Evolution is the process that governs change in all dynamic systems, from biology to politics, economics and popular culture. Put another way, it is the driving force behind every dynamic system – ... Read More about Evolution
Week 11: Life as a Journey
Risking, Challenging
The tantalizing and compelling pursuit of mathematical problems offers mental absorption, peace of mind amid endless challenges, repose in activity, battle without conflict, refuge from the goading ... Read More about Risking, Challenging
Narratives
Exploring
Awe is a feeling, mainly. Wonder is mainly about our thoughts. When we explore, we take action. We could say that awe and wonder produce the behavior we call exploration. However, as is well known in ... Read More about Exploring
Wondering
It is enough for me to contemplate the mystery of conscious life perpetuating itself through all eternity, to reflect upon the marvelous structure of the universe which we can dimly perceive, and to ... Read More about Wondering
Being in Awe
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in ... Read More about Being in Awe
Journeying – Venturing
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intentions of arriving safely in a pretty, well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming ... Read More about Journeying – Venturing