A Way to Overcome Biases in AI and Maintain Our Humanity
November 5, 2024
Salman Khan, in Brave New Words; How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing), looks forward to many ways that AI might
Hiking to the Heavens; Approaching Creation from Ohlone and Miwok Points of View
November 1, 2024
After exploring the Ohlone and Miwok worlds on Mt. Diablo’s lower slopes, I ventured to its summit. A lot of Ohlone and Miwok Indians thought
Hiking to the Center of the World; Ohlone and Miwok Indians in the San Francisco Bay Area
October 27, 2024
I hiked to Mt. Diablo’s summit two weeks ago, and it was one of the most spiritual hikes I’ve ever done in the SF Bay
The Yungang Caves in Chinese Culture; A Major Crossroads through Time and Space
October 20, 2024
After China’s Han dynasty disintegrated in the early third century CE, a succession of warlords became emperor wannabes, but their rules were short lived. Turkic-speaking
The Rise of Nanjing and its Modern Rebirth
October 14, 2024
A lot of people have heard of Nanjing because of the massacre in 1937-8. But the city has a rich history that goes back
Multiple Worlds in the Way; Roman Roots of Christianity
October 7, 2024
Many people in the Roman Empire by first century CE were looking to metaphysical realms for meaning and well-being. Its magnificent forums left a lot
Medieval Roots in Ancient Rome
October 1, 2024
She can be sweet or cruel depending on her mood. That’s a pretty capricious goddess to place in the center of the universe, but this
Ambiguities of Empire; Ancient Romans’ Mixed Feelings about Glory
September 23, 2024
Most ancient Greeks saw the world in ways that reflected their intimate city-states. Most of their views were human-scale and proportioned. Romans in their early
Cambodian Cultural Wealth Most People Don’t Know About
September 9, 2024
Cambodia has so many ancient Khmer temples and so much natural beauty that they will always give you new things to see. But it also has