To Seek Out Distant Life: Astronomers Search for Signs of Life in the Skies of Distant Exoplanets
My July, 2013 cover story in Scientific American magazine on new ways to search for biological activity on planets orbiting distant stars.
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Posted by Michael D. Lemonick | Apr 21, 2014 | Adult Education, Article, Cosmic Evolution, Higher Education, Lifelong, Other, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12 |
My July, 2013 cover story in Scientific American magazine on new ways to search for biological activity on planets orbiting distant stars.
Posted by Michael D. Lemonick | Apr 20, 2014 | Adult Education, Article, Cosmic Evolution, Higher Education, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12 |
Article in TIME about the first direct detection of evidence for cosmic inflation when the universe was a fraction of a fraction of a second old
Posted by Paul Morgan | Apr 20, 2014 | Adult Education, Ecology/Sustainability, Education, Higher Education, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12, The New Story, Video |
A TEDx presentation. The objective of this presentation is to introduce the audience to a new and counterintuitive approach to educating for sustainability that focuses on living within the rhythms of the world as it is, not as we imagine it to be. Though sustainability education is rapidly becoming mainstream, it is undercut by a […]
Posted by Paul Morgan | Apr 20, 2014 | Adult Education, Ecology/Sustainability, Education, Higher Education, Lecture/Webinar, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Secondary 9 - 12, Story of the Universe, The New Story |
A Presentation from the 2007 Metanexus Institute Conference: There are a number of issues raised by the assertion around which this year’s conference is organized: “the challenge of the 21st century will be to integrate or synthesize the outcomes of the exponential growth in human knowledge into meaningful wholes.” One issue concerns clarity of intent. […]
Posted by Jennifer Morgan | Apr 19, 2014 | Adult Education, Document, Higher Education, Journey of the Universe, New Cosmology, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Secondary 9 - 12, The New Story |
One of Teilhard’s great discoveries related to the theory of evolution is his Law of Complexity=Consciousness. Simply put, this law reflects the tendency in matter to become more complex over time and at the same time to become more conscious. Teilhard recognized that this tendency in material things toward higher levels of complexity leading to […]
Posted by Ann Killeen | Apr 9, 2014 | Adult Education, Book, Early Childhood PK, Education, Elementary 3 - 5, Elementary K - 2, Lifelong, Montessori Cosmic Education, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality |
eading Aline Wolf’s suggestions for opening the classroom and home to spirituality will enable...
Read MorePosted by Ann Killeen | Apr 9, 2014 | Adult Education, Book, Early Childhood PK, Education, Elementary 3 - 5, Elementary K - 2, Lifelong, Montessori Cosmic Education, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality |
The fundamental purpose of Maria Montessoris work was to bring about a more peaceful world by...
Read MorePosted by Lawrence Edwards | Apr 7, 2014 | Adult Education, Document, Ecology/Sustainability, Journey of the Universe, Lifelong, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Story of the Universe, The New Story |
The Cosmic Walk is a ritual created by Sr. Miriam MacGillis of Genesis Farm. It has subsequently been modified and presented by many people around the world. The Cosmic Walk is a way of bringing our knowledge of the 13.81 billion year Universe/Earth process from our heads to our hearts. It is a simple ritual […]
Posted by Jean L. Edwards | Mar 19, 2014 | Adult Education, Agriculture, Article, Ecology/Sustainability, Education, Government, Law, Middle 6 - 8, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Secondary 9 - 12, Social Justice, Story of the Universe, The New Story |
A handout describing current human activities in our current industrial Age, changed in the Ecological Age, and transformed in the Ecozoic Age. The activities chosen are economics, technology, political systems, education, theology/religion, social relations, scientific paradigms, agriculture, human relationships to land, and the role of the human. The paper was meant to encourage discussion and […]
Posted by Geoff Ainscow | Mar 18, 2014 | Adult Education, Big History, Ecology/Sustainability, Education, Higher Education, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Secondary 9 - 12, Story of the Universe, The New Story |
The exhibit includes 95 collapsing A-frame easels with the panels mounted. They are stored and transported in an 18 foot trailer and pulled by a truck or SUV. The trailer also contains tools, spare parts and an instruction manual for set-up and take-down. Fifteen Billion Years in the Life . . A breathtaking, vibrantly illustrated […]
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Gladwyne Montessori is an independent Montessori school on Philadelphia’s Main Line.
Committed to guiding adults in their journey as they discover the truths about childhood and study Montessori pedagogy. Personal growth and deep understanding prepares us for success.
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