The Amish Farmers Reinventing Organic Agriculture ‘The breakthrough came from the study of plant immune systems which, in healthy plants, produce an array of compounds that are toxic to intruders. “The immune response in plants is dependent on well-balanced nutrition,” Kempf concluded, “in much the same way as our own immune system.” Modern agriculture uses […]

Sam Gerstenzang – Knowledge units “There is, of course, something fundamentally missing when we only have on demand knowledge. It is related to an anti-technology argument I call the “calculator argument.” There are two components: * You shouldn’t rely on calculators to do math because one day you might not have a calculator. * A […]

What I’ve seen in my experience in talking to businesses […] is they don’t trust in the process that brought them success. They start to trust in the product of the process that brought them success. Brené Brown kenarneson.tumblr.com

Complex Societies Evolved without Belief in All-Powerful Deity – Scientific American

Silicon Valley’s Favorite Video Maker Is Also Its Latest Venture Fund Forbes

Top Blue Jays prospect Daniel Norris lives by his own code “For almost 80 years, his father and grandfather owned and operated a small bicycle shop in car-dependent Johnson City, and their store was not only a place to sell bikes but a way to spread their family values and popularize a belief system. Play […]