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There is more to the world you live in…

Then the world you are living on.

There are things o’plenty to occupy your time with here, it’s true…

And much can be learned about the nature of stuff

and the complicated organization of reality without ever looking up…

But there is much more going on than can be answered if we do not…

Up there, over there, way way way out there…

The rest of the universe is waiting to be explored…

And thankfully, some of us are up to the task.

“We reach for new heights and reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind.”

That is the vision statement of NASA…

As they lift their gaze to those new heights,

they lift all of ours, freely sharing what is learned…

And…

at the same time they have us looking up, and out…

they are constantly looking back…

Reveling the unknown here on Earth as well…

And if revealing the unknown here on Earth or elsewhere is something you’re into…

You’ve landed at the right location because it’s time for

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There comes a point, when it’s time to get out.

When the fire alarm goes off…

When the forest is full of smoke…

When the ship is sinking…

It’s time to get out.

When the flood waters are rising…

When a hurricane is headed in your direction…

When downtown is ten feet underwater…

It’s time to get out.

And for those who have doubted the predictions of global warming…

Who doubted the data, the scientists and the studies…

Who have bunkered down in denial…

It is time to get out.

We have seen the heroic efforts to rescue neighbors,

evacuate neighborhoods in Texas and Florida…

We see the destroyed homes and billions of dollars in damages…

And this is just the beginning of what climate change has in store…

And while no expense will be spared to save lives on the day a hurricane hits…

We could spend much less and do much more to protect those lives…

Simply by listening to scientists…

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Whenever a natural disaster hits…

And we witness tragic loss of life and home and livelihood…

I am reminded that there is no such thing as a natural disaster…

Only man made ones.

The events…

Whether in Texas or India or elsewhere,

While unprecedented in scale…

Were not unpredicted…

That they were not prepared for,

is no act of nature…

But our own damn fault…

We have known for some time that with global warming,

would come greater sea levels…

Larger storms…

With greater precipitation…

And greater flooding…

We have heard the dire predictions of scientists…

And we have seen many recent examples of those predictions proving true…

What remains now is a choice.

To continue to ignore reality,

and endure devastation after devastation as a natural part of life…

Or take charge of our future…

take charge of our leadership…

take charge of our own protection…

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It happens only every so often…

The moments when we gather together on mass

and look to the skies…

The occasional comet…

the seasonal meteor shower…

the offhand lunar or solar eclipse…

And while millions marveled this week at the spherical nature of heavenly bodies…

And beheld a totally awesome sight…

As they fell within the shadow of the moon…

There are others who rarely avert their attention from the skies.

Those who have been monitoring events on Mars…

And reporting news from Neptune…

Those who have been watching the stars beyond our galaxy…

Watching for tell-tale shadows to dance across far distant stars

to discover new planets…

new solar systems…

new galaxies…

There are always eyes on this planet looking up…

looking out…

And whenever they find something worth marveling at…

You’ll find it too…

by looking no further than…

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Conflict resolution…

It’s a tricky thing.

There are two sides to any argument.

Often Many sides…

And many sides may have opposing views that,

as the conflict resolution process plays out,

may or may not get their way.

And according to Dr. Stephen Bruce,

by way of the HR Advisor website…

There are six steps to Conflict Resolution:

1) Clarify what the disagreement is.

2) Establish a common goal for both parties.

3) Discuss ways to meet the common goal.

4) Determine the barriers to the common goal.

5) Agree on the best way to resolve the conflict.

6) Acknowledge the agreed upon solution and determine the responsibilities each party has in the resolution.

You can use these steps to improve the relations with your fellow citizen.

But straight forward conflict resolution has its limits…

It may keep Karen at work from taking your parking place,

or eating your lunch…

But if Karen wants you dead…

You need another strategy.

And while it may be too late to do anything meaningful to change Karen’s outlook…

You can rest assured that almost every human being on earth agrees with you.

And together,

we will stop the Karen’s of the world…

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Humans…

By far the most accomplished category of creature on planet earth

when it comes to certain things…

Harnessing, multiplying and applying energy to do work…

Humans are good at that…

They succeed at technology,

where other creatures seem un-inclined to endeavor…

In this, above all other actions, they are most successful…

Humans make tools,

and learned to fly…

Which is clever,

but only casually so when compared to a crow…

which can do both of these hands free.

Humans domesticated cat and dog to be subservient companion species,

for whom the humans toil to provide food and shelter,

and pick up after asking for nothing in return…

as if it is they in charge of the situation…

Human special effects in film and video seem fantastical feats…

Until you see in real time,

and in reality,

the shape shifting,

color changing cuttlefish’s skill at illusion.

Humans can tell a good tale,

though there are better bards amongst the beluga…

Termite mound architecture dwarfs even the tallest skyscraper by scale.

And, not even the fastest fast rapper can keep pace with a Kookaburra.

And, these are but a few examples…

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From this point on, you proceed at your own risk…

That said:

Welcome to planet earth…

It’s a nice place,

as far as planets go,

and depending on your tastes…

Geologically active,

though only modestly so…

Temperature ranges are mostly stable,

depending on your sensitivity…

Its surface is mostly water…

liquid form…

though some of it remains frozen…

Radiation levels more stable than most…

thanks to a robust magnetic field…

All in all not the most remarkable rock upon which to contemplate the universe

until you notice its one exceptional feature…

As some of you may have already noticed,

Planet Earth is teeming with life!

And what a wonderful diversity,

variety,

and symbiotic complimentary complexity of life forms…

The organisms that have arisen here

are some of the most marvelously amazing metabolisms you could ever imagine…

Perfect subjects for study,

as I’m sure you will agree…

Watch your step,

try not to disturb them too much as you conduct your research…

And while you are here be sure to tune into…

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If you lose your keys, your phone and your wallet…

It’s probably not your best day, but you are still you…

You can lose your job, wreck your car, your dog might run away…

And you will still be you…

You can lose a toe, foot, a leg or legs…

and get around without them…

Missing both of your arms…

might rank you low on the friends I will call to help me move list…

But you are still you…

Having a spine is simply divine, but if yours is broke…

you are still going to be you.

Your brain…

however…

Is different…

Your brain is where you keep yourself…

it’s where you live…

It is you…

And You are it…

So take good care of yourself, by taking good care of your brain…

There is nothing you can do without your brain…

And without you,

your brain would have nothing to do…

Unless of course you were to hook it up directly to…

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Despite anything you may hear to the contrary…

We humans originated on Earth…

We evolved from the great magnitude of fauna the earth has produced over 4 billion years…

We were forged in the fear of predation…

Where any miscalculation of risk might be our last…

And in the cunning adaptations of the hunt…

Learning how to catch our prey in more and more inventive ways…

And we are every bit the animal our ancestors were…

Beasts with brains, but beasts all the same…

And while all manner of modernity over the years has sought to claim itself civilized…

Every modernity of thought has kept the core conclusions of predator and prey…

That it is better to run or hide than it is to be eaten…

That it is better to fight and kill than it is to go hungry…

And that it is better to eat than to be eaten…

And while we struggle to construct modernity after modernity based on anything other than these principles…

One aspect of our modern age does seem to buck the trend of animal instinct…

Because only recently have we as a species, a society and a civilization,

Only now have we earthlings discovered, for no earthly reason at all…

This Week in Science,

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The spider was in love with its neighbor

Turned out it was ants

With very nice pants

So spider of course copied the behavior…

No, this is not the limerick version of this show

But, I’ll have you know

We do love the science

Which founded many an appliance

So, off to the races we go…

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“Hi Dr. KiKi, Justin and Blair!

Just writing in to share what science has done for me lateleyyyyyyyyy! Today while doing some dishes I had a burnt pan that I couldn’t seem to scrape clean. Thankfully, I know a thing or two about chemistry and knew that if I heated super concentrated salt water in my pan, it would cause a reaction, lifting the burnt particles from the surface of my pan for an easy clean! Nothing monumental, but it just goes to show how science can and is used in our daily lives!

Good Science!”

— Minion Carlee Koritkowski

Interview w/ Dr. Jens Foell

Jens studied psychology in Tübingen, Germany, and then did his doctorate in neuropsychology at the University of Heidelberg on the ways that phantom pain therapy affects the brain. He is currently studying several topics at Florida State University; But above all,