Celebrating Michio’s 100th: One Peaceful World Day and Summer Conference Report

By Alex Jack Summer Conference presenters included (clockwise from the left): Amber Maisano, Danka and Alex Jack, Oliver Cowmeadow, Bill Tara, Dr. Mary Cross, Laura Castrodi, and Bob Carr “What a kick! Am I counting right—a four-hour broadcast from Planetary? And Verne Varona with his trademark Chicken-Lady story, and Michio describing his initial decision to

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New Book Excerpt: Planetary Commonwealth

By Alex Jack Soil, rivers, mountains, and wildlife were represented at bioregional councils The Rise of Bioregions By the second half of the 21st century, the political landscape shifted dramatically as bioregions became the dominant organizational structure of governance. Defined by natural boundaries—such as watersheds, ecosystems, and climatic zones—bioregions prioritized harmony with the environment, cultural

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Spiders on Drugs & Nectar: What Caffeine, Stimulants, and Pollen Reveal About the Nervous System

By Alex Jack A spiderweb is one of nature’s most elegant structures. It is geometry, architecture, trap, sensory organ, and survival tool all at once. To the human eye, an orb web looks almost like lace suspended in air. To the spider, it is something closer to an extended nervous system: every radial thread and

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Diagnosing America on its 250th

By Alex Jack At age 250, America arrives at the examining room not like a serene elder, seasoned by experience and a decent respect for the opinions and dignity of others, but like a celebrated patient in deep denial. Despite a strong constitution, it is overweight, overmedicated, overstimulated, and undernourished; wealthy beyond historical imagining, yet

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Governing AI for Planetary Health: A Global Commons Challenge

A major new analysis in The Lancet Planetary Health warns that artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a defining force not only in society, but in the fate of the Earth itself—and that governing it wisely is now an urgent global priority. The authors stress that “establishing global governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly pressing

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Fatty Liver No More

By Donna Clifford, R.N. We emerge from the stillness of winter. The last icicle has melted, and buds are sprouting from the ground. It’s spring! The earth is awakening from its frozen winter sleep. As plants begin to emerge from the soil, the human body is rousing to the natural cycle of spring. The Qi

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