read highlighted text and skim the rest. 30 min. <br /> Seavoy argues that peasants prefer periodic famine to leisure. On the basis of examples drawn from diverse places and times he asserts that the only way to induce peasants to work hard enough to extract surplus from them is to deny them a "subsistence compromise," which he defines as working enough to feed everyone during normal years, and accepting that some will die during years of poor harvest.<br /> *Ponting, Clive. (1991). "Creating the Third World." ''Green History of the World''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrWjlPOUxFbDBVY2M/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-uapAlXAVYw030IeUIO5rCQ Link] 30 min.<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Swing Riots." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYb1BhbDhsYVRQLWM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-W2Yq0DQf8ARtnwWvU4RGKA Link] 5 pp, 10 min.<br /> Swing riots in early 19th century England resulted from enclosure, mechanization, burdensome mandatory tithe, and rent, and were instrumental in evolution of workhouses as means to control the poor.<br /> *''Wikipedia.'' "Workhouses." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workhouses Link] skim 5 min.<br /> Read the intro and the section entitled "Modern View." Roots of 'social Darwinism', class, and the 1% in 17th-19th century England. <br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Evolution." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution Link] Read introduction. 5 min.<br /> *Riversong, Robert. (2007). Summary of: Ponting, Clive ''A New Green History of the World.'' [http://riversong.wordpress.com/new-green-history-of-the-world/ Link] 20pp.<br /> Excellent, relatively lengthy summary of a book about human global history written from an ecological perspective.<br /> *McAlpin, Michelle. (1986). Review of Seavoy, Ronald E. ''Famine in Peasant Societies.'' pp. 237-239. (Library login required) [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2122397 Link] 5 min.<br /> McAlpin recounts how Seavoy explains peasant commitment to leisure over security even to the point of accepting periodic famine, and why this commitment makes denial of the "subsistence compromise" essential to sever peasants from the land and enlist them in the commercial exchange economy.<br /> *Represent.Us. (2016). ''Corruption is Legal in America''. [https://represent.us/action/theproblem-4/ Link]<br /> Two graphics: lobbying, return on lobbying investment.<br /> *Chomsky, Noam. (2015). "Magna Carta Messed Up the World; Here's How to Fix It." ''Reader Supported News.'' [http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/30437-magna-carta-messed-up-the-world-heres-how-to-fix-it Link] 6pp., 6 min.<br /> With broad strokes Chomsky traces 800-years of Anglo-American legal history regarding freedom and property and describes the fictions by which we've limited the former for most and elevated it for the holders of the latter with devastating results for our common condition.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Money_and_Dominance_Other_Resources&diff=2500 Money and Dominance Other Resources 2023-11-30T23:03:48Z

<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *Enge, Nick. (2010). "Money Makes the World Grow." [http://www.valuescience.org/wiki/images/8/86/Money_Makes_the_World_Grow.pdf Link] 2pp., 5 min.<br /> Enge provides a lucid, concise description of a central difficulty in our monetary system.<br /> *Eisenstein, Charles. (2008). "Money and the Crisis of Civilization." ''Reality Sandwich.'' [http://www.realitysandwich.com/money_and_crisis_civilization Link] 20 min.<br /> Eisenstein describes how our current monetary system is inextricably tied to unsustainable aspects of our society, and suggests ways to prepare for and contribute to its replacement. <br /> *U.S. Debt Clock. "History of Money and Banking." [http://www.usdebtclock.org/money-history/money-timeline1100-1791.html Link] skim - 10 min.<br /> Quotations from well- and lesser-known political and banking figures revealing the power of, and opposition to our current monetary system. <br /> *Penguin Prose Media. (2011). "Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nNpZ4Sx1g0 Link] (video) 15 min.<br /> William Greider describes Fed power and criticizes the Fed governors for favoring the affluent and concealing their motives. <br /> *Reuters, Thomas. (2015). "Zimbabwe Offers New Exchange Rate: 1 for 35,000,000,000,000,000." ''The Guardian.'' [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/12/zimbabwe-offers-new-exchange-rate-1-for-35000000000000000-old-dollars Link] 3pp. 3 min.<br /> *Friedman, Morgan. "Inflation Calculator." [http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ Link] 2 min.<br /> *Magic. (2016). "Note on 'The System.'" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R4kC7jXe0_7d-T4gqb6tknVmhgYcQLNo/view?usp=sharing Link] 1p., 2 min.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Peak Prosperity. (2012). ''The Fed: Money Creation''. [https://peakprosperity.com/?s=money+creation Link] 7.5 min.<br /> Video on money creation.<br /> *"When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money." -- Cree Prophecy<br /> *Perkins, John. (2004). ''Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.'' [http://library.uniteddiversity.coop/Money_and_Economics/confessions_of_an_economic_hitman.pdf Link]<br /> *Cassidy, John. (2010). "What Good is Wall Street?" ''New Yorker''. [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/29/what-good-is-wall-street Link] 10 pp, 20 min.<br /> In "What Good is Wall Street?" John Cassidy explains why most of what investment bankers do is socially worthless.<br /> *Greider, William. (2010). "Exposing the Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Makes Money Out of Thin Air." ''Alternet''. [https://www.alternet.org/2010/05/exposing_the_secrets_of_the_temple_how_the_federal_reserve_makes_money_out_of_thin_air Link] 15pp., 15 min.<br /> *Rebel Mystic, Niall Ferguson. (2013). "The Ascent of Money." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIEiSa0Tcbc Link] 4 hours.<br /> BBC documentary tracing the history of money.<br /> *Davidson, Adam. (2015). "You're Not Supposed to Understand the Federal Reserve." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/magazine/youre-not-supposed-to-understand-the-federal-reserve.html Link] 4pp., 4 min.<br /> Davidson gives a brief history and description of operation of the Federal Reserve, explaining how its power is distributed through a number of regional banking institutions and affects every aspect of the economy.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mind_Other_Resources&diff=2499 Mind Other Resources 2023-11-30T19:53:03Z

<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> * [[Mind: A Brief Introduction]] 1p. 2 min.<br /> *Magic. "On Wanting to Die." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYMlJxVmR2RF9kOWc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-c9--VpIMeBeu3YUPuah_fQ Link] 1p. 2 min.<br /> *Magic. "Balancing Manipulation and Accommodation." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYb3duczVOQnhYczQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-U1MsZrEXy2hLUUy9bLAWnA Link] 1p. 5 min.<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-aGyV3h5UpuUSTRujsuxDdQ Link] 3pp. 5 min.<br /> Gilbert explains in evolutionary terms why our attempts to anticipate how we will feel in specified future circumstances is generally inferior to expecting to feel as others similar to us have felt in these circumstances. <br /> *Gilbert, Daniel. (2006). "If Only Gay Sex Caused Global Warming." ''Los Angeles Times.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV2VGVXNkZHQ1emc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-YqjBqJynnsw-XsEGSTPPQQ Link]. 3pp. 5 min.<br /> Gilbert explains in evolutionary terms our thus far ineffectual response to global climate change. <br /> *Keltner, Dacher. (2010). "The Science of Touch." ''Greater Good.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZ0dyZnR0c1Ixd2c/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Qg2E_8aQnL7vgaMLpvB0Iw Link] 5pp. 5 min.<br /> Authors confirm importance of touch for human well-being and provide evolutionary arguments to explain their findings. <br /> *Fisher, Helen. (1994). "Courting." ''Anatomy of Love.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV0lWREJXUmgwSnc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-u7lamh2bfybWUxFHGbFiOA Link] pp. 19-36. 20 min.<br /> Fisher uses evolutionary biology to shed light on universal human courting behaviors. <br /> *Swedell, Larissa. (2012). "Primate Sociality and Social Systems." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTDdjU094ZHhJbmc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-9eyaNeU-VlWQLDOQf-z59A Link] 5pp. 5 min.<br /> *Widrich, Leo. (2013). "The Secrets of Body Language: Why You Should Never Cross Your Arms Again." ''Buffer.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZ1VQaHpxS2t3ZUE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-3opVYUAPTS2blicW690Vsw Link] 10pp. 5 min.<br /> Widrich explains evolutionary roots of various postures and offers advice for using body position to enhance well-being. <br /> *Ekman, Paul and Keltner, Dacher. (2014). "Are Facial Expressions Universal?" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYbkNaV2w2MGdZS1U/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-F0RQeSsmm25EDnIJDE2hiA Link] 2pp. 5 min<br /> *Magic. (1983). "Thoughts on Addiction." [https://ecomagic.org/addiction/ Link] 5pp. 10 min.<br /> *Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." (Chapter 4). ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-1vXAlFULNcuW7flM1GFWCQ Link] 4pp. 10 min.<br /> Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central that by altering them we can make other change much more readily. Read this if you've yet to do so.<br /> *Totman, Richard. (1985). "Notes." "Translation." "Distillation." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrODBFc0otSnE5LTQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-p7tWY51Tb0EeG08xckWJrw Link]<br /> David's notes on the book, ''Social and Biological Roles of Language: The Psychology of Justification.'' Each is more condensed than prior. "Distillation" is on p. 8. 1p. 5 min. "Translation" is on pages 6-7. 2pp. 5 min. If you want to explore further, read "Notes," a page-by-page summary of the book, on pages 1-5. 5pp. 10 min.<br /> Totman claims that we derive meaning by acting and justifying action. He describes how we evolve narrative and world-view by standing and explaining stands. In dismissing as pathological "non-negotiable" views, he implicitly endorses science in a broad sense that we use the term in class. In addition he argues that behavior necessary to further a valuescience paradigm shift is at once meaningful and healthful. His writing is dense, which is why we've processed it for you. We find it illuminating of our inner world, persuasive, affirming of our venture. <br /> *Hagen, Steve. (1999). "Introduction," "Journey Into Now," ''Buddhism: Plain and Simple.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrYXJLa1Exd2JHSk0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-5vemXqWyK8dEZ9WvjJ7SBw Link] pp. 1-11, 10 min.<br /> Hagan writes simply and lucidly about the essence of Buddhism. Please read these pages with an eye to asking how we might claim that Buddhism can be viewed as science.<br /> *Gilsinan, Kathy. (2015). "The Buddhist and the Neuroscientist." ''The Atlantic.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrUEV3dFhlSkFKYk0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-pQUYrzb9tDlyPXuxGFU8pw Link] 2pp. 2 min.<br /> Gilsinan reports on Richard Davidson's studies of monks, less experienced meditators, and people trained to be grateful, all of which confirm that well-being is highly correlated with generosity and gratitude.<br /> *Manoogian, John. (2016) "Cognitive Bias Codex." Better Humans. [http://ritholtz.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1-71TzKnr7bzXU_l_pU6DCNA.jpeg Link] 1p. 5 min.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Hagen, Steve. (1999). "Wisdom." ''Buddhism: Plain and Simple.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrYXJLa1Exd2JHSk0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-5vemXqWyK8dEZ9WvjJ7SBw Link] pp. 63-76. 20 min.<br /> Read this if you want more about Buddhist practice. <br /> *Killingsworth, Matthew; Gilbert, Daniel. (2010)."A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSEljblZDN05aM3c/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-j_zJM8-W6EhtmAdvK6toPQ Link] 1p. 5 min.<br /> The authors provide evidence that we benefit by cultivating awareness and presence.<br /> *Emmons, Robert; McCullough, Michael. (2003). “Counting Blessings Versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life.” ''Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR3FrUGt1RDJMMnM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-P_Zby71eJu8lhhkNrdWPVA Link]. 1p. 5 min.<br /> Evidence that gratitude is highly correlated with general well-being.<br /> *Dunn, Elizabeth, et. al. (2008). "Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZU02am9Hell2cE0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-kC4FoiA4oN221E3H2-H0HQ Link]. 2pp. 5 min.<br /> Evidence that generosity is correlated with well-being. <br /> *"The Roseto Effect." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSWRHNWxjVFVHRlU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-BrDGi8DuZldVcs56UlfLCw Link] 6pp. 10 min.<br /> Remarkable longitudinal study that showed living in loving community to be more important in lowering morbidity and mortality than many now commonly cited risk factors.<br /> *Fowler, James; Christakis, Nicholas (2008). “Dynamic Spread of Happiness in a Large Social Network: Longitudinal Analysis over 20 Years in the Framingham Heart Study.” ''BMJ.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrWkdFb0hzbjNkX0E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-DqojtblXfTquGSdPhr3IXQ Link]. 20pp. 5 min.<br /> Read the abstract and conclusion. Look at the figures if you want. Authors provide evidence that well-being is contagious.<br /> *Vaillant, George. (2013). "What Are the Secrets to a Happy Life?" [http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_are_secrets_to_happy_life Link] 5pp., 5min.<br /> Psychiatrist who for 30+ years oversaw the Grant Study, a longitudinal research into the lives of more than three hundred people, describes findings.<br /> *Gertner, Jon. (2009). "Why Isn't the Brain Green." ''New York Times.'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/magazine/19Science-t.html Link]<br /> *Axelbank, Rachel. (2009). "Professor Happiness." ''Princeton Alumni Weekly.'' [https://paw.princeton.edu/issues/2009/11/04/pages/6649/index.xml Link]<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel. (2004). "Why Are We Happy?" TED. [http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy?language=en Link]<br /> *Krakovsky, Marina. (2007). "The Science of Lasting Happiness." ''Scientific American.''(signup required, e.g. through gmail) [https://www.academia.edu/72972708/The_science_of_lasting_happiness Link]<br /> *Begley, Susan. (2007). "How Thinking Can Change the Brain." ''Dalai Lama.'' [https://www.dalailama.com/news/2007/how-thinking-can-change-the-brain Link]<br /> *Lowenstein, George. (2002). "Behavioral Economics: Past, Present, Future." [https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/gl20/GeorgeLoewenstein/Papers_files/pdf/BehEconPastPresentFuture.pdf Link]<br /> *Campbell, Sherrie. (2015). ''Entrepreneur.'' "15 Traits of Emotionally Intelligent People." [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/246911 Link] 4 pp., 5 min.<br /> *Patel, Sujan. (2015) ''Entrepreneur.'' "10 Behaviors of Unstoppable Entrepreneurs." [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/246246 Link] 3pp., 3 min.<br /> *Levitt, Steven. (2015) "To Quit, Force a Moment of Truth." University of Chicago. (Listen, 32 min.) [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/failure-is-your-friend-2/ Link] 3pp. 3 min.<br /> Levitt argues that a coin flip is better than waffling on big decisions. Based on data from tens of thousands of people he argues that we are biased against personal change and will more often than not benefit from it when feeling indecisive about it.<br /> *Pinker, Steven. (2002) end of "Silly Putty," "Last Wall to Fall." ''The Blank Slate''. pp. 28-58. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSjFXNVo0NGFqSTQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-kszP6VMYByEF6sH2xE3vXQ Link]<br /> *Wikipedia. (2009). "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs Link] 8 pp.<br /> Maslow proposes a schema, widely referenced for more than half a century, characterizing what he discovered to be universal human wants. <br /> *Wikipedia. "Illusion of Control." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYNTI1R3Juem4xcVE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Hb-By0NrZ4_6ltqCva6zzg Link] 2 min.<br /> *Wikipedia. "Preconscious." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYdG53QkJ5Uy1sd00/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0--VhGePHwaNa_pjuLpybZjQ Link] 1 min.<br /> *Smith, Kerri. (2008). "Brain makes decisions before you even know it." ''Nature''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYbXNWOVh6ZWEzX0U/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-gLO7LueeJFbGQJJuo2G_Vw Link] 3 min.<br /> *Wikipedia. "Priming." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYSlI0Rm15S1VSSmc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-eIVzVntBj2qQuQwFkKiSbg Link] 3 min.<br /> *Wikipedia. "Mortality Salience." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYNzRNb2R5anJsU1k/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-6eFu0hh0N7rIWzCL0ICfDw Link] 2 min.<br /> *Wikipedia. "Monogamy." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYeHpyZldzc1FSQ1E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-X2Itv9GVbZRkINNjlw_0pQ Link] 8pp. 10 min.<br /> Data and analysis about human mating strategies. There's a lot of info here. Read enough to gain perspective on your own vision and on the behaviors of those you've known.<br /> *Wordnik. "Addiction." [https://www.wordnik.com/words/addiction Link]<br /> *Wikipedia. "Serenity Prayer." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYN1pxTzd0RmdVTEk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-t60-ruMEH_u9uVQ92hbBRw Link] 2 min.<br /> *Wikipedia. “Classical Conditioning.” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning Link] 2 min.<br /> *Wikipedia. “Operant Conditioning.” [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYSjg2NFdxdUt1NVk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-4R1fKYgscR8Nk_OwwDwdKQ Link]<br /> *Wikipedia. "Defence Mechanisms." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTUJGQVRiZUtURm8/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-z3LrwomD4AcH4vkffm-WKg Link]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

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<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> <br /> *Huang Twins. (2012). "The Scale of the Universe." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGEjrADGPA Link] 5 mins<br /> *AAAS. (1990). "Chapter 4. The Physical Setting." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTEhYSzRiR29lOVk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-nKh6giCDypGw-eiyMNaS5w Link] 30 mins<br /> *AAAS. (1990). "Chapter 5. The Living Environment." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrYVAzak5JTkF3UG8/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-ctes0gjLtaJAjfDq4E9dvQ Link] 15 mins<br /> *Curtis, Helena. (1983). "The Flow of Energy." ''Biology.'' pp. 157-164. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrLTZtS1JiNlRwdUU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-3seVtxSg40JmyybaK7WakA Link] 10 mins<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Energy Flow Diagram [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV3Z5T1E3UE9GaGM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-mncrh3qfoOt98BFqUv7JQQ Link] 5 mins<br /> *USGS. (2014). "The Water Cycle." (review diagram). [http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html Link] 5 mins<br /> *Windows to the Universe. (2010). "Carbon Cycle." (review diagram). [http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/co2_cycle.html Link] 5 mins<br /> *"A Timeline of Life's Evolution." ''Exploring Life's Origins.'' [http://exploringorigins.org/timeline.html Link] <5 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Periodic Table." Read introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table Link] 2 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Geological History of Earth." Read Introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_history_of_Earth Link]<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Timeline of the Evolutionary History of Life." Read introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_evolutionary_history_of_life Link]<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Evolution." Read introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution Link] 5 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Second Law of Thermodynamics." Read introduction. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYbFJXMkswc1NWN2M/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-fl31B-6iYl0Be0iTogTsGg Link] 1 min<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "The Selfish Gene." (Read the highlights only, if you like). [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrWnNQb2t2ZnBuQTQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-8QJ7GWDK_hPaHut8zrWVzA Link] <5 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia.'' "Carrying Capacity." (Read the highlighted text and whatever else you find of interest.) [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbWk4NVo4NkFtelU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-x_Cu1dRm_hBwMCCGJFef4Q Link] 5 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Outline of Knowledge." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Contents/Outline_of_knowledge Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Universe." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Laws of Science." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laws_in_science Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Earth." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Ecology." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Human." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Link] <br /> *Powers of Ten Video [http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ Link]<br /> *AAAS. (1990). "Chapter 6. The Human Organism." [http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap6.htm Link]<br /> *Wolchover, Natalie. (2014). "A New Physics Theory of Life." ''Quanta Magazine.'' [https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-thermodynamics-theory-of-the-origin-of-life-20140122/ Link] 10pp., 15 mins<br /> Wolchover presents MIT researcher Jeremy England's ideas about how matter-energy spontaneously generates complexity in certain circumstances, and how this proclivity can be used to shed light on life's origins, and upon aspects of biological evolution less than fully explained by Darwinian natural selection. Links in this article to related research.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

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<p>Robin: fix links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> <br /> *Huang Twins. (2012). "The Scale of the Universe." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGEjrADGPA Link] 5 mins<br /> *AAAS. (1990). "Chapter 4. The Physical Setting." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTEhYSzRiR29lOVk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-nKh6giCDypGw-eiyMNaS5w Link] 30 mins<br /> *AAAS. (1990). "Chapter 5. The Living Environment." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrYVAzak5JTkF3UG8/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-ctes0gjLtaJAjfDq4E9dvQ Link] 15 mins<br /> *Curtis, Helena. (1983). "The Flow of Energy." ''Biology.'' pp. 157-164. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrLTZtS1JiNlRwdUU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-3seVtxSg40JmyybaK7WakA Link] 10 mins<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Energy Flow Diagram [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV3Z5T1E3UE9GaGM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-mncrh3qfoOt98BFqUv7JQQ Link] 5 mins<br /> *USGS. (2014). "The Water Cycle." (review diagram). [http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html Link] 5 mins<br /> *Windows to the Universe. (2010). "Carbon Cycle." (review diagram). [http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/co2_cycle.html Link] 5 mins<br /> *"A Timeline of Life's Evolution." ''Exploring Life's Origins.'' [http://exploringorigins.org/timeline.html Link] <5 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Periodic Table." Read introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table Link] 2 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Geological History of Earth." Read Introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_history_of_Earth Link]<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Timeline of the Evolutionary History of Life." Read introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_evolutionary_history_of_life Link]<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Evolution." Read introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution Link] 5 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Second Law of Thermodynamics." Read introduction. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYbFJXMkswc1NWN2M/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-fl31B-6iYl0Be0iTogTsGg Link] 1 min<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "The Selfish Gene." (Read the highlights only, if you like). https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrWnNQb2t2ZnBuQTQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-8QJ7GWDK_hPaHut8zrWVzA Link] <5 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia.'' "Carrying Capacity." (Read the highlighted text and whatever else you find of interest.) [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbWk4NVo4NkFtelU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-x_Cu1dRm_hBwMCCGJFef4Q Link] 5 mins<br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Outline of Knowledge." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Contents/Outline_of_knowledge Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Universe." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Laws of Science." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laws_in_science Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Earth." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Ecology." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology Link] <br /> *''Wikipedia''. "Human." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Link] <br /> *Powers of Ten Video [http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ Link]<br /> *AAAS. (1990). "Chapter 6. The Human Organism." [http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap6.htm Link]<br /> *Wolchover, Natalie. (2014). "A New Physics Theory of Life." ''Quanta Magazine.'' [https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-thermodynamics-theory-of-the-origin-of-life-20140122/ Link] 10pp., 15 mins<br /> Wolchover presents MIT researcher Jeremy England's ideas about how matter-energy spontaneously generates complexity in certain circumstances, and how this proclivity can be used to shed light on life's origins, and upon aspects of biological evolution less than fully explained by Darwinian natural selection. Links in this article to related research.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

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<p>Robin: fix links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *Schrom, David. "Evolving Science, Evolving Value." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmraWZrREpiaU4wSnM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-OkbWmOBQVZcE-D0iITa1DA Link] 1 page. <br /> Schrom makes a succinct argument for valuescience. Please read to become able to recreate this argument.<br /> *Schrom, David. (2008). ''Valuescience'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYcXFiVVFFdFdpLVE Link] 24 pp.<br /> Schrom outlines a basic valuescience argument and briefly touches upon applications to selected fields. <br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Walker, Marshall. (1963). "A Survival Technique." ''Nature of Scientific Thought.'' pp.14-20. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbGR1TkxiRVhSQTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-GsQJm0socKIlulqkZuZCLA Link]<br /> Walker demystifies science and shows both its ubiquity and its import. <br /> *Graham, Paul. (2007). "How to Do Philosophy." [http://www.paulgraham.com/philosophy.html Link]<br /> Y-combinator technology venture incubator founder Graham offers advice and encouragement to budding valuescientists and roots it in his own experience majoring in philosophy for most of his college career.<br /> *Harris, Sam. (2007). "We Are Making Moral Progress." [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10416 Link]<br /> Harris, a vehement advocate for a scientific approach to morality, makes his case that others are adopting valuescience to good effect. <br /> *Wikipedia. "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs Link]<br /> Abraham Maslow, a valuescientist who went to his grave before wearing that label, describes six universal human needs.<br /> *Wikipedia. "Fundamental Human Needs." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_human_needs Link]<br /> Max Neff built on Maslow's work to create a more detailed list of universal human needs. In contrast to conventional economists who view human needs as infinite, Max Neff emphasized that they were few and finite.<br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

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<p>Robin: fix broken links</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *Enge, Nick. (2011). "How Do We Know?" ''A Scientist's Bible.'' pp. 82-91. 10pp. '''10 min.''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrNUVPbVhrd2ZYZHM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-JrlQk_Jd8FPqYwh_3kOEWA Link]<br /> Enge gives a readily understandable, lucid, and succinct description of scientific practice, distinguishing it from other ways of knowing.<br /> *Wilson, Edward O. (1998). "The Great Branches of Learning," "To What End?" ''Consilience.'' pp. 8-14, 291-305, 325-326. 24pp. Read only highlighted text. '''30 min.''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrOW9Gdmd6X09TcU0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-XKxBy6JQH6oPc89LS-6QIQ Link]<br /> Wilson issues a call to unify knowledge into a single internally consistent and inclusive world-view. He also explores questions of meaning and purpose, and of ends in general—questions of value—from the perspective of a biologist.<br /> *AAAS. (1990). "Chapter 1: The Nature of Science." Read the sections entitled: "The Scientific World View" and "Scientific Inquiry." 5pp. '''5 min.''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR0lTSUhseE5yOG8/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-uOKx1kM9aEdMw02pIQ2bnw Link] <br /> Authors writing under the mantle of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science draw attention to key elements of a foundation for a modern scientific world-view, illustrating in the process how many take such basic ideas for granted, and describe the process of scientific inquiry.<br /> *Schrom, David. (2014). ''Paradigm Shifts.'' 15pp. '''20 min.''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmremtHX0RMb0I5S3M/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-DfBmCo6spXcxMZDOrA91cg Link]<br /> Schrom offers observations about past paradigm shifts and those who led them as guidance to any who contemplate or lead a paradigm shift to science-based consilience by practicing and advocating valuescience.<br /> *Enge, Nick. (2011). "Why A Modern Scientific Worldview?" ''A Scientist's Bible.'' 4pp. '''5 min.''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrNm5VOUlTMjktQjQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-wKP5YBYfKoQ0oqL6_5PrhQ Link]<br /> Enge contrasts the immense scope and predictive power of a modern scientific world-view with other world-views and celebrates the gains we realize by embracing the former.<br /> *Wikipedia. (2009). "Propaedia." 3pp. '''15 min.''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prop%C3%A6dia Link]<br /> The authors of ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' organize what they recognize as the accumulated knowledge of the human species, providing us opportunity to reflect upon their rationale for this organization, upon those parts of their scheme we know best and least, upon which are more or less consilient with each other, and upon other possible ways of organizing knowledge. Please think on these things.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> * Veritasium. (2016) "Is Most Published Research Wrong?" '''12 min.''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42QuXLucH3Q Link]<br /> *PBS. (2016) "Spacetime." '''14 min.''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj6Kc1mvsdo Link] <br /> PBS producer calls for using science to address questions of value.<br /> *Google. "Paradigm Shift." [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYWUVZMXJrVGk4NUU Link] '''10 seconds.'''<br /> Definition of paradigm shift according to google dictionary.<br /> *Willis, Paul. "The Importance of Consilience in Science." 4pp. '''5 min.''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrVDdEV3IwZlltVXM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Bk1eQPumb_H6QVACH1L9MA Link]<br /> Willis traces consilience from its 19th century roots and briefly reviews the life of William Whewell, a polymath who coined the term and several others now common and key in science. <br /> *Christian, David. (2015). "We Need a Modern Origin Story, A Big History." ''Edge.'' 12pp. '''15 min.''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrdHEzenhLSk1zaGM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-VejHW8ITEtjE50evV5Yctw Link] <br /> Christian argues for a consilient science-based world-view encompassing history from origin of universe to present.<br /> *Kirk, Tom. (2015). "Not Just Another Commodity: Leading Economist Backs Pope's Stance on Poverty and Environment." University of Cambridge. [http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/not-just-another-commodity-leading-economist-backs-popes-stance-on-poverty-and-environment Link] '''(4pp., 4 min.)'''<br /> Partha Dasgupta, lauded for showing flaws in GDP as measure of wealth, and for his work in intergenerational equity, sustainable development, and natural capital accounting, affirms Pope Francis for his encyclical on poverty and the environment. Dasgupta and and another economist had appealed to the pope and other religious leaders for assistance in mobilizing people on a global scale. I view the outcome a step towards consilience.<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel. (2006). "Journey to Elsewhen." ''Stumbling on Happiness.'' pp. 3-29. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrYVR1WmdjZXpsbGs/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-O3J0cBI5C-JHDGbE6UPw_g Link]<br /> *Magic. (2011) "Reflections on Science, Value, and Loving." [http://ecomagic.org/reflections-on-science Link]<br /> *Wikipedia. (2009). "Science." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science Link] <br /> *Wikipedia. (2009). "Scientific Method." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method Link] <br /> *Shermer, Michael. (2006). "Wronger Than Wrong: Not All Wrong Theories are Equal." [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=wronger-than-wrong Link] <br /> *Wilson, E.O. (1998). "Scientists, Scholars, Knaves, and Fools." [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYcUxablNTNGlqZmc Link] <br /> Argument for Valuescience.<br /> *Glantz, Kalman & John K. Pearce. (1989). "Overview." ''Exiles from Eden''. pp. 3-11 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSDVZdjEyd3ZyVmM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-1BqovpuEv7eVWFGzrHi7Qw Link]<br /> *Wikipedia. (2009). "Consilience." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consilience Link]<br /> *Wikipedia. (2009). "Consilience (book)." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consilience_(book) Link]<br /> *2Think. "Reconstruction in Philosophy by John Dewey." [http://www.2think.org/dewey.shtml Link]<br /> *2Think. "Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge." [http://www.2think.org/hii/wilson.shtml Link]<br /> *Dawkins, Richard. (1996). "Science, Delusion, and the Appetite for Wonder." ''The Edge''. [http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/dawkins/lecture_p1.html Link]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Worldview_Other_Resources&diff=2494 Worldview Other Resources 2023-11-29T20:34:07Z

<p>Robin: fixed links on google drive to allow access to outsiders</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *Rifkin, Jeremy (1980) "World Views" and "The Architects of the Mechanical World View" pp. 5-9, 19-29 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbW5MdThmeFl1cWc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rxrs44yDp5gldcLLVp6OTA Link] 15pp. '''25 min'''<br /> Rifkin is a social and economic theorist and activist, and a prolific author of two dozen books, some of which have been award-winning best-sellers. He defines world-view as a universal characteristic of human societies, discusses what he deems important elements of a current globally hegemonic world-view, traces their roots to writings of a handful of Western European thinkers, and asserts that an emergent world-view is in the process of upending the old.<br /> *Tart, Charles. (2001). "Consensus Trance." ''Waking Up.'' pp. 85–106. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrQnRMdnAxQnJJYk0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-EvBSKEq1rX-Tba6dhSKaZg Link] 22pp. '''35 min'''<br /> Tart, a psychologist, describes the process of enculturation and cultural maintenance as analogous to that of hypnotic induction, and encourages readers to escape bounds on thought and action imposed by accident of birth to become more consciously constructed selves. <br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). "The Limits of the Possible." ''Burning All Illusions.'' pp. 1-3. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR2tsTS1WMkJzbk9DQlJLdWJsYTRwOGw3OVJB/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-EL0ZQvDYWaoL4AP5L82wRQ Link] 3pp. '''5 min'''<br /> Edwards, a journalist, asserts that the illusion of freedom is an impediment to freedom. He warns us that chains of our era, more subtle than of those prior, are of equal or greater strength, and urges us to question within and without so that we may loosen or break them.<br /> *Questions of Worldview Summary [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-EmdroKkQcjt7RdMg0PY03GY3el5-b8qaMNuuiqNQc0/edit?usp=sharing Link] <100 words '''5 min''' (Think about these questions. Maybe learn a bit of vocabulary.)<br /> I've digested and summarized a few central ideas of Belgian philosopher Leo Apostel to provide a starting point for examining and for reconstructing world-view.<br /> *Edwards, David. (2006). "Dangerous Minds." ''Atlantic Free Press.'' [http://www.medialens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:dangerous-minds&catid=4:cogitations&Itemid=36 Link] 7 pp. '''15 min'''<br /> Edwards argues that we shape society with pursuit of profit and power. He asserts that we structure education to strip away freedom and make us willing slaves. He encourages us to see this and break free.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Gardner, Howard. (2006). "The Power of Early Theories." ''Changing Minds.'' 49-69. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR0ZOOTNoUzJlamM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-d86R_SIjLrD1UlDupS2DAA Link] 21pp. '''35 min'''<br /> Gardner describes how we use genetic and experiential information to shape a world-view early in life, and how this becomes an enduring basis for thought and action. He also describes levels of attachment, degrees of dispersal or sharing, sources, and techniques for altering ideas. <br /> *Riversong, Robert. "Propaganda, the Collective Unconscious, and Mass Movements."[https://riversong.wordpress.com/propaganda-the-collective-unconscious-and-mass-movements/ Link]<br /> Reversong writes of Edward Bernays, quoting extensively from his thoughts about manipulating the masses. He ties Bernays' ideas to Jung's notions of collective unconscious, to Eric Hoffer's philosophical musings, to Ronald Reagan's presidency, and to contemporary "astro-turf" escapades funded by right-wing corporate owners.<br /> *Parry, Robert. (2014, March 14). "The Danger of False Narrative." ''Consortium News.'' [http://consortiumnews.com/2014/03/27/the-danger-of-false-narrative/ Link] 9pp. '''15 min'''<br /> Parry discusses how media personnel have slanted information about Ukrainian-Russian relations, with reference to prior slanting of information about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. <br /> *Levitt, Steven D. (2005). "The Hidden Side of Everything," ''Freakonomics.'' 2-19. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxga4s6EabfMVlFZS1pYQnFFdDQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-5d1avAD6J-60rF0rlK5UFQ Link] 13pp. '''20 min'''<br /> Levitt affords us insight to common misperceptions about human behavior by using valuescience to investigate them.<br /> *Rheingold, Howard. "Charley Tart on Consensus Trance." [http://www.cantrip.org/charles_tart.html Link] 5 pp '''10 min'''<br /> Last three paragraphs are Tart's ideas about religion, values, altered states, and cultivated awareness/compassion.<br /> *Project Worldview. (2013). [http://www.projectworldview.org/welcome.htm Link].<br /> Exercise to characterize one's own or others' worldviews by selecting applicable descriptors from a menu.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Worldview_Other_Resources&diff=2493 Worldview Other Resources 2023-11-29T20:30:51Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *Rifkin, Jeremy (1980) "World Views" and "The Architects of the Mechanical World View" pp. 5-9, 19-29 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbW5MdThmeFl1cWc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rxrs44yDp5gldcLLVp6OTA Link] 15pp. '''25 min'''<br /> Rifkin is a social and economic theorist and activist, and a prolific author of two dozen books, some of which have been award-winning best-sellers. He defines world-view as a universal characteristic of human societies, discusses what he deems important elements of a current globally hegemonic world-view, traces their roots to writings of a handful of Western European thinkers, and asserts that an emergent world-view is in the process of upending the old.<br /> *Tart, Charles. (2001). "Consensus Trance." ''Waking Up.'' pp. 85–106. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrQnRMdnAxQnJJYk0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-EvBSKEq1rX-Tba6dhSKaZgM Link] 22pp. '''35 min'''<br /> Tart, a psychologist, describes the process of enculturation and cultural maintenance as analogous to that of hypnotic induction, and encourages readers to escape bounds on thought and action imposed by accident of birth to become more consciously constructed selves. <br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). "The Limits of the Possible." ''Burning All Illusions.'' pp. 1-3. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR2tsTS1WMkJzbk9DQlJLdWJsYTRwOGw3OVJB/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-EL0ZQvDYWaoL4AP5L82wRQ Link] 3pp. '''5 min'''<br /> Edwards, a journalist, asserts that the illusion of freedom is an impediment to freedom. He warns us that chains of our era, more subtle than of those prior, are of equal or greater strength, and urges us to question within and without so that we may loosen or break them.<br /> *Questions of Worldview Summary [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-EmdroKkQcjt7RdMg0PY03GY3el5-b8qaMNuuiqNQc0/edit?usp=sharing Link] <100 words '''5 min''' (Think about these questions. Maybe learn a bit of vocabulary.)<br /> I've digested and summarized a few central ideas of Belgian philosopher Leo Apostel to provide a starting point for examining and for reconstructing world-view.<br /> *Edwards, David. (2006). "Dangerous Minds." ''Atlantic Free Press.'' [http://www.medialens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:dangerous-minds&catid=4:cogitations&Itemid=36 Link] 7 pp. '''15 min'''<br /> Edwards argues that we shape society with pursuit of profit and power. He asserts that we structure education to strip away freedom and make us willing slaves. He encourages us to see this and break free.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Gardner, Howard. (2006). "The Power of Early Theories." ''Changing Minds.'' 49-69. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR0ZOOTNoUzJlamM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-d86R_SIjLrD1UlDupS2DAA Link] 21pp. '''35 min'''<br /> Gardner describes how we use genetic and experiential information to shape a world-view early in life, and how this becomes an enduring basis for thought and action. He also describes levels of attachment, degrees of dispersal or sharing, sources, and techniques for altering ideas. <br /> *Riversong, Robert. "Propaganda, the Collective Unconscious, and Mass Movements."[https://riversong.wordpress.com/propaganda-the-collective-unconscious-and-mass-movements/ Link]<br /> Reversong writes of Edward Bernays, quoting extensively from his thoughts about manipulating the masses. He ties Bernays' ideas to Jung's notions of collective unconscious, to Eric Hoffer's philosophical musings, to Ronald Reagan's presidency, and to contemporary "astro-turf" escapades funded by right-wing corporate owners.<br /> *Parry, Robert. (2014, March 14). "The Danger of False Narrative." ''Consortium News.'' [http://consortiumnews.com/2014/03/27/the-danger-of-false-narrative/ Link] 9pp. '''15 min'''<br /> Parry discusses how media personnel have slanted information about Ukrainian-Russian relations, with reference to prior slanting of information about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. <br /> *Levitt, Steven D. (2005). "The Hidden Side of Everything," ''Freakonomics.'' 2-19. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxga4s6EabfMVlFZS1pYQnFFdDQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-5d1avAD6J-60rF0rlK5UFQ Link] 13pp. '''20 min'''<br /> Levitt affords us insight to common misperceptions about human behavior by using valuescience to investigate them.<br /> *Rheingold, Howard. "Charley Tart on Consensus Trance." [http://www.cantrip.org/charles_tart.html Link] 5 pp '''10 min'''<br /> Last three paragraphs are Tart's ideas about religion, values, altered states, and cultivated awareness/compassion.<br /> *Project Worldview. (2013). [http://www.projectworldview.org/welcome.htm Link].<br /> Exercise to characterize one's own or others' worldviews by selecting applicable descriptors from a menu.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Worldview_Other_Resources&diff=2492 Worldview Other Resources 2023-11-29T20:30:04Z

<p>Robin: fixed links on google drive to allow access to outsiders</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *Rifkin, Jeremy (1980) "World Views" and "The Architects of the Mechanical World View" pp. 5-9, 19-29 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrbW5MdThmeFl1cWc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rxrs44yDp5gldcLLVp6OTA Link] 15pp. '''25 min'''<br /> Rifkin is a social and economic theorist and activist, and a prolific author of two dozen books, some of which have been award-winning best-sellers. He defines world-view as a universal characteristic of human societies, discusses what he deems important elements of a current globally hegemonic world-view, traces their roots to writings of a handful of Western European thinkers, and asserts that an emergent world-view is in the process of upending the old.<br /> *Tart, Charles. (2001). "Consensus Trance." ''Waking Up.'' pp. 85–106. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrQnRMdnAxQnJJYk0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-EvBSKEq1rX-Tba6dhSKaZgM Link] 22pp. '''35 min'''<br /> Tart, a psychologist, describes the process of enculturation and cultural maintenance as analogous to that of hypnotic induction, and encourages readers to escape bounds on thought and action imposed by accident of birth to become more consciously constructed selves. <br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). "The Limits of the Possible." ''Burning All Illusions.'' pp. 1-3. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR2tsTS1WMkJzbk9DQlJLdWJsYTRwOGw3OVJB/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-EL0ZQvDYWaoL4AP5L82wRQ Link] 3pp. '''5 min'''<br /> Edwards, a journalist, asserts that the illusion of freedom is an impediment to freedom. He warns us that chains of our era, more subtle than of those prior, are of equal or greater strength, and urges us to question within and without so that we may loosen or break them.<br /> *Questions of Worldview Summary [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-EmdroKkQcjt7RdMg0PY03GY3el5-b8qaMNuuiqNQc0/edit?usp=sharing Link] <100 words '''5 min''' (Think about these questions. Maybe learn a bit of vocabulary.)<br /> I've digested and summarized a few central ideas of Belgian philosopher Leo Apostel to provide a starting point for examining and for reconstructing world-view.<br /> *Edwards, David. (2006). "Dangerous Minds." ''Atlantic Free Press.'' [http://www.medialens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:dangerous-minds&catid=4:cogitations&Itemid=36 Link] 7 pp. '''15 min'''<br /> Edwards argues that we shape society with pursuit of profit and power. He asserts that we structure education to strip away freedom and make us willing slaves. He encourages us to see this and break free.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> *Gardner, Howard. (2006). "The Power of Early Theories." ''Changing Minds.'' 49-69. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrR0ZOOTNoUzJlamM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-d86R_SIjLrD1UlDupS2DAA Link] 21pp. '''35 min'''<br /> Gardner describes how we use genetic and experiential information to shape a world-view early in life, and how this becomes an enduring basis for thought and action. He also describes levels of attachment, degrees of dispersal or sharing, sources, and techniques for altering ideas. <br /> *Riversong, Robert. "Propaganda, the Collective Unconscious, and Mass Movements."[https://riversong.wordpress.com/propaganda-the-collective-unconscious-and-mass-movements/ Link]<br /> Reversong writes of Edward Bernays, quoting extensively from his thoughts about manipulating the masses. He ties Bernays' ideas to Jung's notions of collective unconscious, to Eric Hoffer's philosophical musings, to Ronald Reagan's presidency, and to contemporary "astro-turf" escapades funded by right-wing corporate owners.<br /> *Parry, Robert. (2014, March 14). "The Danger of False Narrative." ''Consortium News.'' [http://consortiumnews.com/2014/03/27/the-danger-of-false-narrative/ Link] 9pp. '''15 min'''<br /> Parry discusses how media personnel have slanted information about Ukrainian-Russian relations, with reference to prior slanting of information about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. <br /> *Levitt, Steven D. (2005). "The Hidden Side of Everything," ''Freakonomics.'' 2-19. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxga4s6EabfMVlFZS1pYQnFFdDQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-5d1avAD6J-60rF0rlK5UFQ Link] 13pp. '''20 min'''<br /> Levitt affords us insight to common misperceptions about human behavior by using valuescience to investigate them.<br /> *Rheingold, Howard. "Charley Tart on Consensus Trance." [http://www.cantrip.org/charles_tart.html Link] 5 pp '''10 min'''<br /> Last three paragraphs are Tart's ideas about religion, values, altered states, and cultivated awareness/compassion.<br /> *Project Worldview. (2013). [http://www.projectworldview.org/welcome.htm Link].<br /> Exercise to characterize one's own or others' worldviews by selecting applicable descriptors from a menu.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Culture_Other_Resources&diff=2491 Culture Other Resources 2023-11-28T23:45:33Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *"Linguistic Relativity." Read highlighted parts of first and second intro paragraphs. Read teaching team note. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYZmNCRC1QdWUxazQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-HnMAsJD19rZsZ_FyH3TxoA Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). "The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language." ''Language, Thought and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf.'' pp. 134-137. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSVA1aU1YVnNjVTg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-VwfGjRLb7svC8fWOy-7cPA Link]<br /> Key paper by a seminal thinker. Beyond page 137 Whorf requires careful reading. If you're interested in linguistic relativity, you may find this extra effort worthwhile. <br /> *Magic. (1999). ''Language We Live.'' [https://ecomagic.org/language-we-live/ Link] '''15 min'''<br /> People living at Magic, a valuescience-based community, and aiming to cultivate health, cooperation, and environmental stewardship describe deliberate changes to idiolect they're making and advocate, and explain their rationales for doing so. <br /> *"Narrative Paradigm." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph and section titled "Overview." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYMTdybWlfMDBMdm8/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-okBB1HY0UA_MUAhfeUrIqA Link] '''3 min'''<br /> *"List of Cognitive Biases" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYY0p3d2FzVmpsX1E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-k4n1hvATFMjowHGz8PsX6g Link]. '''3 min'''<br /> Here more for you to see the immense range of pitfalls than for you to learn every single one.<br /> *Janus, Irving L. (1971) "Groupthink." ''Psychology Today.'' '''6pp 10min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYZko0QnJPUmFUUnM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-npkSK-fnm-VO0Z-9vjpxnQ Link] <br /> Janus discusses factors in poor decisions by groups and how to improve group decision-making.<br /> <br /> '''Quotations'''<br /> *"We do not realize what tremendous power the structure of an habitual language has. It is not an exaggeration to say that it enslaves us through the mechanism of s[emantic] r[eactions] and that the structure which a language exhibits, and impresses upon us unconsciously, is automatically projected upon the world around us." - Korzybski, Alfred. (1930). Science & Sanity. 90<br /> *"We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language. The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscope flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds—and this means largely by the linguistic systems of our minds. We cut nature up, organize it into concepts, and ascribe significances as we do largely because we are parties to an agreement to organize it in this way—an agreement that holds throughout our speech community and is codified in the patterns of our language. The agreement is, of course, an implicit and unstated one, but its terms are absolutely obligatory; we cannot talk at all except by subscribing to the organization and classification of data which the agreement decrees. . . . We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar, or can in some way be calibrated." - From Whorf, Benjamin; Carroll, John B. (ed.). (1956). Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 213- 214.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> Note: We highly recommend interest readings by Cialdini, Brafman, Kahneman, and Thaler, which we’ve highlighted for your convenience.<br /> *Cialdini, Robert B. (1998). "Scarcity." ''Influence: Science and Practice.'' '''pp. 213-221 10 min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYNFF5WjVva00zc1E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-ylWORHDiYXeDUO6qar3GMQ Link] <br /> Cialdini shows how people panic in face of perceived scarcity.<br /> *Brafman, Ori and Rom. (2008). "The Anatomy of an Accident." ''Sway: The Irrestible Pull of Irrational Behavior.'' '''pp. 10-24 15min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrOFUxbnkyN2M1ekU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-6VHgxnUGOipbbn-FHuLFCA Link] -<br /> Authors describe cascade of factors to which seasoned commercial pilot responded irrationally, causing worst aviation accident in history.<br /> *Kahneman, Daniel. (2011). "Don't Blink! The Hazards of Confidence." ''New York Times.'' '''10pp 10 min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrY3IxQzU0bVVzdzA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-c7BN01RLclhD3JAUKoPU_Q Link] -<br /> Kahneman cites numerous examples of cognitive bias.<br /> *Thaler, Richard H. and Sunstein, Cass R. (2008). "Biases and Blunders." ''Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness.'' '''pp. 17-37. 20min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7Jmrd0tBQ0Nuc1dpWUU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-nu-1eSo8Fe351bpOjAVXhg Link] <br /> Thaler and Sunstein discuss how predilection for certain ways of thinking compromises human performance and describe how to take advantage of these to shape behavior towards more positive ends.<br /> *"Semiotics." Wikipedia. Read highlights in first three paragraphs, and teaching team note. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYLVJaOHpVQVplZjA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-F1rY4WKQVGzISfW5suF_qw Link] '''2 min'''<br /> *"Deconstruction." Wikipedia. Read the intro paragraph and the two paragraphs under "According to Derrida." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYd0NtREJpYUNWQTQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-GDXP2lY4Mxh3849Epv3uWg Link] '''3 min'''<br /> *"Cognitive Activism." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_activism Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Cognitive Bias" Wikipedia. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYaHhPR21tUWUwMk0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-FfZbUbpVrqh6J8OWFwjlsQ Link]. <br /> Note how recently humans have formally developed this field of study.<br /> *"Illusion" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYNTI1R3Juem4xcVE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Hb-By0NrZ4_6ltqCva6zzg Link]. <br /> Yet another hurdle in successfully practicing science.<br /> *"Metanarrative." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYckFkY0ZKR3pzNEU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-pUJoZWbRwh8CEj3rRFOcwg Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Edward Bernays." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph and two highlighted quotes. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYOF94TmFxNzJINTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Bb-s9168uTkVREtwm1gE_w Link] '''2 min'''<br /> *Wordnik. "Ideology." [https://www.wordnik.com/words/ideology Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Propaganda." Wikipedia. Read Introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *Wordnik. "Propaganda." [https://www.wordnik.com/words/propaganda Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Propaganda Techniques." Wikipedia. Skim for examples. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques Link] '''5 min'''<br /> *Thich Nhat Hanh. (1999). "Stopping, Calming, Resting, Healing." The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrRWN1YzVqaVZaQ00/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0--PUYQ4nzK1LYqiISFofDJw Link] pp. 24-27. '''4pp., 8min.'''<br /> *Cooper, Belle Beth. (2013). "8 Subconscious Mistakes our Brain Makes Every Day—And How to Avoid Them." ''Fast Company''. '''10 pp 15 min''' [http://www.fastcompany.com/3019903/work-smart/8-subconscious-mistakes-our-brains-make-every-day-and-how-to-avoid-them? Link] <br /> *Boroditsky, Lera. "How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?" (2009). ''The Edge.'' [https://www.edge.org/conversation/lera_boroditsky-how-does-our-language-shape-the-way-we-think Link] <br /> Boroditsky provides examples of linguistic relativity from around the world. For core ideas read highlighted sections. Read the whole article if you like.<br /> *Boroditsky, Lera. "How Language Shapes Thought." (2011) ''Edge.'' [https://www.edge.org/conversation/lera_boroditsky-how-does-our-language-shape-the-way-we-think Link] <br /> More examples of linguistic relativity from around the world. (Read highlighted portions only.)<br /> *Lakoff, George. (2003). “Metaphor and War, Again.” Alternet. [https://escholarship.org/content/qt9sm131vj/qt9sm131vj_noSplash_7678d20b5fa7438bf8b93dd020c89e1b.pdf Link] <br /> Lakoff discusses how people in positions of power in U.S. government used particular words to frame war in Iraq to elicit popular support.<br /> *Donges, Jan. (2009). "What Your Choice of Words Says about Your Personality." ''Scientific American Mind.'' [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/you-are-what-you-say/ Link] <br /> Donges describes how word choice and syntax can be used to ascertain a speaker's/writer's mental state.<br /> *Google N-gram Viewer [https://books.google.com/ngrams Link] <br /> Here we can search a large library for given words and obtain a graphic display of changing frequency of use and more broadly evolution of language, and by dint of linguistic relativity, trends in thought. Search for example: "free market," "externalities," "browser," and "mouse." Search at least three other words of your choosing.<br /> *"It's No Accident: Advocates Want to Speak of Car 'Crashes' Instead." NYTimes. (22 May 2016). [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/science/its-no-accident-advocates-want-to-speak-of-car-crashes-instead.html?_r=0 Link]<br /> Here's linguistic evolution underway, with those pressing for change clearly stating interests they're aiming to further. I find interesting historical pressures out of which current usage arose. Please reflect upon import of this change, and think about other ways you might evolve language to reshape your and others' thought and perception. 5pp., 5 min.<br /> *Boroditsky, Lera, "Language and Perception." (2006) ''Edge.'' [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10138 Link]<br /> Boroditsky writes of how she set out to disprove linguistic relativity and instead confirmed it.<br /> *Wikipedia. “Propaganda Model” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model Link]<br /> Discussion of Herman’s and Chomsky’s model of media as instruments to perpetuate an ideology favorable to a power elite, including supporting examples of media in this role. 10pp., 10min.<br /> *"Frank Luntz." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luntz Link]<br /> Article about right-wing cognitive activist.<br /> *"George Lakoff." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lakoff Link]<br /> Article about left-wing cognitive activist.<br /> *Leanse, Ellen P.. (25 June 2015.) "Google and Apple Alum Says Using This One Word Can Damage Your Credibility." Business Insider [http://www.businessinsider.com/former-google-exec-says-this-word-can-damage-your-credibility-2015-6 Link] '''(2pp., 2 min.)'''<br /> I find this an interesting example of how people are becoming more aware of the potential benefits of conscious evolution of idiolect.<br /> *Robb, Alice. (April 23, 2014.) "Multilinguals Have Multiple Personalities." [http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117485/multi-linguals-have-multiple-personalities Link]<br /> Multilinguals evidence different personality traits when tested in different languages.<br /> *Orwell, George. (1946). "Politics and the English Language." 1st two paragraphs. [https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/politics-and-the-english-language/ Link]<br /> Orwell writes of evolution of language, its causes and consequences.<br /> *Slashdot. (2009). "Babies Begin Learning Language in the Womb. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/07/1727256/Babies-Begin-Learning-Language-In-the-Womb Link]<br /> Brief article with links to research reports that babies emerge with vocalizations tuned to mother's tongue.<br /> *Pennebaker, James. (2007). "Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Program." [https://www.liwc.app/ Link] <br /> Pennebaker has created a tool for analysis of writers' predilection for particular vocabulary.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Culture_Other_Resources&diff=2490 Culture Other Resources 2023-11-28T23:40:46Z

<p>Robin: changed nonshared links on google drive to links with full access</p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *"Linguistic Relativity." Read highlighted parts of first and second intro paragraphs. Read teaching team note. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYZmNCRC1QdWUxazQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-HnMAsJD19rZsZ_FyH3TxoA Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). "The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language." ''Language, Thought and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf.'' pp. 134-137. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSVA1aU1YVnNjVTg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-VwfGjRLb7svC8fWOy-7cPA Link]<br /> Key paper by a seminal thinker. Beyond page 137 Whorf requires careful reading. If you're interested in linguistic relativity, you may find this extra effort worthwhile. <br /> *Magic. (1999). ''Language We Live.'' [https://ecomagic.org/language-we-live/ Link] '''15 min'''<br /> People living at Magic, a valuescience-based community, and aiming to cultivate health, cooperation, and environmental stewardship describe deliberate changes to idiolect they're making and advocate, and explain their rationales for doing so. <br /> *"Narrative Paradigm." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph and section titled "Overview." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYMTdybWlfMDBMdm8/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-okBB1HY0UA_MUAhfeUrIqA Link] '''3 min'''<br /> *"List of Cognitive Biases" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYY0p3d2FzVmpsX1E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-k4n1hvATFMjowHGz8PsX6g Link]. '''3 min'''<br /> Here more for you to see the immense range of pitfalls than for you to learn every single one.<br /> *Janus, Irving L. (1971) "Groupthink." ''Psychology Today.'' '''6pp 10min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYZko0QnJPUmFUUnM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-npkSK-fnm-VO0Z-9vjpxnQ Link] <br /> Janus discusses factors in poor decisions by groups and how to improve group decision-making.<br /> <br /> '''Quotations'''<br /> *"We do not realize what tremendous power the structure of an habitual language has. It is not an exaggeration to say that it enslaves us through the mechanism of s[emantic] r[eactions] and that the structure which a language exhibits, and impresses upon us unconsciously, is automatically projected upon the world around us." - Korzybski, Alfred. (1930). Science & Sanity. 90<br /> *"We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language. The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscope flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds—and this means largely by the linguistic systems of our minds. We cut nature up, organize it into concepts, and ascribe significances as we do largely because we are parties to an agreement to organize it in this way—an agreement that holds throughout our speech community and is codified in the patterns of our language. The agreement is, of course, an implicit and unstated one, but its terms are absolutely obligatory; we cannot talk at all except by subscribing to the organization and classification of data which the agreement decrees. . . . We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar, or can in some way be calibrated." - From Whorf, Benjamin; Carroll, John B. (ed.). (1956). Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 213- 214.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> Note: We highly recommend interest readings by Cialdini, Brafman, Kahneman, and Thaler, which we’ve highlighted for your convenience.<br /> *Cialdini, Robert B. (1998). "Scarcity." ''Influence: Science and Practice.'' '''pp. 213-221 10 min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYNFF5WjVva00zc1E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-ylWORHDiYXeDUO6qar3GMQ Link] <br /> Cialdini shows how people panic in face of perceived scarcity.<br /> *Brafman, Ori and Rom. (2008). "The Anatomy of an Accident." ''Sway: The Irrestible Pull of Irrational Behavior.'' '''pp. 10-24 15min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrOFUxbnkyN2M1ekU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-6VHgxnUGOipbbn-FHuLFCA Link] -<br /> Authors describe cascade of factors to which seasoned commercial pilot responded irrationally, causing worst aviation accident in history.<br /> *Kahneman, Daniel. (2011). "Don't Blink! The Hazards of Confidence." ''New York Times.'' '''10pp 10 min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrY3IxQzU0bVVzdzA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-c7BN01RLclhD3JAUKoPU_Q Link] -<br /> Kahneman cites numerous examples of cognitive bias.<br /> *Thaler, Richard H. and Sunstein, Cass R. (2008). "Biases and Blunders." ''Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness.'' '''pp. 17-37. 20min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7Jmrd0tBQ0Nuc1dpWUU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-nu-1eSo8Fe351bpOjAVXhg Link] <br /> Thaler and Sunstein discuss how predilection for certain ways of thinking compromises human performance and describe how to take advantage of these to shape behavior towards more positive ends.<br /> *"Semiotics." Wikipedia. Read highlights in first three paragraphs, and teaching team note. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYLVJaOHpVQVplZjA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-F1rY4WKQVGzISfW5suF_qw Link] '''2 min'''<br /> *"Deconstruction." Wikipedia. Read the intro paragraph and the two paragraphs under "According to Derrida." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYd0NtREJpYUNWQTQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-GDXP2lY4Mxh3849Epv3uWg Link] '''3 min'''<br /> *"Cognitive Activism." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_activism Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Cognitive Bias" Wikipedia. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYaHhPR21tUWUwMk0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-FfZbUbpVrqh6J8OWFwjlsQ Link]. <br /> Note how recently humans have formally developed this field of study.<br /> *"Illusion" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYNTI1R3Juem4xcVE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Hb-By0NrZ4_6ltqCva6zzg Link]. <br /> Yet another hurdle in successfully practicing science.<br /> *"Metanarrative." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYckFkY0ZKR3pzNEU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-pUJoZWbRwh8CEj3rRFOcwg Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Edward Bernays." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph and two highlighted quotes. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYOF94TmFxNzJINTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-Bb-s9168uTkVREtwm1gE_w Link] '''2 min'''<br /> *Wordnik. "Ideology." [https://www.wordnik.com/words/ideology LInk] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Propaganda." Wikipedia. Read Introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *Wordnik. "Propaganda." [https://www.wordnik.com/words/propaganda Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Propaganda Techniques." Wikipedia. Skim for examples. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques Link] '''5 min'''<br /> *Thich Nhat Hanh. (1999). "Stopping, Calming, Resting, Healing." The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrRWN1YzVqaVZaQ00/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0--PUYQ4nzK1LYqiISFofDJw Link] pp. 24-27. '''4pp., 8min.'''<br /> *Cooper, Belle Beth. (2013). "8 Subconscious Mistakes our Brain Makes Every Day—And How to Avoid Them." ''Fast Company''. '''10 pp 15 min''' [http://www.fastcompany.com/3019903/work-smart/8-subconscious-mistakes-our-brains-make-every-day-and-how-to-avoid-them? Link] <br /> *Boroditsky, Lera. "How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?" (2009). ''The Edge.'' [https://www.edge.org/conversation/lera_boroditsky-how-does-our-language-shape-the-way-we-think Link] <br /> Boroditsky provides examples of linguistic relativity from around the world. For core ideas read highlighted sections. Read the whole article if you like.<br /> *Boroditsky, Lera. "How Language Shapes Thought." (2011) ''Edge.'' [https://www.edge.org/conversation/lera_boroditsky-how-does-our-language-shape-the-way-we-think Link] <br /> More examples of linguistic relativity from around the world. (Read highlighted portions only.)<br /> *Lakoff, George. (2003). “Metaphor and War, Again.” Alternet. [https://escholarship.org/content/qt9sm131vj/qt9sm131vj_noSplash_7678d20b5fa7438bf8b93dd020c89e1b.pdf Link] <br /> Lakoff discusses how people in positions of power in U.S. government used particular words to frame war in Iraq to elicit popular support.<br /> *Donges, Jan. (2009). "What Your Choice of Words Says about Your Personality." ''Scientific American Mind.'' [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/you-are-what-you-say/ Link] <br /> Donges describes how word choice and syntax can be used to ascertain a speaker's/writer's mental state.<br /> *Google N-gram Viewer [https://books.google.com/ngrams Link] <br /> Here we can search a large library for given words and obtain a graphic display of changing frequency of use and more broadly evolution of language, and by dint of linguistic relativity, trends in thought. Search for example: "free market," "externalities," "browser," and "mouse." Search at least three other words of your choosing.<br /> *"It's No Accident: Advocates Want to Speak of Car 'Crashes' Instead." NYTimes. (22 May 2016). [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/science/its-no-accident-advocates-want-to-speak-of-car-crashes-instead.html?_r=0 Link]<br /> Here's linguistic evolution underway, with those pressing for change clearly stating interests they're aiming to further. I find interesting historical pressures out of which current usage arose. Please reflect upon import of this change, and think about other ways you might evolve language to reshape your and others' thought and perception. 5pp., 5 min.<br /> *Boroditsky, Lera, "Language and Perception." (2006) ''Edge.'' [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10138 Link]<br /> Boroditsky writes of how she set out to disprove linguistic relativity and instead confirmed it.<br /> *Wikipedia. “Propaganda Model” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model Link]<br /> Discussion of Herman’s and Chomsky’s model of media as instruments to perpetuate an ideology favorable to a power elite, including supporting examples of media in this role. 10pp., 10min.<br /> *"Frank Luntz." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luntz Link]<br /> Article about right-wing cognitive activist.<br /> *"George Lakoff." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lakoff Link]<br /> Article about left-wing cognitive activist.<br /> *Leanse, Ellen P.. (25 June 2015.) "Google and Apple Alum Says Using This One Word Can Damage Your Credibility." Business Insider [http://www.businessinsider.com/former-google-exec-says-this-word-can-damage-your-credibility-2015-6 Link] '''(2pp., 2 min.)'''<br /> I find this an interesting example of how people are becoming more aware of the potential benefits of conscious evolution of idiolect.<br /> *Robb, Alice. (April 23, 2014.) "Multilinguals Have Multiple Personalities." [http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117485/multi-linguals-have-multiple-personalities Link]<br /> Multilinguals evidence different personality traits when tested in different languages.<br /> *Orwell, George. (1946). "Politics and the English Language." 1st two paragraphs. [https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/politics-and-the-english-language/ Link]<br /> Orwell writes of evolution of language, its causes and consequences.<br /> *Slashdot. (2009). "Babies Begin Learning Language in the Womb. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/07/1727256/Babies-Begin-Learning-Language-In-the-Womb Link]<br /> Brief article with links to research reports that babies emerge with vocalizations tuned to mother's tongue.<br /> *Pennebaker, James. (2007). "Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Program." [https://www.liwc.app/ Link 1] <br /> Pennebaker has created a tool for analysis of writers' predilection for particular vocabulary.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Culture_Other_Resources&diff=2489 Culture Other Resources 2023-11-28T19:04:04Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *"Linguistic Relativity." Read highlighted parts of first and second intro paragraphs. Read teaching team note. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYZmNCRC1QdWUxazQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-HnMAsJD19rZsZ_FyH3TxoA Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). "The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language." ''Language, Thought and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf.'' pp. 134-137. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSVA1aU1YVnNjVTg/view?usp=sharing Link] '''10 min'''; optional pp. 137-159. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYUDdZSXp1ZWc3VG8 Link]<br /> Key paper by a seminal thinker. Beyond page 137 Whorf requires careful reading. If you're interested in linguistic relativity, you may find this extra effort worthwhile. <br /> *Magic. (1999). ''Language We Live.'' [http://www.ecomagic.org/language.shtml Link] '''15 min'''<br /> People living at Magic, a valuescience-based community, and aiming to cultivate health, cooperation, and environmental stewardship describe deliberate changes to idiolect they're making and advocate, and explain their rationales for doing so. <br /> *"Narrative Paradigm." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph and section titled "Overview." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYMTdybWlfMDBMdm8/view?usp=sharing Link] '''3 min'''<br /> *"List of Cognitive Biases" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYaHhPR21tUWUwMk0/view?usp=sharing Link]. '''3 min'''<br /> Here more for you to see the immense range of pitfalls than for you to learn every single one.<br /> *Janus, Irving L. (1971) "Groupthink." ''Psychology Today.'' '''6pp 10min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYZko0QnJPUmFUUnM/view?usp=sharing Link] <br /> Janus discusses factors in poor decisions by groups and how to improve group decision-making.<br /> <br /> '''Quotations'''<br /> *"We do not realize what tremendous power the structure of an habitual language has. It is not an exaggeration to say that it enslaves us through the mechanism of s[emantic] r[eactions] and that the structure which a language exhibits, and impresses upon us unconsciously, is automatically projected upon the world around us." - Korzybski, Alfred. (1930). Science & Sanity. 90<br /> *"We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language. The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscope flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds—and this means largely by the linguistic systems of our minds. We cut nature up, organize it into concepts, and ascribe significances as we do largely because we are parties to an agreement to organize it in this way—an agreement that holds throughout our speech community and is codified in the patterns of our language. The agreement is, of course, an implicit and unstated one, but its terms are absolutely obligatory; we cannot talk at all except by subscribing to the organization and classification of data which the agreement decrees. . . . We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar, or can in some way be calibrated." - From Whorf, Benjamin; Carroll, John B. (ed.). (1956). Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 213- 214.<br /> <br /> '''Interest Readings'''<br /> Note: We highly recommend interest readings by Cialdini, Brafman, Kahneman, and Thaler, which we’ve highlighted for your convenience.<br /> *Cialdini, Robert B. (1998). "Scarcity." ''Influence: Science and Practice.'' '''pp. 213-221 10 min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYNFF5WjVva00zc1E/view?usp=sharing Link] <br /> Cialdini shows how people panic in face of perceived scarcity.<br /> *Brafman, Ori and Rom. (2008). "The Anatomy of an Accident." ''Sway: The Irrestible Pull of Irrational Behavior.'' '''pp. 10-24 15min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrOFUxbnkyN2M1ekU/view?usp=sharing Link] -<br /> Authors describe cascade of factors to which seasoned commercial pilot responded irrationally, causing worst aviation accident in history.<br /> *Kahneman, Daniel. (2011). "Don't Blink! The Hazards of Confidence." ''New York Times.'' '''10pp 10 min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrY3IxQzU0bVVzdzA/view?usp=sharing Link] -<br /> Kahneman cites numerous examples of cognitive bias.<br /> *Thaler, Richard H. and Sunstein, Cass R. (2008). "Biases and Blunders." ''Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness.'' '''pp. 17-37. 20min''' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7Jmrd0tBQ0Nuc1dpWUU/view?usp=sharing Link] <br /> Thaler and Sunstein discuss how predilection for certain ways of thinking compromises human performance and describe how to take advantage of these to shape behavior towards more positive ends.<br /> *"Semiotics." Wikipedia. Read highlights in first three paragraphs, and teaching team note. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYLVJaOHpVQVplZjA/view?usp=sharing Link] '''2 min'''<br /> *"Deconstruction." Wikipedia. Read the intro paragraph and the two paragraphs under "According to Derrida." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYd0NtREJpYUNWQTQ/view?usp=sharing Link] '''3 min'''<br /> *"Cognitive Activism." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYdDRXR2l4REJBbTg/view?usp=sharing Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Cognitive Bias" Wikipedia. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYY0p3d2FzVmpsX1E/view?usp=sharing Link]. <br /> Note how recently humans have formally developed this field of study.<br /> *"Illusion" [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYWkxodWNEMnQ4Nk0/view?usp=sharing Link]. <br /> Yet another hurdle in successfully practicing science.<br /> *"Metanarrative." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYckFkY0ZKR3pzNEU/view?usp=sharing Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Edward Bernays." Wikipedia. Read intro paragraph and two highlighted quotes. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYOF94TmFxNzJINTA/view?usp=sharing Link] '''2 min'''<br /> *Wordnik. "Ideology." [https://www.wordnik.com/words/ideology LInk] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Propaganda." Wikipedia. Read Introduction. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *Wordnik. "Propaganda." [https://www.wordnik.com/words/propaganda Link] '''1 min'''<br /> *"Propaganda Techniques." Wikipedia. Skim for examples. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques Link] '''5 min'''<br /> *Thich Nhat Hanh. (1999). "Stopping, Calming, Resting, Healing." The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrRWN1YzVqaVZaQ00/view?usp=sharing Link] pp. 24-27. '''4pp., 8min.'''<br /> *Cooper, Belle Beth. (2013). "8 Subconscious Mistakes our Brain Makes Every Day—And How to Avoid Them." ''Fast Company''. '''10 pp 15 min''' [http://www.fastcompany.com/3019903/work-smart/8-subconscious-mistakes-our-brains-make-every-day-and-how-to-avoid-them? Link] <br /> *Boroditsky, Lera. "How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?" (2009). ''The Edge.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrSm1aOW1vS2tFSjg/view?usp=sharing Link] <br /> Boroditsky provides examples of linguistic relativity from around the world. For core ideas read highlighted sections. Read the whole article if you like.<br /> *Boroditsky, Lera. "How Language Shapes Thought." (2011) ''Scientific American.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrTk45SlBTa2g4RGs/view?usp=sharing Link] <br /> More examples of linguistic relativity from around the world. (Read highlighted portions only.)<br /> *Lakoff, George. (2003). “Metaphor and War, Again.” Alternet. [http://www.alternet.org/story/15414/metaphor_and_war,_again Link] <br /> Lakoff discusses how people in positions of power in U.S. government used particular words to frame war in Iraq to elicit popular support.<br /> *Donges, Jan. (2009). "What Your Choice of Words Says about Your Personality." ''Scientific American Mind.'' [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/you-are-what-you-say/ Link] <br /> Donges describes how word choice and syntax can be used to ascertain a speaker's/writer's mental state.<br /> *Google N-gram Viewer [https://books.google.com/ngrams Link] <br /> Here we can search a large library for given words and obtain a graphic display of changing frequency of use and more broadly evolution of language, and by dint of linguistic relativity, trends in thought. Search for example: "free market," "externalities," "browser," and "mouse." Search at least three other words of your choosing.<br /> *"It's No Accident: Advocates Want to Speak of Car 'Crashes' Instead." NYTimes. (22 May 2016). [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/science/its-no-accident-advocates-want-to-speak-of-car-crashes-instead.html?_r=0 Link]<br /> Here's linguistic evolution underway, with those pressing for change clearly stating interests they're aiming to further. I find interesting historical pressures out of which current usage arose. Please reflect upon import of this change, and think about other ways you might evolve language to reshape your and others' thought and perception. 5pp., 5 min.<br /> *Boroditsky, Lera, "Language and Perception." (2006) ''World Question Center.'' [http://edge.org/q2008/q08_16.html#boroditsky Link]<br /> Boroditsky writes of how she set out to disprove linguistic relativity and instead confirmed it.<br /> *Wikipedia. “Propaganda Model” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model Link]<br /> Discussion of Herman’s and Chomsky’s model of media as instruments to perpetuate an ideology favorable to a power elite, including supporting examples of media in this role. 10pp., 10min.<br /> *"Frank Luntz." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luntz Link]<br /> Article about right-wing cognitive activist.<br /> *"George Lakoff." ''Wikipedia.'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lakoff Link]<br /> Article about left-wing cognitive activist.<br /> *Leanse, Ellen P.. (25 June 2015.) "Google and Apple Alum Says Using This One Word Can Damage Your Credibility." Business Insider [http://www.businessinsider.com/former-google-exec-says-this-word-can-damage-your-credibility-2015-6 Link] '''(2pp., 2 min.)'''<br /> I find this an interesting example of how people are becoming more aware of the potential benefits of conscious evolution of idiolect.<br /> *Robb, Alice. (April 23, 2014.) "Multilinguals Have Multiple Personalities." [http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117485/multi-linguals-have-multiple-personalities Link]<br /> Multilinguals evidence different personality traits when tested in different languages.<br /> *Orwell, George. (1946). "Politics and the English Language." 1st two paragraphs. [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm Link]<br /> Orwell writes of evolution of language, its causes and consequences.<br /> *Slashdot. (2009). "Babies Begin Learning Language in the Womb. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/07/1727256/Babies-Begin-Learning-Language-In-the-Womb Link]<br /> Brief article with links to research reports that babies emerge with vocalizations tuned to mother's tongue.<br /> *Pennebaker, James. (2007). "Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Program." [http://www.liwc.net/liwcdescription.php Link 1] [http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/faculty/pennebaker/Home2000/Words.html Link 2]<br /> Pennebaker has created a tool for analysis of writers' predilection for particular vocabulary.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Human_Ecology_Other_Resources&diff=2488 Human Ecology Other Resources 2023-10-26T19:00:18Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Core Readings'''<br /> *Schrom, David. (1981). "Human Ecology Framework." [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iPCdQ_h2v_lzmhwtcFPdh6NT0iq9NS7X/view?usp=sharing Link] 2 pp.<br /> Schrom suggests a simple framework for ecological analysis of individual lives and human condition so that we may more accurately foresee consequences of behavior.<br /> *Bonner, John Tyler. (1980). ''Evolution of Culture in Animals.'' excerpt. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxga4s6EabfMT3JMSjNfLUxOakE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-9XvhWWQOBMZ5NDg-X4_rxQ Link] for more: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrUXdUOTVZZnZUb0E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-82sCaYhW5EME9AaVl4o4gw Link] 5 pp.<br /> Bonner, a Princeton biologist more than 30 years into his research and teaching career, steps back from narrow specialized inquiry and describes in sweeping terms and with many examples how animals evolved capacity for teaching and learning, and critical roles of these behaviors in adaptation and evolution.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Syllabus&diff=2487 Syllabus 2023-10-26T18:56:32Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Course Description ==<br /> We apply scientific methods and principles to questions of value. By questions of value we mean: What do I want? How can I get it? How do I know? Here we inclusively define "want" to encompass material and ethical considerations, narrow individual and broader humanitarian, biophilic, and environmental interests, near and distant ends and means.<br /> <br /> Many of us want to live well and die at peace. To do these things we accurately discern and effectively realize value. We figure out what we want, get it, and feel satisfaction when we do. Each of us sometimes falls short at one or another point in this process. With valuescience practice we can reduce frequency and severity of such failures. To that end course participants examine methods by which we've responded to questions of value, and learn to practice valuescience with growing consciousness and consistency to evolve our responses to be better bases for living well and dying at peace.<br /> <br /> The valuescience thesis is:<br /> (1) Ideas about what we want and how to get it rest on predictions that when we get what we want we'll feel as we anticipate, and that we will be effective when we act to satisfy want;<br /> (2) Science is sole demonstrated means for predicting with success greater than we can achieve by chance; therefore,<br /> (3) Science is how we better know and get what we want; it is how we more accurately discern and more fully realize value.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Course Description]].<br /> <br /> == Course Objectives == <br /> <br /> * Construct an ecological framework for understanding self and surrounds, and use this framework to explain the evolutionary import of human culture, and to describe how culture is embodied and communicated, and how we can evolve individual and collective cultural information to be more adaptive. For more, please see: [[Framework]].<br /> <br /> * Evolve a more inclusive, consilient, science-based worldview which includes a method for discerning and realizing value—for living and dying well—and a set of ideas about value generated by this method. For more, please see: [[Worldview]].<br /> <br /> * Practice valuescience to realize value more fully, and communicate to others how they can do this. For more, please see: [[Praxis]].<br /> <br /> == Instructional Team ==<br /> <br /> *Instructor: [[David Schrom]] (david@ {ecomagic.org}) 650 323-7333<br /> *Teaching Team Members: [[Robin Bayer]] (robin@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Hilary Hug]] (hilary@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Andrew Nepomuceno]] (andrewn1@ {stanford.edu})<br /> Teaching team members typically check email once(!) per day M-F and less often on weekends. Please plan accordingly. For urgent matters, call 650 323-7333.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Resources ==<br /> <br /> Valuescience is a synthesis of work in many disciplines, and we tap diverse learning resources. During a typical quarter participants read, listen to, and view excerpts (often brief) from more than one hundred sources. We've listed below a representative selection containing key ideas. <br /> <br /> For more detail on resources and questions we address with them please see: [[Resources]].<br /> <br /> Books<br /> *Andrews, Frank. (1990). ''The Art and Practice of Loving.''<br /> *Bonner, John Tyler. (1980). ''Evolution of Culture in Animals.''<br /> *Brafman, Ori. (2009). ''Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.''<br /> *Catton, William. (1980) ''Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change.''<br /> *Cialdini, Robert. (1984). ''Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.''<br /> *Duhigg, Charles. (2012). ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.''<br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). ''Burning All Illusions.''<br /> *Frankl, Viktor. (1959). ''Man’s Search for Meaning.''<br /> *Graeber, David. (2012). ''Debt: The First 5,000 Years.''<br /> *Hagen, Steve. (1998). ''Buddhism Plain and Simple.''<br /> *Heilbroner, Robert. (1999). ''The Worldly Philosophers.''<br /> *Kelly, Marjorie. (2003). ''The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy.''<br /> *Meadows, Donella H., et al (1972). ''The Limits to Growth.''<br /> *Ponting, Clive. (1991). ''A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations.''<br /> *Schrom, David. (2008). ''Valuescience.''<br /> *Seavoy, Ronald. (1986). ''Famine in Peasant Societies.''<br /> *Shepard, Paul. (1996). ''The Only World We’ve Got.''<br /> *Totman, Richard. (1985). ''Social and Biological Roles of Language.''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). ''Language, Thought and Reality.''<br /> *Wilson, Edward O. (1998). ''Consilience.''<br /> <br /> Online Resources<br /> *AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment [https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Population-Environment-Peter-Raven/dp/0520230817 link]<br /> *AAAS Science for All Americans Online [http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/sfaatoc.htm link]<br /> *US Debt Clock.org History of Money and Banking [http://www.usdebtclock.org/money-history/money-timeline1100-1791.html link]<br /> *Wikipedia [https://www.wikipedia.org/ link]<br /> *Worldometers [http://www.worldometers.info/ link]<br /> <br /> Videos<br /> *Beck, Roy. (2010). ''Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs.'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE link]<br /> *Global Footprint Network. (2015). ''Sustainable Development: 1980-2011.'' [http://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/sustainable-development/ link]<br /> *Martenson, Chris. (2014). ''Exponential Growth.'' Video segment from 8:12 to 10:12. [http://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse/accelerated link]<br /> *Population Connection. (2000). ''A Graphic Simulation of World Population Growth.'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk#t=2m05s link]<br /> *Reilly, John. (2006). ''Bystander''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKzAsVh-Bu9RzhlMKr6SMICwrX8Ff361/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> <br /> Articles<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1993). "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." ''New Literary History''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zm8iiSkFXCB6o6QT3U-YkQ link]<br /> *Emmanuel, Ezekiel. (2014). "Why I Hope to Die at 75." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/ link]<br /> *Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [https://thesolutionsjournal.com/an-end-to-population-growth-why-family-planning-is-key-to-a-sustainable-future/ link]<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-aGyV3h5UpuUSTRujsuxDdQ link]<br /> *Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTHA0WlpkQ2VfSDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-9l4xfOUMhef_6dPwoYZ4rQ link]<br /> *Ioannidis, John P. (2005). "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16060722 link]<br /> *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ link]<br /> *Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract." ''Forbes Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZTlCRkdSaHk3Tlk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-j-S4XloKT6IWq6q2x1mVsA link]<br /> *Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''The Tyee.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-_EtjTDNwh2qRYWSTOw_8dQ link]<br /> *Norton, Michael and Ariely, Dan. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/Norton_Michael_Building%20a%20better%20America%20One%20wealth%20quintile%20at%20a%20time_4c575dff-fe1d-4002-b61a-1227d08b71be.pdf link]<br /> *Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rpxuqWFwqdpNbJAdKSj0xA link]<br /> *Tainter, Joseph. (1996). "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." ''Getting Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics.'' [https://www.combusem.com/TAINTER.HTM link]<br /> <br /> ==Course Policies and Expectations==<br /> <br /> <big>Presentations</big><br /> <br /> View or listen to pre-recorded presentation(s) prior to class meeting for which they are assigned. [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxj-Eb_bSLraMUNZyo7FrUtT_03Ocq5Pg Link]<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Presentations]].<br /> <br /> <big>Class Meetings</big><br /> <br /> We devote class meetings to discussion and other interaction. Please notify a member of the instructional team prior to any class from which you will be absent.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Class Meetings]].<br /> <br /> <big>Quizzes</big><br /> <br /> Students complete weekly or semi-weekly written quizzes. Quiz questions are taken directly from final exam. <br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Quizzes]].<br /> <br /> <big>Project</big><br /> <br /> Students working independently or in teams of 2-4 research and create media to communicate a valuescience argument. <br /> <br /> For project purpose, criteria, and grading please see: [[Project]].<br /> <br /> <big>Final Exam</big><br /> <br /> Each student completes a written, closed-book final exam. For a current list of potential final exam questions please see: [[Media:AllPotentialFinalQuestionsCurrent.pdf|Final Questions]].<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Final Exam]].<br /> <br /> <big>Practicum</big><br /> <br /> Practicum enrollees practice personal behavioral change, record practice, and write reflections.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Practicum]].<br /> <br /> <big>Grading</big><br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 3 Units<br /> <br /> *0-25% Class participation<br /> *0-25% Quizzes<br /> *25% Project<br /> *25-75% Final exam<br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 4 Units (Practicum)<br /> <br /> *0-20% Class participation<br /> *0-20% Quizzes<br /> *20% Project<br /> *20-68% Final exam<br /> *12-20% Practicum<br /> <br /> Grading Alternatives<br /> <br /> With consent of instructor prior to final date for electing letter grade or C/NC, a student may establish grading criteria different from above.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Grading]].<br /> <br /> == Topics ==<br /> * [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]]<br /> * [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]]<br /> * [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]]<br /> * [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]]<br /> * [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]]<br /> * [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]]<br /> * [[Mind]]<br /> * [[Money and Dominance]]<br /> * [[How It Came to Be]]<br /> * [[Scientific World-modeling]]<br /> * [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Society: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]]<br /> * [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]]<br /> * [[Evolving Self]]<br /> * [[Evolving Society]]<br /> <br /> =Schedule= <br /> <br /> Note: Please complete assignment prior to attending class unless instructed otherwise.<br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |-<br /> ! Week !! Class Date !! Assignment<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 1 || 1. Read the syllabus.<br /> <br /> 2. Read Graham, Paul. (2009). "Keep Your Identity Small." ("The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you." - Paul Graham) (2pp, 2 min) [http://paulgraham.com/identity.html Link] <br /> <br /> 3. View this two-minute video and attend class prepared to summarize its content. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxngE8UAOIeBcU5DUFBTalg5dnc/edit Link]<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 2 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Read Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' - Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central to our lives that by altering them we can make much other change more readily. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view Link]<br /> <br /> 4. Submit practicum proposal.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 3 || 1. For the topic [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Human Ecology" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 4|| 1. For the topic [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 2 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 5 ||1. For the topic [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Worldview" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit Valuescience: What, Why, How video.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 6 || 1. For the topic [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 3 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Paradigm Shifts" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 7 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already done this work. We suggest that you review it. <br /> <br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz. Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already completed this quiz. You may repeat this quiz. We will use your higher grade.<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 8 || 1. For the topic [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 4 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "What is?" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 9 || 1. For the topic [[Mind]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Mind" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 10 || 1. For the topic [[Money and Dominance]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 5 practicum report. <br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Money and Dominance" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 11 || 1. For the topic [[How It Came to Be]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "How Did It Come To Be?" quiz. <br /> <br /> 3. Submit project proposal. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 12 || 1. For the topic [[Scientific World-modeling]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 6 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Scientific World Modeling" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 13 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Biosphere" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 14 || 1. For the topic [[Society: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Society" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit week 7 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 15 || 1. For the topic [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics" quiz.<br><br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 16 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 8 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Biosphere and Society: Vision" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project draft.<br><br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 17 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Self]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Evolving Self" quiz. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 18 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Society]], please review the questions, watch the "Evolving Society Part 1" and "Evolving Society Part 2" presentations, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Submit week 9 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Evolving Society" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project.<br /> |-<br /> | 10 || Class 19 || <br /> 1. Present project during class.<br /> <br /> 2. Submit week 10 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 11 || Class 20 || <br /> 1. Final exam.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Syllabus&diff=2486 Syllabus 2023-10-26T18:43:55Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Course Description ==<br /> We apply scientific methods and principles to questions of value. By questions of value we mean: What do I want? How can I get it? How do I know? Here we inclusively define "want" to encompass material and ethical considerations, narrow individual and broader humanitarian, biophilic, and environmental interests, near and distant ends and means.<br /> <br /> Many of us want to live well and die at peace. To do these things we accurately discern and effectively realize value. We figure out what we want, get it, and feel satisfaction when we do. Each of us sometimes falls short at one or another point in this process. With valuescience practice we can reduce frequency and severity of such failures. To that end course participants examine methods by which we've responded to questions of value, and learn to practice valuescience with growing consciousness and consistency to evolve our responses to be better bases for living well and dying at peace.<br /> <br /> The valuescience thesis is:<br /> (1) Ideas about what we want and how to get it rest on predictions that when we get what we want we'll feel as we anticipate, and that we will be effective when we act to satisfy want;<br /> (2) Science is sole demonstrated means for predicting with success greater than we can achieve by chance; therefore,<br /> (3) Science is how we better know and get what we want; it is how we more accurately discern and more fully realize value.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Course Description]].<br /> <br /> == Course Objectives == <br /> <br /> * Construct an ecological framework for understanding self and surrounds, and use this framework to explain the evolutionary import of human culture, and to describe how culture is embodied and communicated, and how we can evolve individual and collective cultural information to be more adaptive. For more, please see: [[Framework]].<br /> <br /> * Evolve a more inclusive, consilient, science-based worldview which includes a method for discerning and realizing value—for living and dying well—and a set of ideas about value generated by this method. For more, please see: [[Worldview]].<br /> <br /> * Practice valuescience to realize value more fully, and communicate to others how they can do this. For more, please see: [[Praxis]].<br /> <br /> == Instructional Team ==<br /> <br /> *Instructor: [[David Schrom]] (david@ {ecomagic.org}) 650 323-7333<br /> *Teaching Team Members: [[Robin Bayer]] (robin@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Hilary Hug]] (hilary@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Andrew Nepomuceno]] (andrewn1@ {stanford.edu})<br /> Teaching team members typically check email once(!) per day M-F and less often on weekends. Please plan accordingly. For urgent matters, call 650 323-7333.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Resources ==<br /> <br /> Valuescience is a synthesis of work in many disciplines, and we tap diverse learning resources. During a typical quarter participants read, listen to, and view excerpts (often brief) from more than one hundred sources. We've listed below a representative selection containing key ideas. <br /> <br /> For more detail on resources and questions we address with them please see: [[Resources]].<br /> <br /> Books<br /> *Andrews, Frank. (1990). ''The Art and Practice of Loving.''<br /> *Bonner, John Tyler. (1980). ''Evolution of Culture in Animals.''<br /> *Brafman, Ori. (2009). ''Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.''<br /> *Catton, William. (1980) ''Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change.''<br /> *Cialdini, Robert. (1984). ''Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.''<br /> *Duhigg, Charles. (2012). ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.''<br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). ''Burning All Illusions.''<br /> *Frankl, Viktor. (1959). ''Man’s Search for Meaning.''<br /> *Graeber, David. (2012). ''Debt: The First 5,000 Years.''<br /> *Hagen, Steve. (1998). ''Buddhism Plain and Simple.''<br /> *Heilbroner, Robert. (1999). ''The Worldly Philosophers.''<br /> *Kelly, Marjorie. (2003). ''The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy.''<br /> *Meadows, Donella H., et al (1972). ''The Limits to Growth.''<br /> *Ponting, Clive. (1991). ''A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations.''<br /> *Schrom, David. (2008). ''Valuescience.''<br /> *Seavoy, Ronald. (1986). ''Famine in Peasant Societies.''<br /> *Shepard, Paul. (1996). ''The Only World We’ve Got.''<br /> *Totman, Richard. (1985). ''Social and Biological Roles of Language.''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). ''Language, Thought and Reality.''<br /> *Wilson, Edward O. (1998). ''Consilience.''<br /> <br /> Online Resources<br /> *AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment [https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Population-Environment-Peter-Raven/dp/0520230817 link]<br /> *AAAS Science for All Americans Online [http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/sfaatoc.htm link]<br /> *US Debt Clock.org History of Money and Banking [http://www.usdebtclock.org/money-history/money-timeline1100-1791.html link]<br /> *Wikipedia [https://www.wikipedia.org/ link]<br /> *Worldometers [http://www.worldometers.info/ link]<br /> <br /> Videos<br /> *Beck, Roy. (2010). ''Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs.'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE link]<br /> *Global Footprint Network. (2015). ''Sustainable Development: 1980-2011.'' [http://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/sustainable-development/ link]<br /> *Martenson, Chris. (2014). ''Exponential Growth.'' Video segment from 8:12 to 10:12. [http://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse/accelerated link]<br /> *Population Connection. (2000). ''A Graphic Simulation of World Population Growth.'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk#t=2m05s link]<br /> *Reilly, John. (2006). ''Bystander''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKzAsVh-Bu9RzhlMKr6SMICwrX8Ff361/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> <br /> Articles<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1993). "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." ''New Literary History''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zm8iiSkFXCB6o6QT3U-YkQ link]<br /> *Emmanuel, Ezekiel. (2014). "Why I Hope to Die at 75." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/ link]<br /> *Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [https://thesolutionsjournal.com/an-end-to-population-growth-why-family-planning-is-key-to-a-sustainable-future/ link]<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-aGyV3h5UpuUSTRujsuxDdQ link]<br /> *Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ob6-RVKvBgBq4rrp2M8csVvNttaMMOV/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Ioannidis, John P. (2005). "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16060722 link]<br /> *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ link]<br /> *Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract." ''Forbes Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYU1BHV1MtZU5MLUU link]<br /> *Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''The Tyee.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Norton, Michael and Ariely, Dan. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton%20ariely%20in%20press.pdf link]<br /> *Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Tainter, Joseph. (1996). "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." ''Getting Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics.'' [http://dieoff.com/page134.htm link]<br /> <br /> ==Course Policies and Expectations==<br /> <br /> <big>Presentations</big><br /> <br /> View or listen to pre-recorded presentation(s) prior to class meeting for which they are assigned. [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxj-Eb_bSLraMUNZyo7FrUtT_03Ocq5Pg Link]<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Presentations]].<br /> <br /> <big>Class Meetings</big><br /> <br /> We devote class meetings to discussion and other interaction. Please notify a member of the instructional team prior to any class from which you will be absent.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Class Meetings]].<br /> <br /> <big>Quizzes</big><br /> <br /> Students complete weekly or semi-weekly written quizzes. Quiz questions are taken directly from final exam. <br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Quizzes]].<br /> <br /> <big>Project</big><br /> <br /> Students working independently or in teams of 2-4 research and create media to communicate a valuescience argument. <br /> <br /> For project purpose, criteria, and grading please see: [[Project]].<br /> <br /> <big>Final Exam</big><br /> <br /> Each student completes a written, closed-book final exam. For a current list of potential final exam questions please see: [[Media:AllPotentialFinalQuestionsCurrent.pdf|Final Questions]].<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Final Exam]].<br /> <br /> <big>Practicum</big><br /> <br /> Practicum enrollees practice personal behavioral change, record practice, and write reflections.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Practicum]].<br /> <br /> <big>Grading</big><br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 3 Units<br /> <br /> *0-25% Class participation<br /> *0-25% Quizzes<br /> *25% Project<br /> *25-75% Final exam<br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 4 Units (Practicum)<br /> <br /> *0-20% Class participation<br /> *0-20% Quizzes<br /> *20% Project<br /> *20-68% Final exam<br /> *12-20% Practicum<br /> <br /> Grading Alternatives<br /> <br /> With consent of instructor prior to final date for electing letter grade or C/NC, a student may establish grading criteria different from above.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Grading]].<br /> <br /> == Topics ==<br /> * [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]]<br /> * [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]]<br /> * [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]]<br /> * [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]]<br /> * [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]]<br /> * [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]]<br /> * [[Mind]]<br /> * [[Money and Dominance]]<br /> * [[How It Came to Be]]<br /> * [[Scientific World-modeling]]<br /> * [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Society: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]]<br /> * [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]]<br /> * [[Evolving Self]]<br /> * [[Evolving Society]]<br /> <br /> =Schedule= <br /> <br /> Note: Please complete assignment prior to attending class unless instructed otherwise.<br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |-<br /> ! Week !! Class Date !! Assignment<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 1 || 1. Read the syllabus.<br /> <br /> 2. Read Graham, Paul. (2009). "Keep Your Identity Small." ("The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you." - Paul Graham) (2pp, 2 min) [http://paulgraham.com/identity.html Link] <br /> <br /> 3. View this two-minute video and attend class prepared to summarize its content. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxngE8UAOIeBcU5DUFBTalg5dnc/edit Link]<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 2 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Read Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' - Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central to our lives that by altering them we can make much other change more readily. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view Link]<br /> <br /> 4. Submit practicum proposal.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 3 || 1. For the topic [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Human Ecology" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 4|| 1. For the topic [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 2 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 5 ||1. For the topic [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Worldview" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit Valuescience: What, Why, How video.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 6 || 1. For the topic [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 3 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Paradigm Shifts" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 7 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already done this work. We suggest that you review it. <br /> <br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz. Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already completed this quiz. You may repeat this quiz. We will use your higher grade.<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 8 || 1. For the topic [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 4 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "What is?" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 9 || 1. For the topic [[Mind]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Mind" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 10 || 1. For the topic [[Money and Dominance]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 5 practicum report. <br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Money and Dominance" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 11 || 1. For the topic [[How It Came to Be]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "How Did It Come To Be?" quiz. <br /> <br /> 3. Submit project proposal. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 12 || 1. For the topic [[Scientific World-modeling]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 6 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Scientific World Modeling" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 13 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Biosphere" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 14 || 1. For the topic [[Society: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Society" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit week 7 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 15 || 1. For the topic [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics" quiz.<br><br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 16 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 8 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Biosphere and Society: Vision" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project draft.<br><br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 17 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Self]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Evolving Self" quiz. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 18 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Society]], please review the questions, watch the "Evolving Society Part 1" and "Evolving Society Part 2" presentations, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Submit week 9 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Evolving Society" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project.<br /> |-<br /> | 10 || Class 19 || <br /> 1. Present project during class.<br /> <br /> 2. Submit week 10 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 11 || Class 20 || <br /> 1. Final exam.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Syllabus&diff=2485 Syllabus 2023-10-26T18:33:30Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Course Description ==<br /> We apply scientific methods and principles to questions of value. By questions of value we mean: What do I want? How can I get it? How do I know? Here we inclusively define "want" to encompass material and ethical considerations, narrow individual and broader humanitarian, biophilic, and environmental interests, near and distant ends and means.<br /> <br /> Many of us want to live well and die at peace. To do these things we accurately discern and effectively realize value. We figure out what we want, get it, and feel satisfaction when we do. Each of us sometimes falls short at one or another point in this process. With valuescience practice we can reduce frequency and severity of such failures. To that end course participants examine methods by which we've responded to questions of value, and learn to practice valuescience with growing consciousness and consistency to evolve our responses to be better bases for living well and dying at peace.<br /> <br /> The valuescience thesis is:<br /> (1) Ideas about what we want and how to get it rest on predictions that when we get what we want we'll feel as we anticipate, and that we will be effective when we act to satisfy want;<br /> (2) Science is sole demonstrated means for predicting with success greater than we can achieve by chance; therefore,<br /> (3) Science is how we better know and get what we want; it is how we more accurately discern and more fully realize value.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Course Description]].<br /> <br /> == Course Objectives == <br /> <br /> * Construct an ecological framework for understanding self and surrounds, and use this framework to explain the evolutionary import of human culture, and to describe how culture is embodied and communicated, and how we can evolve individual and collective cultural information to be more adaptive. For more, please see: [[Framework]].<br /> <br /> * Evolve a more inclusive, consilient, science-based worldview which includes a method for discerning and realizing value—for living and dying well—and a set of ideas about value generated by this method. For more, please see: [[Worldview]].<br /> <br /> * Practice valuescience to realize value more fully, and communicate to others how they can do this. For more, please see: [[Praxis]].<br /> <br /> == Instructional Team ==<br /> <br /> *Instructor: [[David Schrom]] (david@ {ecomagic.org}) 650 323-7333<br /> *Teaching Team Members: [[Robin Bayer]] (robin@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Hilary Hug]] (hilary@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Andrew Nepomuceno]] (andrewn1@ {stanford.edu})<br /> Teaching team members typically check email once(!) per day M-F and less often on weekends. Please plan accordingly. For urgent matters, call 650 323-7333.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Resources ==<br /> <br /> Valuescience is a synthesis of work in many disciplines, and we tap diverse learning resources. During a typical quarter participants read, listen to, and view excerpts (often brief) from more than one hundred sources. We've listed below a representative selection containing key ideas. <br /> <br /> For more detail on resources and questions we address with them please see: [[Resources]].<br /> <br /> Books<br /> *Andrews, Frank. (1990). ''The Art and Practice of Loving.''<br /> *Bonner, John Tyler. (1980). ''Evolution of Culture in Animals.''<br /> *Brafman, Ori. (2009). ''Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.''<br /> *Catton, William. (1980) ''Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change.''<br /> *Cialdini, Robert. (1984). ''Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.''<br /> *Duhigg, Charles. (2012). ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.''<br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). ''Burning All Illusions.''<br /> *Frankl, Viktor. (1959). ''Man’s Search for Meaning.''<br /> *Graeber, David. (2012). ''Debt: The First 5,000 Years.''<br /> *Hagen, Steve. (1998). ''Buddhism Plain and Simple.''<br /> *Heilbroner, Robert. (1999). ''The Worldly Philosophers.''<br /> *Kelly, Marjorie. (2003). ''The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy.''<br /> *Meadows, Donella H., et al (1972). ''The Limits to Growth.''<br /> *Ponting, Clive. (1991). ''A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations.''<br /> *Schrom, David. (2008). ''Valuescience.''<br /> *Seavoy, Ronald. (1986). ''Famine in Peasant Societies.''<br /> *Shepard, Paul. (1996). ''The Only World We’ve Got.''<br /> *Totman, Richard. (1985). ''Social and Biological Roles of Language.''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). ''Language, Thought and Reality.''<br /> *Wilson, Edward O. (1998). ''Consilience.''<br /> <br /> Online Resources<br /> *AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment [https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Population-Environment-Peter-Raven/dp/0520230817 link]<br /> *AAAS Science for All Americans Online [http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/sfaatoc.htm link]<br /> *US Debt Clock.org History of Money and Banking [http://www.usdebtclock.org/money-history/money-timeline1100-1791.html link]<br /> *Wikipedia [https://www.wikipedia.org/ link]<br /> *Worldometers [http://www.worldometers.info/ link]<br /> <br /> Videos<br /> *Beck, Roy. (2010). ''Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs.'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE link]<br /> *Global Footprint Network. (2015). ''Sustainable Development: 1980-2011.'' [http://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/sustainable-development/ link]<br /> *Martenson, Chris. (2014). ''Exponential Growth.'' Video segment from 8:12 to 10:12. [http://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse/accelerated link]<br /> *Population Connection. (2000). ''A Graphic Simulation of World Population Growth.'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk#t=2m05s link]<br /> *Reilly, John. (2006). ''Bystander''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKzAsVh-Bu9RzhlMKr6SMICwrX8Ff361/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> <br /> Articles<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1993). "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." ''New Literary History''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zm8iiSkFXCB6o6QT3U-YkQ link]<br /> *Emmanuel, Ezekiel. (2014). "Why I Hope to Die at 75." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/ link]<br /> *Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/919 link]<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYVURjUF8yZjVHWHM link]<br /> *Ioannidis, John P. (2005). "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16060722 link]<br /> *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ link]<br /> *Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract." ''Forbes Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYU1BHV1MtZU5MLUU link]<br /> *Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''The Tyee.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Norton, Michael and Ariely, Dan. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton%20ariely%20in%20press.pdf link]<br /> *Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Tainter, Joseph. (1996). "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." ''Getting Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics.'' [http://dieoff.com/page134.htm link]<br /> <br /> ==Course Policies and Expectations==<br /> <br /> <big>Presentations</big><br /> <br /> View or listen to pre-recorded presentation(s) prior to class meeting for which they are assigned. [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxj-Eb_bSLraMUNZyo7FrUtT_03Ocq5Pg Link]<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Presentations]].<br /> <br /> <big>Class Meetings</big><br /> <br /> We devote class meetings to discussion and other interaction. Please notify a member of the instructional team prior to any class from which you will be absent.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Class Meetings]].<br /> <br /> <big>Quizzes</big><br /> <br /> Students complete weekly or semi-weekly written quizzes. Quiz questions are taken directly from final exam. <br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Quizzes]].<br /> <br /> <big>Project</big><br /> <br /> Students working independently or in teams of 2-4 research and create media to communicate a valuescience argument. <br /> <br /> For project purpose, criteria, and grading please see: [[Project]].<br /> <br /> <big>Final Exam</big><br /> <br /> Each student completes a written, closed-book final exam. For a current list of potential final exam questions please see: [[Media:AllPotentialFinalQuestionsCurrent.pdf|Final Questions]].<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Final Exam]].<br /> <br /> <big>Practicum</big><br /> <br /> Practicum enrollees practice personal behavioral change, record practice, and write reflections.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Practicum]].<br /> <br /> <big>Grading</big><br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 3 Units<br /> <br /> *0-25% Class participation<br /> *0-25% Quizzes<br /> *25% Project<br /> *25-75% Final exam<br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 4 Units (Practicum)<br /> <br /> *0-20% Class participation<br /> *0-20% Quizzes<br /> *20% Project<br /> *20-68% Final exam<br /> *12-20% Practicum<br /> <br /> Grading Alternatives<br /> <br /> With consent of instructor prior to final date for electing letter grade or C/NC, a student may establish grading criteria different from above.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Grading]].<br /> <br /> == Topics ==<br /> * [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]]<br /> * [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]]<br /> * [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]]<br /> * [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]]<br /> * [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]]<br /> * [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]]<br /> * [[Mind]]<br /> * [[Money and Dominance]]<br /> * [[How It Came to Be]]<br /> * [[Scientific World-modeling]]<br /> * [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Society: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]]<br /> * [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]]<br /> * [[Evolving Self]]<br /> * [[Evolving Society]]<br /> <br /> =Schedule= <br /> <br /> Note: Please complete assignment prior to attending class unless instructed otherwise.<br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |-<br /> ! Week !! Class Date !! Assignment<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 1 || 1. Read the syllabus.<br /> <br /> 2. Read Graham, Paul. (2009). "Keep Your Identity Small." ("The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you." - Paul Graham) (2pp, 2 min) [http://paulgraham.com/identity.html Link] <br /> <br /> 3. View this two-minute video and attend class prepared to summarize its content. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxngE8UAOIeBcU5DUFBTalg5dnc/edit Link]<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 2 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Read Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' - Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central to our lives that by altering them we can make much other change more readily. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view Link]<br /> <br /> 4. Submit practicum proposal.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 3 || 1. For the topic [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Human Ecology" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 4|| 1. For the topic [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 2 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 5 ||1. For the topic [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Worldview" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit Valuescience: What, Why, How video.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 6 || 1. For the topic [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 3 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Paradigm Shifts" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 7 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already done this work. We suggest that you review it. <br /> <br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz. Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already completed this quiz. You may repeat this quiz. We will use your higher grade.<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 8 || 1. For the topic [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 4 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "What is?" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 9 || 1. For the topic [[Mind]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Mind" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 10 || 1. For the topic [[Money and Dominance]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 5 practicum report. <br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Money and Dominance" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 11 || 1. For the topic [[How It Came to Be]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "How Did It Come To Be?" quiz. <br /> <br /> 3. Submit project proposal. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 12 || 1. For the topic [[Scientific World-modeling]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 6 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Scientific World Modeling" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 13 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Biosphere" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 14 || 1. For the topic [[Society: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Society" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit week 7 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 15 || 1. For the topic [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics" quiz.<br><br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 16 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 8 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Biosphere and Society: Vision" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project draft.<br><br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 17 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Self]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Evolving Self" quiz. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 18 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Society]], please review the questions, watch the "Evolving Society Part 1" and "Evolving Society Part 2" presentations, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Submit week 9 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Evolving Society" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project.<br /> |-<br /> | 10 || Class 19 || <br /> 1. Present project during class.<br /> <br /> 2. Submit week 10 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 11 || Class 20 || <br /> 1. Final exam.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Syllabus&diff=2484 Syllabus 2023-10-26T18:26:01Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>== Course Description ==<br /> We apply scientific methods and principles to questions of value. By questions of value we mean: What do I want? How can I get it? How do I know? Here we inclusively define "want" to encompass material and ethical considerations, narrow individual and broader humanitarian, biophilic, and environmental interests, near and distant ends and means.<br /> <br /> Many of us want to live well and die at peace. To do these things we accurately discern and effectively realize value. We figure out what we want, get it, and feel satisfaction when we do. Each of us sometimes falls short at one or another point in this process. With valuescience practice we can reduce frequency and severity of such failures. To that end course participants examine methods by which we've responded to questions of value, and learn to practice valuescience with growing consciousness and consistency to evolve our responses to be better bases for living well and dying at peace.<br /> <br /> The valuescience thesis is:<br /> (1) Ideas about what we want and how to get it rest on predictions that when we get what we want we'll feel as we anticipate, and that we will be effective when we act to satisfy want;<br /> (2) Science is sole demonstrated means for predicting with success greater than we can achieve by chance; therefore,<br /> (3) Science is how we better know and get what we want; it is how we more accurately discern and more fully realize value.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Course Description]].<br /> <br /> == Course Objectives == <br /> <br /> * Construct an ecological framework for understanding self and surrounds, and use this framework to explain the evolutionary import of human culture, and to describe how culture is embodied and communicated, and how we can evolve individual and collective cultural information to be more adaptive. For more, please see: [[Framework]].<br /> <br /> * Evolve a more inclusive, consilient, science-based worldview which includes a method for discerning and realizing value—for living and dying well—and a set of ideas about value generated by this method. For more, please see: [[Worldview]].<br /> <br /> * Practice valuescience to realize value more fully, and communicate to others how they can do this. For more, please see: [[Praxis]].<br /> <br /> == Instructional Team ==<br /> <br /> *Instructor: [[David Schrom]] (david@ {ecomagic.org}) 650 323-7333<br /> *Teaching Team Members: [[Robin Bayer]] (robin@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Hilary Hug]] (hilary@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Andrew Nepomuceno]] (andrewn1@ {stanford.edu})<br /> Teaching team members typically check email once(!) per day M-F and less often on weekends. Please plan accordingly. For urgent matters, call 650 323-7333.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Resources ==<br /> <br /> Valuescience is a synthesis of work in many disciplines, and we tap diverse learning resources. During a typical quarter participants read, listen to, and view excerpts (often brief) from more than one hundred sources. We've listed below a representative selection containing key ideas. <br /> <br /> For more detail on resources and questions we address with them please see: [[Resources]].<br /> <br /> Books<br /> *Andrews, Frank. (1990). ''The Art and Practice of Loving.''<br /> *Bonner, John Tyler. (1980). ''Evolution of Culture in Animals.''<br /> *Brafman, Ori. (2009). ''Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.''<br /> *Catton, William. (1980) ''Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change.''<br /> *Cialdini, Robert. (1984). ''Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.''<br /> *Duhigg, Charles. (2012). ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.''<br /> *Edwards, David. (1999). ''Burning All Illusions.''<br /> *Frankl, Viktor. (1959). ''Man’s Search for Meaning.''<br /> *Graeber, David. (2012). ''Debt: The First 5,000 Years.''<br /> *Hagen, Steve. (1998). ''Buddhism Plain and Simple.''<br /> *Heilbroner, Robert. (1999). ''The Worldly Philosophers.''<br /> *Kelly, Marjorie. (2003). ''The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy.''<br /> *Meadows, Donella H., et al (1972). ''The Limits to Growth.''<br /> *Ponting, Clive. (1991). ''A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations.''<br /> *Schrom, David. (2008). ''Valuescience.''<br /> *Seavoy, Ronald. (1986). ''Famine in Peasant Societies.''<br /> *Shepard, Paul. (1996). ''The Only World We’ve Got.''<br /> *Totman, Richard. (1985). ''Social and Biological Roles of Language.''<br /> *Whorf, Benjamin Lee. (1956). ''Language, Thought and Reality.''<br /> *Wilson, Edward O. (1998). ''Consilience.''<br /> <br /> Online Resources<br /> *AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment [https://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Population-Environment-Peter-Raven/dp/0520230817 link]<br /> *AAAS Science for All Americans Online [http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/sfaatoc.htm link]<br /> *US Debt Clock.org History of Money and Banking [http://www.usdebtclock.org/money-history/money-timeline1100-1791.html link]<br /> *Wikipedia [https://www.wikipedia.org/ link]<br /> *Worldometers [http://www.worldometers.info/ link]<br /> <br /> Videos<br /> *Beck, Roy. (2010). ''Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs.'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE link]<br /> *Global Footprint Network. (2015). ''Sustainable Development: 1980-2011.'' [http://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/sustainable-development/ link]<br /> *Martenson, Chris. (2014). ''Exponential Growth.'' Video segment from 8:12 to 10:12. [http://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse/accelerated link]<br /> *Population Connection. (2000). ''A Graphic Simulation of World Population Growth.'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk#t=2m05s link]<br /> *Reilly, John. (2006). ''Bystander''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKzAsVh-Bu9RzhlMKr6SMICwrX8Ff361/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> <br /> Articles<br /> *Daly, Herman. (1993). "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." ''New Literary History''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Emmanuel, Ezekiel. (2014). "Why I Hope to Die at 75." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/ link]<br /> *Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/919 link]<br /> *Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYVURjUF8yZjVHWHM link]<br /> *Ioannidis, John P. (2005). "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16060722 link]<br /> *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ link]<br /> *Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract." ''Forbes Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYU1BHV1MtZU5MLUU link]<br /> *Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''The Tyee.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Norton, Michael and Ariely, Dan. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton%20ariely%20in%20press.pdf link]<br /> *Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing link]<br /> *Tainter, Joseph. (1996). "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." ''Getting Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics.'' [http://dieoff.com/page134.htm link]<br /> <br /> ==Course Policies and Expectations==<br /> <br /> <big>Presentations</big><br /> <br /> View or listen to pre-recorded presentation(s) prior to class meeting for which they are assigned. [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxj-Eb_bSLraMUNZyo7FrUtT_03Ocq5Pg Link]<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Presentations]].<br /> <br /> <big>Class Meetings</big><br /> <br /> We devote class meetings to discussion and other interaction. Please notify a member of the instructional team prior to any class from which you will be absent.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Class Meetings]].<br /> <br /> <big>Quizzes</big><br /> <br /> Students complete weekly or semi-weekly written quizzes. Quiz questions are taken directly from final exam. <br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Quizzes]].<br /> <br /> <big>Project</big><br /> <br /> Students working independently or in teams of 2-4 research and create media to communicate a valuescience argument. <br /> <br /> For project purpose, criteria, and grading please see: [[Project]].<br /> <br /> <big>Final Exam</big><br /> <br /> Each student completes a written, closed-book final exam. For a current list of potential final exam questions please see: [[Media:AllPotentialFinalQuestionsCurrent.pdf|Final Questions]].<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Final Exam]].<br /> <br /> <big>Practicum</big><br /> <br /> Practicum enrollees practice personal behavioral change, record practice, and write reflections.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Practicum]].<br /> <br /> <big>Grading</big><br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 3 Units<br /> <br /> *0-25% Class participation<br /> *0-25% Quizzes<br /> *25% Project<br /> *25-75% Final exam<br /> <br /> Participants Enrolled for 4 Units (Practicum)<br /> <br /> *0-20% Class participation<br /> *0-20% Quizzes<br /> *20% Project<br /> *20-68% Final exam<br /> *12-20% Practicum<br /> <br /> Grading Alternatives<br /> <br /> With consent of instructor prior to final date for electing letter grade or C/NC, a student may establish grading criteria different from above.<br /> <br /> For more, please see: [[Grading]].<br /> <br /> == Topics ==<br /> * [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]]<br /> * [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]]<br /> * [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]]<br /> * [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]]<br /> * [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]]<br /> * [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]]<br /> * [[Mind]]<br /> * [[Money and Dominance]]<br /> * [[How It Came to Be]]<br /> * [[Scientific World-modeling]]<br /> * [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Society: Conditions and Trends]]<br /> * [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]]<br /> * [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]]<br /> * [[Evolving Self]]<br /> * [[Evolving Society]]<br /> <br /> =Schedule= <br /> <br /> Note: Please complete assignment prior to attending class unless instructed otherwise.<br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |-<br /> ! Week !! Class Date !! Assignment<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 1 || 1. Read the syllabus.<br /> <br /> 2. Read Graham, Paul. (2009). "Keep Your Identity Small." ("The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you." - Paul Graham) (2pp, 2 min) [http://paulgraham.com/identity.html Link] <br /> <br /> 3. View this two-minute video and attend class prepared to summarize its content. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxngE8UAOIeBcU5DUFBTalg5dnc/edit Link]<br /> |-<br /> | 1 || Class 2 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Read Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' - Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central to our lives that by altering them we can make much other change more readily. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view Link]<br /> <br /> 4. Submit practicum proposal.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 3 || 1. For the topic [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Human Ecology" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 2 || Class 4|| 1. For the topic [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 2 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 5 ||1. For the topic [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Worldview" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit Valuescience: What, Why, How video.<br /> |-<br /> | 3 || Class 6 || 1. For the topic [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 3 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Paradigm Shifts" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 7 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already done this work. We suggest that you review it. <br /> <br /> 2. Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz. Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already completed this quiz. You may repeat this quiz. We will use your higher grade.<br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 4 || Class 8 || 1. For the topic [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 4 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "What is?" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 9 || 1. For the topic [[Mind]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "Mind" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 5 || Class 10 || 1. For the topic [[Money and Dominance]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Submit week 5 practicum report. <br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Money and Dominance" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 11 || 1. For the topic [[How It Came to Be]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) <br /> 2. Complete "How Did It Come To Be?" quiz. <br /> <br /> 3. Submit project proposal. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 6 || Class 12 || 1. For the topic [[Scientific World-modeling]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 6 practicum report.<br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Scientific World Modeling" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 13 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Biosphere" quiz.<br /> |-<br /> | 7 || Class 14 || 1. For the topic [[Society: Conditions and Trends]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Complete "Society" quiz.<br /> <br /> 3. Submit week 7 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 15 || 1. For the topic [[Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Scientifically Consilient Religion and Economics" quiz.<br><br /> |-<br /> | 8 || Class 16 || 1. For the topic [[Biosphere and Society: Vision]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br /> 2. Submit week 8 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Biosphere and Society: Vision" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project draft.<br><br /> <br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 17 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Self]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Complete "Evolving Self" quiz. <br><br /> |-<br /> | 9 || Class 18 || 1. For the topic [[Evolving Society]], please review the questions, watch the "Evolving Society Part 1" and "Evolving Society Part 2" presentations, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)<br><br /> 2. Submit week 9 practicum report.<br><br /> <br /> 3. Complete "Evolving Society" quiz.<br><br /> <br /> 4. Submit project.<br /> |-<br /> | 10 || Class 19 || <br /> 1. Present project during class.<br /> <br /> 2. Submit week 10 practicum report.<br /> |-<br /> | 11 || Class 20 || <br /> 1. Final exam.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Course]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2483 Valuescience 2023-03-27T19:44:39Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: <br /> *Description: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]]<br /> *[[Syllabus]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2482 Valuescience 2021-09-16T20:22:19Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2481 Valuescience 2021-09-16T20:16:47Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].<br /> <br /> [[File:VS.org sample landing 2.png]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:VS.org_sample_landing_2.png&diff=2480 File:VS.org sample landing 2.png 2021-09-16T20:15:58Z

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Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.css&diff=2479 MediaWiki:Common.css 2021-09-16T19:59:55Z

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Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2478 Valuescience 2021-09-16T19:43:48Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].<br /> <br /> [[File:VS.org_sample_landing.png]]</div>

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Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2476 Valuescience 2021-09-16T19:28:39Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2475 Valuescience 2021-09-16T19:24:03Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].<br /> <br /> [[File:Hidden Villa front cover.png]]</div>

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Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2473 Valuescience 2021-09-16T18:28:11Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2472 Valuescience 2021-09-16T18:13:16Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].<br /> <br /> [[File:FinalMagicLogo 35x35.png]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2471 Valuescience 2021-09-16T18:12:04Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2470 Valuescience 2021-09-16T18:07:56Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].<br /> <br /> [[File:1ValuescienceFrameworkHumanEcologySlideArchive.pdf]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2469 Valuescience 2021-09-16T18:06:22Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2468 Valuescience 2021-09-16T18:06:01Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].<br /> <br /> [[File:ValuescienceFrameworkHumanEcologySlideArchive.pdf]]</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2467 Valuescience 2021-09-16T18:04:19Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].<br /> <br /> [[File:https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/images/3/3f/1ValuescienceFrameworkHumanEcologySlideArchive.pdf]]</div>

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Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2465 Valuescience 2021-08-30T05:07:01Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valuescience&diff=2464 Valuescience 2021-08-30T05:06:37Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]].</div>

Robin https://www.valuescience.org/wiki/index.php?title=Pandora&diff=2463 Pandora 2021-08-30T05:04:27Z

<p>Robin: </p> <hr /> <div>A single word can change your life for the better. Want to see how? Explore this course: [[Valuescience - Shedding Illusion to Live and Die Well]]</div>

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