"Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert," begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And terrifyingly, it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes -- and his work so far shows -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.
Allan Savory: How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Science is just Awesome
This show is a celebration of science. We talk about (arguably) the best discoveries and inventions of the Information Age. We honor the work of humankind's greatest scientific minds. And we raise our glasses to those who have given us a greater lens through which we can view our origins, our planet and the universe.
It's an amazing time to be alive. Indeed, science is just awesome.
The Thinking Atheist, TTA Podcast 107
Show date: April 30, 2013
Richard Dawkins - Science works
It's an amazing time to be alive. Indeed, science is just awesome.
The Thinking Atheist, TTA Podcast 107
Show date: April 30, 2013
Richard Dawkins - Science works
Science is just Awesome
This show is a celebration of science. We talk about (arguably) the best discoveries and inventions of the Information Age. We honor the work of humankind's greatest scientific minds. And we raise our glasses to those who have given us a greater lens through which we can view our origins, our planet and the universe.
It's an amazing time to be alive. Indeed, science is just awesome.
The Thinking Atheist Podcast 107: Science is just Awesome
It's an amazing time to be alive. Indeed, science is just awesome.
The Thinking Atheist Podcast 107: Science is just Awesome
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
God Must Destroy Us Because We Are Becoming An Affront To Him In Every Way
The Mormon Glenn Beck breaks down and tearfully begs God to forgive this nation.
Debate on Right to Die with Michael Nugent and Regina McQuillan
Michael Nugent of Right To Die Ireland, and palliative care doctor Regina McQuillan, debate the right to die and Marie Fleming's court ruling, on RTE Radio 1 Late Debate hosted by Audrey Carville on Tuesday 30 April 2013.
The Unbelievers interview on The Morning Show
Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss Preview New Documentary: "The Unbelievers"
Video from "The Morning Show" on Global News Canada, 4-29-2013, Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss.
'The Unbelievers' follows renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss across the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science and reason in the modern world - encouraging others to cast off antiquated religious and politically motivated approaches toward important current issues.
Video from "The Morning Show" on Global News Canada, 4-29-2013, Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss.
'The Unbelievers' follows renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss across the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science and reason in the modern world - encouraging others to cast off antiquated religious and politically motivated approaches toward important current issues.
The Decline of the Scientology Empire
Jim Lippard spoke on the history of the Church of Scientology, how Scientology has collided with the Internet and lost control of its secrets and its membership, and is now seeing an accelerating decline as its top members leave for new alternatives.
Book mentioned in talk The Scandal of Scientology
Jim Lippard founded the Phoenix Skeptics in 1985, and co-founded the Phoenix Area Skeptics Society in 2011. Jim Lippards written articles and book chapters on skeptical topics, including two articles in Skeptic magazine on Scientology, "Scientology vs. the Internet" in 1995 (co-authored with Jeff Jacobsen) and "The Decline (and Probable Fall) of the Scientology Empire" in 2012. Jim Lippard also contributed to Gordon Stein's Encyclopedia of the Paranormal and Joe Nickell's Psychic Sleuths.
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Video notes starting at 13:50: The Fraser Mansion, though referred to by Scientology as the "founding church" from the 1970s to 2010, wasn't the original building. The original building, at 1812 19th St. NW, is now a museum called the L. Ron Hubbard House (though his house was across the street), which the church acquired in 2004. The Fraser Mansion is now Scientology's National Affairs Office.
The first use of the name "Church of Scientology" was by the Church of Scientology founded in Camden, N.J. in Dec. 1953; the first Church of Scientology corporation was in Los Angeles (Feb. 1954, which became the Church of Scientology of California in 1956), the Church of Scientology of Arizona was incorporated that same year. L. Run Hubbard's organization while he lived in Phoenix was the Hubbard Association of Scientologists, International (HASI), founded in Sepember 1952. All HASI assets were folded into the Church of Scientology of California in 1966.
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Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman in Rolling Stone
The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power by Richard Behar. Time Magazine
Book mentioned in talk The Scandal of Scientology
Jim Lippard founded the Phoenix Skeptics in 1985, and co-founded the Phoenix Area Skeptics Society in 2011. Jim Lippards written articles and book chapters on skeptical topics, including two articles in Skeptic magazine on Scientology, "Scientology vs. the Internet" in 1995 (co-authored with Jeff Jacobsen) and "The Decline (and Probable Fall) of the Scientology Empire" in 2012. Jim Lippard also contributed to Gordon Stein's Encyclopedia of the Paranormal and Joe Nickell's Psychic Sleuths.
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Video notes starting at 13:50: The Fraser Mansion, though referred to by Scientology as the "founding church" from the 1970s to 2010, wasn't the original building. The original building, at 1812 19th St. NW, is now a museum called the L. Ron Hubbard House (though his house was across the street), which the church acquired in 2004. The Fraser Mansion is now Scientology's National Affairs Office.
The first use of the name "Church of Scientology" was by the Church of Scientology founded in Camden, N.J. in Dec. 1953; the first Church of Scientology corporation was in Los Angeles (Feb. 1954, which became the Church of Scientology of California in 1956), the Church of Scientology of Arizona was incorporated that same year. L. Run Hubbard's organization while he lived in Phoenix was the Hubbard Association of Scientologists, International (HASI), founded in Sepember 1952. All HASI assets were folded into the Church of Scientology of California in 1966.
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Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman in Rolling Stone
The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power by Richard Behar. Time Magazine
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