Mary Martin
@marymartin
awareness, imagination, futures thinking, and hope.
Mary Martin
marymartinphd.com
At the moment Nature does not have a voice in the decisions we take that are scientifically proven to be driving climate breakdown and destroying biodiversity. Our view is that we have separated ourselves from Nature, and see ourselves as exceptional rather than interdependent with Nature and this is a root cause of our behaviour as a species... See more
We are Nature - an open letter to the publishers of UK dictionaries
We need to fall back in
Erin Remblance • We need to fall back in love with Earth
well-being and
The Extended Mind
An exploration of active externalism and the idea that cognitive processes extend beyond the boundaries of the brain and into the environment.
alice.id.tue.nlExtended Mind paper
AI agents will outmaneuver salespeople by optimizing persuasion
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Vaiphei Suantak • Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Well-being: A Scoping Review
Mindfulness and Mindfulness Research
this is a mess. All you have to do? Try?
On the other hand, I am a believer in radical hope, by which I mean recognising that the chances of success may be slim but still being driven to act by the values and vision you are rooted in. Time and again, humankind has risen up collectively, often against the odds, to tackle shared problems and overcome crises.
The challenge we face as a
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Intensive meditation, even after only one day, can also affect gene regulation in your brain through similar mechanisms. Attending a monthlong meditation retreat reduces the expression of genes that affect inflammation, and experienced meditators can reduce inflammatory genes after just one day of intensive mediation.
Karla Kaun • Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects
“People with certain diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration slowly lose their eyesight as photoreceptors at the center of the eye degenerate,” said Udo Römer, an engineer whose expertise is in photovoltaics, commonly known as solar panel tech. “It has long been thought that biomedical implants in the retina could... See more
Solar panels in your eyeballs: Self-powered bionics are on the way
signals of hope and
If we can learn about human cognition, behaviour and pathology by studying insects, how does this blur the boundaries between ‘us’ and ‘them’?