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"The messages wirelessed ten years ago
have not reached some of the nearest stars."
Guglielmo Marconi

The digital world of communications is the nearest thing to heaven on earth. The smarter we get about the true nature of matter -- the smaller, faster, and more powerful...

"Ethics is nothing else than Reverence for Life."
--Albert Schweitzer

This most basic wisdom came home to roost in my life today in a personal and palpable way.

My daughter is starting college in the fall. A routine physical exam is required - and a State law...

It doesn't get much better than this.

We have a President -- who appears on national television to rephrase a controversial comment and reframe an unexpected explosion of national attention sparked by the recent Professor Henry Louis Gates versus Cambridge police incident.

Instead of fanning the flames of still nascent...

One evening a Cherokee elder told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside every person.

"My son, the battle is between two wolves. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego....

If you care about your First Amendment rights - you should.

The United States Penitentiary at Marion is now home to one of two known "Communication Management Units" in the federal prison system. The other is at the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute, Indiana. The units severely restrict the...

The Internet is an unprecedented, unmediated extension of the human experience...and we are just beginning to comprehend the power and skills of being a full-on participant.

It's like being back on the school playground, our first attempts at socialization -- but with enormously powerful communication tools. There is no...

As noted in Arianna Huffington's recent blog post, All for Good: A New Craigslist for Service highlights the call for volunteerism.

'Cause-wired' online social activism is a reality, unleashing the potential of a golden age for causes. Innovative web tools, online story-telling and social media are coming of age....

During Australia's deadly fires in February, firefighters came upon a burned and dazed female koala -- now nicknamed Sam. Sam was spotted by Victorian volunteer firefighter David Tree limping around on scorched paws. Tree approached slowly, crouched down and offered the furry marsupial a drink from his water bottle. She...