This is part two of a five-part article entitled Biology: Not a Science Anymore. Read Part I Here There are at least eight sub-trends of the overarching shift from the Information Age to the Biology Age [1]. Each is significant, each is currently increasing its power, and each must be understood by the statesmen and social leaders of our … [Read more...]
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Part II: 8 Sub-Trends in the Shift from the Information Age to the Biology Age
July 31, 2009 by 3 Comments
Biology: Not a Science Anymore, Part I
July 30, 2009 by 1 Comment
This is part one of a five-part article. Subsequent parts will be published daily. On the morning of September 11, 2001, biology stopped being a science. For that matter, so did physics and mathematics, but our focus here is on biology. Historically, the great philosophers and thinkers divided knowledge into four major branches: First, the … [Read more...]
The Calm Before the Storm
July 29, 2009 by 1 Comment
Years ago I moderated a discussion about the writings of John Adams and how much we need to apply today the things he taught more than two centuries ago. One of the participants asked poignantly, “So what do we DO about all this?” Others expressed similar concerns: Theory is okay, but what can really be done to impact society the way the … [Read more...]
