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The Most Fascinating Human Evolution Discoveries of 2012 | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

20 Dec 2012

The Most Fascinating Human Evolution Discoveries of 2012 By Kate Wong | December 19, 2012 | Comments4 ShareShare ShareEmail PrintPrint Australopithecus sediba skull PALEO DIET: Analyses of tartar on the teeth of Australopithecus sediba show that this early human species ate bark and other unexpected foods. Image: Kate Wong Recent years have brought considerable riches … More The Most Fascinating Human Evolution Discoveries of 2012 | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

19 Dec 2012

Originally posted on Wildflowers' Movement:
By Micheal Cornwall, Ph.D., posted in Mad in America He will be featured this Saturday, December 8th, (11amPT/2pmET) on MindFreedom Radio with the theme:  “If madness isn’t what psychiatry says it is, then WHAT IS IT?” Hope you can join the conversation!! ____________________________ In my last three blogs I posed…

UPDATES IN MICHIGAN FAMILY LAW: Understanding Sensory Overload – Autism and Related Syndromes

6 Dec 2012

Understanding Sensory Overload – Autism and Related Syndromes This is an incredibly powerful video, for those of you who do not know what sensory overload is like, it may help understand.   via Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project) on Vimeo.   Sensory Overload – Autism and Related Syndromes.

Peak planet: Are we starting to consume less? – environment – 20 June 2012 – New Scientist

2 Oct 2012

Some say humanity’s ever-rising environmental impact is about to go into reverse. Fact or just fantasy? HUMANITY is doomed. Or it was in 1798, when English scholar Robert Malthus published his influential An Essay on the Principle of Population. Malthus predicted that unchecked growth in human numbers would condemn our species to a “perpetual struggle … More Peak planet: Are we starting to consume less? – environment – 20 June 2012 – New Scientist

Big Brother is watching Facebook and Twitter – tech – 21 June 2012 – New Scientist

2 Oct 2012

The US government wants to monitor activity on social networks to get hints of political unrest SATIRICAL newspaper The Onion recently described Facebook as a project of the Central Intelligence Agency. “After years of secretly monitoring the public, we were astounded,” a fictional agency deputy director told Congress. He was happy that Facebook users voluntarily … More Big Brother is watching Facebook and Twitter – tech – 21 June 2012 – New Scientist

Taylor & Francis Online :: Negative Relations Between Pacifier Use and Emotional Competence – Basic and Applied Social Psychology – Volume 34, Issue 5

24 Sep 2012

Taylor & Francis Online :: Negative Relations Between Pacifier Use and Emotional Competence – Basic and Applied Social Psychology – Volume 34, Issue 5. Negative Consequences of Pacifier Use on Emotional Intelligence Facial mimicry – recognising and copying outward displays of emotion – plays a key role in the development of emotional understanding. Can a … More Taylor & Francis Online :: Negative Relations Between Pacifier Use and Emotional Competence – Basic and Applied Social Psychology – Volume 34, Issue 5

Awakening our Consciousness to the Inhumanity of War: Critical Reflections on Media, Militarism and Masculinity (Dr. Kathleen Barry) | Educational Resources

22 Sep 2012

Awakening our Consciousness to the Inhumanity of War: Critical Reflections on Media, Militarism and Masculinity (Dr. Kathleen Barry) via Awakening our Consciousness to the Inhumanity of War: Critical Reflections on Media, Militarism and Masculinity (Dr. Kathleen Barry) | Educational Resources.

Reflection 5: Healing from the Age of Trauma

20 Sep 2012

Healing from the Age of Trauma I have been thinking about this text that I came across: “Navigating Trauma in the Face of Contemporary Culture, Displacement, and Ecological Destruction” by Bonnie Bright. This was a powerful text for me that tied together some of the ideas I have been exploring around how people with multi-sensory … More Reflection 5: Healing from the Age of Trauma

Reflection 4: Helping kids to become aware of themselves

18 Sep 2012

I have been thinking about how much transformation our civilization is going through and how much has changed we have witnessed over the last sixty years, from the fall of many ideological, institutional power and socio-economic systems to the current death of our civilization. Communism, capitalism, socialism etc, all have fallen under the weight of … More Reflection 4: Helping kids to become aware of themselves