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What do you trust most in the world?

Posted on Mar 27th, 2009 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

History. I trust history because it's already happened - but I don't completely trust our retelling of it. Math. Numbers are comfortingly unforgiving. So far so good.  But I also trust human unpredictability and our... More »

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What have you learned from the world?

Posted on Mar 24th, 2009 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

Everything I know, right? I mean, people are part of the world, and animals, and everything that grows and rocks and rivers and all of our relationships - it's all the world. It's the only... More »

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What if we can't save the world?

Posted on Mar 13th, 2009 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

" This question comes from Margaret Wheatley. What if we can't save the world? How can we do our work without needing to hope that we will succeed?" How do we ever imagine that we... More »

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About that entropy thing

Posted on Nov 17th, 2008 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

I'm passionate about the second law of thermodynamics. My universe only falls apart, it refuses to fall together, no matter how diligently I leave it alone and try to wait it out. My clothes lying... More »

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Is your mind a safe place to be?

Posted on Jun 18th, 2008 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

This question made me laugh out loud and then decide not to bother to answer it at least half a dozen times after which, at 2am, I've decided that I want to answer and announce... More »

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What would you choose to make a film about?

Posted on May 10th, 2008 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

I wish I could film my dreams while I'm asleep and dreaming them. I remember at least some dreams each night and most nights get up to type at least one out in the dark... More »

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In what kind of world do you want to live?

Posted on May 8th, 2008 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

I do think about the big-world concepts, and I vote and follow what's going on in the world, but I don't think I can come up with a utopian concept that would make much sense.... More »

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Where do you find beauty?

Posted on Apr 26th, 2008 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

It's everywhere. I'm surrounded (said the captain as he peered through the kaleidoscope).

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What economic structures might help shift to sustainable living?

Posted on Mar 29th, 2008 by tinkonthebrink : serendipitous researcher tinkonthebrink

I don't have any claim to great understanding of economics. I can read the news and understand the basics, but I don't watch the details of the structures as we build the house of cards... More »

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