Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of the New York Times bestsellers, The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, and The Moral Landscape.Note from Jim: I include this article primarily for the link to Sam’s essay on Lying that I enjoyed reading…

I’m intrigued by this thesis and wonder what you think….   -Jim   Your desire to buy things isn’t turning the earth into a landfill. In fact, consumers have led the fight against two pressing environmental threats: fossil fuels and industri…

They say money can’t buy happiness. But can a better understanding of your brain? As recent breakthroughs in cognitive science break new ground in the study of consciousness — and its relationship to the physical body — the mysteries…

Hawaii enacted a law making Hawaii the first U.S. state to mandate that all of its state’s electricity come from renewable sources no later than 2045 in what isSee it on Scoop.it, via Radical Compassion