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Horse-Powered Buggy

Kal Cobalt

The Naturmobil literally puts the cart before the horse in a modern twist to equine travel. (more)

5-14-08

Commons

After America

Kal Cobalt

In his new book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria argues that we are entering a world not defined by the decline of America, but rather by the rise of everyone else. (more)

5-12-08

Psyche

RoboSex

Kal Cobalt

With the advent of new technologies, author Mac Tonnies questions whether sex for "posthumans" will become the latest upgraded experience or an outdated relic?

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4-24-08

Eco

Space Junk

Kal Cobalt

If you think our landfills are full, check out the startling new images of space debris floating around our planet.

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4-18-08

Tech

Artificial Evolution

Kal Cobalt

According to robotics pioneer Hans Moravec, the evolution of artificial intelligence closely mirrors that of biological intelligence -- only at a much faster rate. (more)

4-9-08

Life

Mirror Mind

Kal Cobalt

Mirror therapy, a startlingly effective new treatment for phantom limb pain, is raising questions about the workings of the mind. (more)

3-31-08

8,000 Drums

Kal Cobalt

On March 21, participate in the global Ceremony of 8,000 Sacred Drums which seeks to honor Mayan prophecy.(more)

3-18-08

Life

Mush to a Different Drummer

Kal Cobalt

Human dogsled teams entertain Portland, Oregon on a rainy day – and illuminate an important lesson about living cheek-to-jowl with those on different paths.(more)

3-12-08

Life

Color Culture

Kal Cobalt

According to a new study, language determines how we perceive color. (more)

3-12-08

Tech

Power Pacing

Kal Cobalt

Researchers have developed a device that generates energy from the simple act of walking.(more)

2-26-08

Tech

Mind Over Computer

Kal Cobalt

Emotiv's neuro-headset lets you command a computer solely with the power of your mind. (more)

2-22-08

Life

Rock, Paper, Enlightenment

Kal Cobalt

Looking for a little more Zen in your life? Try switching from Rock Paper Scissors to Moon Fish Ocean.(more)

2-15-08

Eco

Print Power

Kal Cobalt

Free to download and simple to use, GreenPrint offers an easy way to suppress unnecessary pages and graphics when printing. (Windows only)
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1-31-08

Commons

Village Video

Kal Cobalt

The online collaborative platform Kaltura allows users to co-create original video and enjoy the world's largest collection of legally remixable media. (more)

1-24-08

Arts

Goodbye, Genre

Kal Cobalt

Old categories for media are falling to the wayside as audience taste broadens and the borders between genres blur. We also lose our group identities in the process. Is that a triumph or tragedy? (more)

1-18-08

Psyche

Sterling State

Kal Cobalt

Visionary futurist and science fiction author Bruce Sterling presents his annual State of the World discussion online. (more)

1-14-08

Arts

Go Fish

Kal Cobalt

David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish addresses creativity, meditation, and the human condition. (more)

1-7-08

Psyche

Drones and Universes

Kal Cobalt

Close encounter author Whitley Strieber relates an experience of gut feelings, multiple realities, and a drone sighting.(more)

12-31-07

Psyche

Psychoactive Nonprofit

Kal Cobalt

After twelve years online, Erowid, the prominent information vault for psychoactives, is finally being granted nonprofit status.

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12-19-07

Arts

Nights of Noise

Kal Cobalt

Across the globe, Phil Kline's Unsilent Nights challenge conformity and blur the line between music and noise.(more)

12-12-07

Commons

Shop to Stop

Kal Cobalt

The Riverkids Shop and Stop the Traffik's Good Chocolate Guide offer ways to fight child trafficking with socially-minded holiday shopping.(more)

12-7-07

Arts

Underground Temples

Kal Cobalt

In northern Italy, one man has helmed the creation of nine intricate, interlocked temples one hundred feet underground.(more)

11-29-07

Psyche

Comets and Crops

Kal Cobalt

Did crop circles in 2005 predict the current outburst of Comet 17P Holmes?(more)

11-23-07

Arts

Future Who?

Kal Cobalt

Psychic networks, time travel, and aliens living out human lives. Sound like a new roundup of consciousness concepts? Not quite – it's the reimagined Doctor Who series. Is this wildly popular television show, long beloved and now attracting an even broader audience in its new incarnation, a piece of pop culture preparing us for the long road ahead? (more)

11-22-07

Life

A Ph.D in Transcendence

Kal Cobalt

Folk singer Donovan and film director David Lynch have unveiled plans to create an accredited meditation university in Scotland.(more)

11-14-07

Commons

Death Economics

Kal Cobalt

GOOD Magazine's surprisingly funny animated short reveals little-known facts about the economics and environmental impact of the global death industry. [Video]
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11-5-07

Ethical Networking

Kal Cobalt

Actics has developed an online community that holds individuals and companies accountable for their professed ethics. (more)

10-29-07

Life

Gender Evolution

Kal Cobalt

[Gender Evolution] • How I moved from "gender-confused" to "gender-playful," and how a strictly binary language of gender can distort more than it clarifies. Share your own experiences with subverting gender in the comments.(more)

10-26-07

Life

Playing in Paradice

Kal Cobalt

Admcadiam's first Conscious Living game, Paradice, combines art, ecological consciousness, and meditation into a board game.(more)

10-25-07

Life

Yellow Flower Fights the Blues

Kal Cobalt

A Siberian herb known for soothing nerves and ameliorating depression has caught the eye, and pocketbook, of Canadian manufacturers.(more)

10-16-07
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