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Who am I? Earth to Life |
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Seen from the perspective of the evolutionary process, earth gave birth to life. And life takes on the dynamics of this planet, to grow increasingly complex, to adapt to change, and to continue to give birth to ever more complexity. Along the way, incredibly adaptive mechanisms such as photosynthesis, which turns energy from the sun into life, and sexuality, which creates new life from shared genetic material, are invented. Underlying these processes is the essence of life, which Swimme explains as a profound longing for a deeper, richer experience.
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Brian Swimme, Ph.D., is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is the author of The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos (Orbis, 1996), The Universe is a Green Dragon (Bear and Company, 1984) and The Universe Story (Harper, 1992). Brian's media work includes the acclaimed video series, Canticle to the Cosmos, The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos, and The Earth's Imagination. He has presented at conferences sponsored by The World Bank, UNESCO, The United Nations, and the American Natural History Museum, among others. Swimme's works have been translated into eight different languages and enjoyed worldwide. He resides in northern California. |
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Education, Environment/Natural Resources, Marriage/Parenting, Poverty, Science/Technology, Sustainability, Women's Issues |
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Universe story, evolution, new story, cosmos, consciousness |
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