Sunday, August 19, 2012

Aug 19: Fragility & the Evolution of Humanity

August 19 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace

From "On Being": Explore the Idea of Fragility and the Evolution of Humanity

http://www.onbeing.org/program/fragility-and-evolution-our-humanity/101

Xavier Le Pichon is one of the world's leading geophysicists, and his pioneering research on plate tectonics revolutionized our understanding of how the Earth works. He has also spent decades living in community with people and families facing disability and has emerged with a rare perspective on the meaning of humanity — a perspective equally informed by his scientific and personal encounters with fragility as a fundament of vital, evolving systems.

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