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Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo (a TED Fellow)... more

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HOME (English with subtitles)

Best watched on YouTube itself, in HD (720 pts) and with the larger screen. Enjoy!

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The Spiritual Progression of BRHMA ! - PART 3

Today, early morning, I had a dream in which I saw two queues of people lining up in front of the two doors in a building, with people depositing the belongings of their loved ones who were going to die…! I saw myself entering one of these rooms, out of sheer curiosity to know the fate of those dying…! I saw people lying on floor mats, one on each mat. I went deeper into the room and sat on a chair like seat and found myself expressing surprise to see a very small young child sitting on a chair-like structure in front of me…the child was all smiles and looking intently at me…
…Suddenly, my dream was broken. It was early morning. I was asked by one of the family members to check out if BRHMA were alive or dead, since there was no sound from its pigeon-house. I got up, rushed out and found BRHMA’s physical body lifeless…
…Clearly, BRHMA, the young pigeonlet had progressed in the cycle of evolution and left for experiencing the still higher form of the life, in all possibility to be born as a child…the child that I had seen in my dream…! The previous night I was thinking about this young pigeonlet’s safety…I reasoned - the young pigeonlet would survive despite all dangers if the Almighty wished so and It would die in spite of all our best efforts to ensure its safety if the Almighty wished it to move to higher life…So, why worry?
At first, I was bit sad as any human being would be. Then, I consoled myself by reminding myself of the dream…I chanted the Mahaamrtyunjaya hymn and prayed to the almighty to give the spiritual progression to BRHMA…With a sense of loss, I dug the grave, lowered BRHMA into it, sprinkled salt on it and covered the pit with the mud…!
The birds are said to have only three elements – THE EARTH, THE WATER, THE AIR and don’t have remaining two elements – THE FIRE, THE SKY. Hopefully, BRHMA shall now be born as a human being and achieve spiritual liberation. Yes, I saw the bright light around BRHMA’s being when I closed my eyes to find out the fate of BRHMA on the spiritual plane.Today, early morning, I had a dream in which I saw two queues of people lining up in... more

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The Spiritual Progression of BRHMA ! -PART 2

Today, early morning, I had a dream in which I saw two queues of people lining up in front of the two doors in a building, with people depositing the belongings of their loved ones who were going to die…! I saw myself entering one of these rooms, out of sheer curiosity to know the fate of those dying…! I saw people lying on floor mats, one on each mat. I went deeper into the room and sat on a chair like seat and found myself expressing surprise to see a very small young child sitting on a chair-like structure in front of me…the child was all smiles and looking intently at me…
…Suddenly, my dream was broken. It was early morning. I was asked by one of the family members to check out if BRHMA were alive or dead, since there was no sound from its pigeon-house. I got up, rushed out and found BRHMA’s physical body lifeless…
…Clearly, BRHMA, the young pigeonlet had progressed in the cycle of evolution and left for experiencing the still higher form of the life, in all possibility to be born as a child…the child that I had seen in my dream…! The previous night I was thinking about this young pigeonlet’s safety…I reasoned - the young pigeonlet would survive despite all dangers if the Almighty wished so and It would die in spite of all our best efforts to ensure its safety if the Almighty wished it to move to higher life…So, why worry?
At first, I was bit sad as any human being would be. Then, I consoled myself by reminding myself of the dream…I chanted the Mahaamrtyunjaya hymn and prayed to the almighty to give the spiritual progression to BRHMA…With a sense of loss, I dug the grave, lowered BRHMA into it, sprinkled salt on it and covered the pit with the mud…!
The birds are said to have only three elements – THE EARTH, THE WATER, THE AIR and don’t have remaining two elements – THE FIRE, THE SKY. Hopefully, BRHMA shall now be born as a human being and achieve spiritual liberation. Yes, I saw the bright light around BRHMA’s being when I closed my eyes to find out the fate of BRHMA on the spiritual plane.Today, early morning, I had a dream in which I saw two queues of people lining up in... more

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The Spiritual Progression of BRHMA !

Today, early morning, I had a dream in which I saw two queues of people lining up in front of the two doors in a building, with people depositing the belongings of their loved ones who were going to die…! I saw myself entering one of these rooms, out of sheer curiosity to know the fate of those dying…! I saw people lying on floor mats, one on each mat. I went deeper into the room and sat on a chair like seat and found myself expressing surprise to see a very small young child sitting on a chair-like structure in front of me…the child was all smiles and looking intently at me…
…Suddenly, my dream was broken. It was early morning. I was asked by one of the family members to check out if BRHMA were alive or dead, since there was no sound from its pigeon-house. I got up, rushed out and found BRHMA’s physical body lifeless…
…Clearly, BRHMA, the young pigeonlet had progressed in the cycle of evolution and left for experiencing the still higher form of the life, in all possibility to be born as a child…the child that I had seen in my dream…! The previous night I was thinking about this young pigeonlet’s safety…I reasoned - the young pigeonlet would survive despite all dangers if the Almighty wished so and It would die in spite of all our best efforts to ensure its safety if the Almighty wished it to move to higher life…So, why worry?
At first, I was bit sad as any human being would be. Then, I consoled myself by reminding myself of the dream…I chanted the Mahaamrtyunjaya hymn and prayed to the almighty to give the spiritual progression to BRHMA…With a sense of loss, I dug the grave, lowered BRHMA into it, sprinkled salt on it and covered the pit with the mud…!
The birds are said to have only three elements – THE EARTH, THE WATER, THE AIR and don’t have remaining two elements – THE FIRE, THE SKY. Hopefully, BRHMA shall now be born as a human being and achieve spiritual liberation. Yes, I saw the bright light around BRHMA’s being when I closed my eyes to find out the fate of BRHMA on the spiritual plane.Today, early morning, I had a dream in which I saw two queues of people lining up in... more

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How the Human Penis Lost Its Spines

How the human penis lost its spines By Elizabeth Landau, CNN March 9, 2011 6:00... more

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Welcome! Ready? Read this.

The evolution revolution will be television; or is being...

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Spread the Word, Change the WORLD! (Watch Trailer)

We' ve had enough of Injustice and oppression! To the Current community: Without... more

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Breaking News “Inherit The Wind”

Breaking News Updates Today Inherit The Wind is an intense drama that will make you... more

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Global Warming May Reroute Evolution, Milkweed Research Finds

Rising carbon dioxide levels associated with global warming may affect interactions... more

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Earliest Humans Not So Different from Us, Research Suggests

That human evolution follows a progressive trajectory is one of the most... more

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Religious Scientist sues for Discrimination

"A Christian astronomer who sued the University of Kentucky for religious... more

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Support the "Darwin Day" Resolution in Congress

"On Feb. 9th, California Rep. Pete Stark (D-13th District) introduced House... more

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Bill Nye - The Science Guy on Evolution and Science

Science Guy Bill Nye Explains Why Evolution Belongs in Science Education

A recent poll found that a majority of teachers in the U.S. are avoiding teaching evolution as a fundamental tenant of biology in the science classroom. We talked to science proponent and television star Bill Nye (the science guy) about what this means for U.S. education.

In a recent survey of 926 public high school biology teachers across the nation, only 28 percent of teachers taught evolution as a well-supported fundamental idea of science. Meanwhile, 13 percent openly supported "intelligent design" in the classroom, and 60 percent fell somewhere in-between. This majority presented evolution cautiously—by including non-scientific viewpoints, by limiting discussion to genetics, or by saying that students only needed to learn the material to pass exams.

Q - What do you think about this?

A - Bill Nye, Executive Director of the Planetary Society: It's horrible. Science is the key to our future, and if you don't believe in science, then you're holding everybody back. And it's fine if you as an adult want to run around pretending or claiming that you don't believe in evolution, but if we educate a generation of people who don't believe in science, that's a recipe for disaster. We talk about the Internet. That comes from science. Weather forecasting. That comes from science. The main idea in all of biology is evolution. To not teach it to our young people is wrong.

Q - Why is there resistance to teaching evolution in schools?

A - It's reluctance to change. It's wanting the world to be different than it is. And if you don't want the world to be different you are an unusual human being. We all want the world to be different. But to deny evolution is in no one's best interest.

Q - Do you think there's anything that can be done about it?

A - Well the longest journey starts with just a single step. Science education: We should support it. Especially elementary school science. Nearly every rocket scientist got interested in it before they were 10. Everybody who's a physician, who makes vaccines, who wants to find the cure for cancer. Everybody who wants to do any medical good for humankind got the passion for that before he or she was 10. So we want to excite a new generation of kids—every generation—about the passion, beauty and joy—the PB&J—of science. These anti-evolution people are frustrating in two ways. The first way is, almost certainly they know better. Those people really do believe in flu shots. They really do understand that when you find fossil bones of ancient dinosaurs, you are looking at deep time, not just 5000 years. And secondly, and much more importantly, having raised a generation of kids who don't understand science is bad for everyone. And with the United States having a leadership role in science and technology, having a generation of kids not believing in science is bad for the world.

Q - Is there a funding issue? Is that why the teachers aren't teaching it correctly?

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http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/evolution-classroom-bill-nye-science-educationScience Guy Bill Nye Explains Why Evolution Belongs in Science Education A recent... more