As historians, we constantly seek out the "documents" first. As John Tracy Ellis said, "No documents…no history." Documents come in many forms, including oral traditions, written materials like letters and poetry, art, and music. (On a side note, when studying scripture, consider the art of the period; you may be surprised.) When we study the... Continue Reading →
Green Computing
by Julie Peller Ph.D Green Junction There is concern that the energy needed for advanced data processing (i.e., AI, cryptocurrency) may slow the clean energy transition since plans for data centers are rising significantly. In an article earlier this year by Shar Narasimhan, an expert on AI and data centers, “If data centers are... Continue Reading →
“It’s a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.”
What Joseph Cardijn saw in his time was all about jobs, workers’ lives, the dignity of work, and what it means to be a human being made in God's image and likeness. Today, we learn from those who came before us, and once again, the situation is about jobs. What it means to be made... Continue Reading →
What is your Karma telling you about your Dogma?
We have all seen bumper stickers like the one above. But what does that mean to us and the world we operate in? In Hinduism, karma is the relationship between a person's mental or physical action and the consequences following that action. It also signifies the implications of a person's actions in their current and previous lives. In Buddhism and... Continue Reading →