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How to Spot BS and Never Feel Insulted Again: A Brief Introduction to General Semantics and Non-Violent Communication

Submitted by 4ndy, Published on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 17:11

There are few things quite so mis-understood by humans as their own psyche and behaviours. A few examples of our distortions from reality include concepts such as the existence of 'good and evil' people, or of a human having a distinctly separate 'mind and body' and hence having separate 'mental' and 'physical' health. Such old superstitions are still passed around human cultures today, even decades after evidence that shows them to be irrelevant has passed from the cutting edge of science.

Slay Santa

Submitted by 4ndy, Published on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 03:39

Nearly six months ago now, a few friends from the Glasgow city chapter and I were out on the streets in the city centre to do a little culture-jamming in the form of a Yuletide anti-consumerism campaign. As usual, with not much time set aside for planning and gathering resources for anything special, we were doing our standard flyer-distribution and chatting that we had done for the last two years, albeit with a couple of new flyers that I designed with the help of some friends.

Response to The KONY 2012 Phenomenon | TZMUK

Submitted by Bruce Galliver, Published on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 06:58

Recently, a viral phenomenon flared up as a result of a video campaign entitled ‘Kony 2012′, which encourages the viewer to become passionate about chasing down a man named Joseph Kony, who is apparently involved in gang warfare, rape, severe child abuse, slavery, murder and the like in Uganda and it’s neighboring countries. This is obviously extremely inhumane and abhorrent behavior to say the least.

"The First Civilization" - A free book about a Resource Based Economy

Submitted by Jas Garcha, Published on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 04:48

This book, "The First Civilization", was created in order to further awareness and acceptance of a Resource Based Economy by explaining and defending this system from a scientific perspective.