Entangled with the World
By Bayo Akomolafe
In Kosmos Journal, SPRING | SUMMER 2017
Subtle Activism: A Way Forward through Chaotic Times
By David Nicol
In Kosmos Journal, SPRING | SUMMER 2017
The Future of Activism
By Juan Manuel, Martin Kirk
In Kosmos Journal, SPRING | SUMMER 2017
Kosmos Journal and Conscious Activism
Dear Reader,
All the articles in this edition of Kosmos Online are from the current issue of Kosmos Journal. Our beloved editor, Nancy Roof, works with great intention and dedication to cultivate myriad voices of transformation into a beautiful offering twice a year. Our subscribers receive these fruits months ahead of the general public. Yet, 90% of you reading this are not subscribers! So,…
Reader’s Essay | Restoring Humane Values through Activism
By Bruna Kadletz
In Kosmos Journal, SPRING | SUMMER 2017
Restoring Humane Values through Activism
In 2012, I went to the Sahara Desert seeking a spiritual experience. In my wild imagination, the emptiness of the desert would transplant me to a transcendental plane beyond my limited self. Clearly, it never happened. At least, not in the way I had imagined.
The experience I was seeking came in the most mundane and unusual way—in the midst of a local hammam in Fez, Morocco. Back then, I…
Kosmos Community News | June 2017
Dear growing Kosmos Community,
Summer is upon us! Here is what's up for the month of June:
The New Kosmos Live Podcast Series
Our premiere Kosmos Live podcast series, How to Prepare for Profound Change, looks at the many mays our lives are changing in the new political, environmental and social climate. We have assembled leading thinkers and activists from the fields of wellbeing, political…
United Nature | The Intelligence of Ecosystem
Dear Reader,
We are taught in our schools and churches that humans are the apex of creation, the most intelligent species on Earth. We tell stories, we build cities, we have split the atom. Yet, can we say that a hydrogen bomb is fundamentally superior to a spider's web? Is any other species at war with itself?
The more time I spend in the forest - there is a wildlife preserve behind my…
Excerpt | The Charged Border: Where Whales and Humans Meet
by Jim Nollman, via Interpecies.com
This is an excerpt from a chapter of the book, The Charged Border: Where Whales and Humans Meet
Scientists who study cetacean vocalizations in the wild, point to the beluga whale as a potentially better candidate for communication studies. Belugas were called sea canaries by 19th century whalers for the way they chirp and chortle among their own kind. Almost…
Is There Still a Place for Zoos?
By Dave Neale, via AnimalsAsia.org
To answer the question as to whether or not zoos serve a purpose is very difficult. Every zoo is different. For instance, in many cases visiting a zoo in countries such as China and Vietnam can be a very negative educational experience, where the conditions in which the animals are being kept are unacceptable. I know that the majority of the visitors do not…