"Even though some conservatives would like to state that the United States is post-racial because we had a black president with President Obama, this could not be farther from the truth because even with what we see from the riots of the 60’s we see the exact same things happening today such as in Minneapolis with the coldblooded murder of George Floyd by 4 police officers and all of the protest happening here (and around the world) because of that in 2020. The more the world changes, the more it, sadly, stays the same. =( As much as white America would like to believe that things are better while sitting within the relative safety of all of their white privilege, the United States has 5% of the world’s population but yet we have 25% of the world’s prisoners. We have proportionally more people imprisoned than China or even Russia during the height of the revolution, and a much larger proportion of that prison population is people of color." https://www.freexenon.com/2020/06/09/the-kerner-commission-report-feb-1968/

"The world of tomorrow cannot be built upon the infrastructure of yesterday." James O’Neill Here are some amazing examples of what the cities of tomorrow could look like within a Resource Based Economy courtesy of The Venus Project: https://www.freexenon.com/2020/04/27/what-could-the-cities-of-tomorrow-under-a-resource-based-economy-look-like/

Here is a new post of mine: Tension and the Harms of Monetary Systems #ResourceBasedEconomy #RBE #TVP #TZM https://www.freexenon.com/2020/04/12/tension-and-the-harms-of-monetary-systems/

Here is a new post of mine: Tension and the Harms of Monetary Systems #ResourceBasedEconomy #RBE #TVP #TZM https://www.freexenon.com/2020/04/12/tension-and-the-harms-of-monetary-systems/

This is over 15 years of work which also includes my work here inspired by the potential of Asgardia. My policy page on my blog grew to 45 pages, but I decided I needed more room to grow so I put it into its own site. My site does have the a Google translation widget on it too. Space is the first step and a Resource Based Economy is the last step. That section still needs a lot of work, but it is there. "The Interstellar New Deal is an eco-humanistic platform which is evolutionary, technocratic, radically progressive, humanistic, sustainable, and is powerfully driven by a vision for a finally peaceful and space-faring Humanity whose eco-humanist ideals will result in the radical transformation of Humanity to evolve beyond poverty, war, and suffering." https://interstellarnewdeal.global/

This is over 15 years of work which also includes my work here inspired by the potential of Asgardia. My policy page on my blog grew to 45 pages, but I decided I needed more room to grow so I put it into its own site. My site does have the a Google translation widget on it too. Space is the first step "The Interstellar New Deal is an eco-humanistic platform which is evolutionary, technocratic, radically progressive, humanistic, sustainable, and is powerfully driven by a vision for a finally peaceful and space-faring Humanity whose eco-humanist ideals will result in the radical transformation of Humanity to evolve beyond poverty, war, and suffering." https://interstellarnewdeal.global/

"For far too long has Humanity abused and violated the natural world causing irreparable harm which has resulted in the extinction of over 70% of the species that once roamed our planet as well as being the genesis for what may eventually lead to Humanity’s extinction – Climate Change." https://www.freexenon.com/2019/05/28/universal-declaration-of-the-rights-of-mother-earth/

"I have just found this great video of an understandably irate Neil deGrasse Tyson (NdT) speaking the truth in this amazing video from 2012! The power of the innovation and inspiration gained from the NASA and our space program and its accomplishments is worth far more than the paltry 1 cent for each tax dollar that is spent on it. Our space program probably has a long term return on investment greater than anything else that the government spends money on..." My post has a transcript and images too. https://www.freexenon.com/2019/05/29/video-neil-degrasse-tysons-keynote-speech-for-the-28th-national-space-symposium-2012/

Carl Sagan and His Famous ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Speech "So, here is that amazing lecture that he gave at the University of Cornell: Carl Sagan’s 1994 “Lost” Lecture: The Age of Exploration (1:36:00). The total video is 1 hour and 36 minutes long. The first hour is his speech, the very last part of which is the famous Pale Blue Dot speech. The last half and hour or so is a Question & Answer session which is still very interesting." I also have a transcript and images to go along with this speech. https://www.freexenon.com/2019/06/09/carl-sagan-and-his-famous-pale-blue-dot-speech/

Here is an Amazing infographic showing the timeline of Earth’s average temperature from XKCD. I have seen this before, but now, since I am posting much more ravenously I thought I would introduce you all to it. Enjoy! Earth Temperature Timeline (XKCD) Climate Change, Explained in One Simple Comic (Climate Central News) https://www.freexenon.com/2019/06/19/a-timeline-of-earths-average-temperature-since-the-last-ice-age-glaciation-xkcd/

Home > Technology > Alternative-Energy > Carl Sagan’s Keynote Speech at the 5th Emerging Issues Forum (1990) Carl Sagan from his Keynote Speech at the Emerging Issues Forum in Cornell University in Feb of 1990 Carl Sagan’s Keynote Speech at the 5th Emerging Issues Forum (1990) Alternative-Energy Climate Change Science Technology Video Monday, 2019 July 8 James O'Neill223Leave A Comment On Carl Sagan’s Keynote Speech At The 5th Emerging Issues Forum (1990) Table of Contents Introduction Video Video Transcript Introduction Life is Rare A Lesson from the Planet Venus A Lesson From the Planet Mars When is the Right Time to Act? Introduction Croesis, King of Lydia Cassandra, Princess of Troy Conclusion About Climate Change Evidence Introduction Greenhouse Effect Global Temperature Trends Global Effects of Climate Change The Double Standard for Argument What can we do to stop climate change? Introduction 1. Chlorofluorocarbons 2. Energy Efficiency 3. Alternative Energy Sources 4. Plant Trees 5. Deal with the Global Population Crisis Summary Conclusion Print Friendly, PDF & Email If you have not watched this amazing video of Carl Sagan from his Keynote Speech at the 5th Emerging Issues Forum in Feb of 1990 (1 hour 5 min) where he talks about climate change, then do it NOW! Sadly, his powerful and amazingly prophetic words are still very, very relevant today. My post also has a transcript and images to go a long with his speech. https://www.freexenon.com/2019/07/08/carl-sagans-keynote-speech-at-the-5th-emerging-issues-forum-1990/

https://www.arionshome.com/2019/05/05/read-the-inner-level-how-more-equal-societies-reduce-stress-restore-sanity-and-improve-everyones-well-being/ Introduction The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone’s Well-Being(Pickett and Wilkinson, 2019) is an amazing book and is written as a follow up to their previous work Read: The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger (Pickett and Wilkinson, 2009) which was also an amazing read. I read both books in 2 days each. Their profound revelations make both of these books required reading for anyone with political interest for it lays bare the core issue that we need to tackle in order – Inequality. About The Inner Level This book powerfully drives home how inequality affects us all and why and how it is harmful to all it affects from rich to poor. In societies with greater inequality the rich live 10 years less than those in more equal countries. High levels of inequality like we see in the USA are devastating to everyone especially to those who are poor, and horrifically harms educational potential in all students rich or poor. As a society, we cannot hope to heal ourselves or even advance until inequality in annihilated globally.

The Kardashev Scale of Civilizations https://www.arionshome.com/2019/03/22/kardashev-scale-of-civilizations/ I am going to introduce you to an interesting idea proposed by Kardashev called the Kardashev Scale. Here is a quote from science fiction and fantasy writer Veronica Sicoe which has a great introduction to this concept: "In 1964, Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev figured that civilizations can be categorized by the total amount of energy available to them. He defined three levels of civilizations based on their capacity to harness and use power. These have since been expanded by another four (in light of the increasingly wild speculations spawned by marrying mathematics and theoretical physics). The Kardashev Scale, as it is called, now lists 7 levels of civilizations based on their power consumption, and implicitly on their technological advancement and extension."

Check it out: Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur https://www.arionshome.com/2019/03/15/science-and-futurism-with-isaac-arthur/ My next post The Kardashev Scale of Civilizations is coming out on Friday (2019 Mar 22) and, as a part of that research, I have be gifted with discovering an awesomely educational YouTube channel titled Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur (SFIA) where he discusses so very many different technical topics dealing with primarily with the science of space and other related technologies. In my above mentioned Kardashev Scale post I reference quite a few of his videos to help people understand not only the Scale itself, but also to be introduced to other interesting related topics.