ABC News in Australia is today reporting that the current government continues to provide funding for schools run by a controversial religious movement called the Exclusive Brethren.
What do we want to be? Futurists, ethics, and the social conscience
I wanted to take the opportunity today to briefly discuss once more the intent behind Future Conscience and the purpose of the site – to examine the changes in society that we feel are progressive and question the consequences of our path into the future.
New study: Majority of Twitter just pointless babble and conversation
A new Twitter study conducted by marketing company Pear Analytics is making the rounds at the moment that analyses a cross-section of 2000 tweets collected randomly over a two week period.… Continue Reading
Lynette ‘Squeaky’ Fromme, follower of Charles Manson, released from jail
Given the recent write-up I did a few days ago on ‘5 signs that you may belong to a dangerous cult’, I figure that many of you might be interested to know that Lynette ‘Squeeky’ Fromme was released from jail today after having served almost 40 years in prison for the attempted assassination of US President Gerald Ford in 1975.
Questioning the environmental impact of wind farms
An interesting article over at Guardian.co.uk today which draws attention to the environmental impact caused by building wind farms on top of peat bogs. This raises an interesting topic that has been brought up before in various circles – could some of our environmental initiatives actually cause more harm then good?
Society 3.0 – Where all of us have a voice
Today, more than at any other point in human history, we all have the capability to have our opinion’s heard and the possibility of having others listen to what we say. Modern technology and the global community that has formed around it has given us all a voice, the question now is how are we going to use it?