Tag: Conflict
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Fractured Worlds: What Science Fiction Can Teach Us About Our Deepest Divisions
Discover the philosophy behind Fractured World, where the conflict between the Holdfasts and the Weave mirrors today’s debates over technology, ecology, and Indigenous knowledge. Explore Arthur Koestler’s holon, Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory, systems thinking, and practical ways to bridge ideological divides. Learn why humanity’s greatest challenges may require integrating complementary perspectives rather than choosing between…
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Managing Nemo: Conservation and Conflict in the Hawaii Marine Aquarium Trade
In early 2012 I traveled with Washington State University Science Journalist extraordinaire Eric Sorensen to Hawaii so he could write an article on my research on the Hawaii aquarium trade, which has been ongoing since the mid-1990s. At the time of the article things were heating up between aquarium collectors and Snorkel Bob’s crusade to shut…
