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Our society today faces an immense existential problem. 84% of our energy is of fossil origin. This may cause irreversible catastrophic climate change and pollution responsible for one among six

Our society today faces an immense existential problem. 84% of our energy is of fossil origin. This may cause irreversible catastrophic climate change and pollution responsible for one among six deaths. Extreme light applied to nuclear energy could open a new path to energy production. It could activate materials such as thorium or boron allowing abundant energy production free of waste and toxic radiation. Gérard Albert Mourou is a French physicist who has done many researchs in the domains of electric fields and lasers. He is the co-inventor of a laser amplification technique universally used today and for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018. This invention will allow him to create refractive femtosecond surgery of the eye and cataract used on more than one million patients per year. He is a member of the High College of the Ecole Polytechnique. Gérard Albert Mourou is a French physicist who has done many researchs in the domains of electric fields and lasers. He is the co-inventor of a laser amplification technique universally used today and for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018. This invention will allow him to create refractive femtosecond surgery of the eye and cataract used on more than one million patients per year. He is a member of the High College of the Ecole Polytechnique. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Elder Dave Courchene's Convocation Address, University of Winnipeg, June 13, 2019, where he was honoured with a Doctor of Laws.

The time has arrived where we must

Elder Dave Courchene's Convocation Address, University of Winnipeg, June 13, 2019, where he was honoured with a Doctor of Laws.

The time has arrived where we must face the reality of what we have done to the Earth and ourselves. Good leadership is essential and we all have the capacity to be leaders. 

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Ted Williams, Tuscarora elder of the Wolf Clan, shares his knowledge and discusses the significance of The Great Law of Peace, which is the oldest and long-lived treaty of peace in the world.

To purchase the entire documentary of this teaching on a DVD, visit the Earth & Spirit Council's Website.

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Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud, Dr. Blair Stonechild in dialogue with Moderator Shaunna Morgan Siegers, MSc on our essential and spiritual connection with the land and each other. 

Also joining the conversation are Reconciling Ways of Knowing Convenors, Miles Richardson, OC; Dr. David Suzuki; and Dr. Nancy Turner.

This Dialogue originally aired on Tuesday, January 26 at 9:00 am Pacific / 11:00 am Central / 1:00 pm Atlantic.

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This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ►

This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Albert-László Barabási’s next interview ► https://youtu.be/E1eo80fFblM Our world is filled with an abundance of data. Albert-László Barabási, a network scientist, believes that understanding the underlying structure and relationships of complex systems is crucial. Barabási’s research has challenged the notion of random connections and led to the discovery of a more accurate representation of how these systems are organized. Barabási’s exploration began with the vast internet. Surprisingly, he found that the intricate web of connections did not follow random patterns but instead followed a power load distribution. He named these networks “scale-free networks.” Barabási’s groundbreaking work reveals that new connections in our networks tend to form with already well-connected elements. Scale-free networks exist in various complex systems, such as cellular interactions and social networks. This discovery is an important step toward comprehending the remarkable complexity that arises from countless interactions among the world’s many components. 0:00 Networks: How the world works 1:23 The theory of random graphs 3:15 What is network science? 6:49 Complex systems Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/the-well/decoding-our-world-graph-theory-networks?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Albert-László Barabási: Albert-László Barabási is a network scientist, fascinated with a wide range of topics, from unveiling the structure of the brain and treating diseases using network medicine to the emergence of success in art and how science really works. His research has helped unveil the hidden order behind various complex systems using the quantitative tools of network science, a research field that he pioneered, and has led to the discovery of scale-free networks, helping explain the emergence of many natural, technological, and social networks. Barabási is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He is the author of The Formula (Little Brown), Network Science (Cambridge), Bursts (Dutton), and Linked (Penguin). He co-edited Network Medicine (Harvard, 2017) and The Structure and Dynamics of Networks (Princeton, 2005). His books have been translated into over twenty languages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more from The Well: Eastern philosophy says there is no “self.” Science agrees ► https://bigthink.com/the-well/eastern-philosophy-neuroscience-no-self/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description I’m “spiritual but not religious.” Here’s what that means for a physicist ► https://bigthink.com/the-well/spiritual-not-religious-physicist/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description Groupthink is for mindless pawns, but group thinking will push humanity further ► https://bigthink.com/the-well/groupthink-vs-group-thinking/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description When do humans become conscious — in the womb or after birth? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About The Well Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional? There are no simple answers to life’s biggest questions, and that’s why they’re the questions occupying the world’s brightest minds. Together, let's learn from them. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter ► https://bit.ly/thewellemailsignup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Well on your favorite platforms: ► Facebook: https://bit.ly/thewellFB ► Instagram: https://bit.ly/thewellIG

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Earth and Spirit Council, July 14, 2011

Ilarion Merculieff speaks on indigenous elder wisdom and the highly evolved spiritual culture of Mother Earth based cultures. He talks

Earth and Spirit Council, July 14, 2011

Ilarion Merculieff speaks on indigenous elder wisdom and the highly evolved spiritual culture of Mother Earth based cultures. He talks about the womb at the Center of the Universe and why woman are sacred.

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This episode originally streamed live on September 24, 2020 at 8:30 am Pacific / 10:30 pm Central / 12:30 pm Atlantic. 

Moderator: Dr. Nancy Turner facilitates a dialogue amongst Dr.

This episode originally streamed live on September 24, 2020 at 8:30 am Pacific / 10:30 pm Central / 12:30 pm Atlantic. 

Moderator: Dr. Nancy Turner facilitates a dialogue amongst Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Miles Richardson, O.C., Dr. David Suzuki, and Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Jr.; on how Indigenous and scientific ways of knowing can be braided together and create better stewardship outcomes.

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