In a new book, Wharton's Jerry Wind and his co-authors argue that creativity is a learnable skill that becomes more powerful when paired with intelligent machines.

Business professor Christian Busch makes the case that serendipity is a skill, resulting from a mindset that allows you to see and act on opportunities in seemingly unrelated facts or events.

DM Upon a walk in a forest today, I was considering the diversity of tree leaf shapes, and how each species of tree seems to maintain these shapes. I realize there are many reasons beyond my imagination for this persistent variation. However, I surmise there may be (at least) two primary factors: optimal functional efficiency and optimal environmental durability. So considering the southeastern U.S. forest in which I was walking (which appeared to be relatively mature), and u

Some of the incredible winning and honored images from this year’s photomicrography competition, selected from nearly 2,000 entries. See if you can guess what each image is showing before reading the caption.

DM So, it seems by combining our last conversation (re: "non-local consciousness," and the role GABA plays in consciousness "restraint" during life), ..and the content of our other related past conversations, ... we may have arrived at plausible, even logical, hypothesis: That is, the end of life (aka: physical death) may be but a Vanishing Point "Portal" for consciousness to enter a new dimension(s?) of Pantakinesis™ . I do realize we've little or no solid empirical or evid

The Nobel Prize was awarded to economists Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, who study the effects of creative destruction and innovation on growth.

DM Are you aware of "non-local consciousness?" Yes, I'm familiar with the concept of non-local consciousness. It's the idea that...

DM How might these two quotes be related to our recent conversations? 1) "A human being is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe”,...

DM How do you define Noetic Science; and what are your perspectives of it? Noetic science is a fascinating field to explore because it...

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DM Why does the typical person (at least within western societies) not understand that trees are primarily derived from air, ... as...

In this excerpt from “Facing Infinity,” Jonas Enander examines how John Michell conceived of “dark stars,” or massive bodies with enough...

DM Good morning! Today I'm pondering how to awaken folks to my recent thinking as to the importance of directing attention to "NOW" (to...

DM From past conversations, you're now familiar with: Pantakinesis™ 4Chairs.Life™ The Universal Holophren™ Fitness=Truth™ Refined...

Conspiracy theories are seemingly everywhere in our world. A 2022 survey found that around 19 percent of American adults either believed...