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2005 – The Technosphere: Revolution, Involution and Evolutions

ConferencesOctober 13, 20051KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Conference Program Friday, October 7 18:00 Welcoming Cocktails 19:00 Dinner Opening Remarks by Mark Nelson, Chairman 20:00 Thinking About Technology and Culture Thomas P. Hughes, Professor (Emeritus) of History, University of Pennsylvania Considered one of the most influential historians of technology, Tom’s work has changed the way we think about technology by expanding the history of technology…

“The Evolution of Food Crops in the Mediterranean”.

ConferencesOctober 5, 2017974Views 0Likes 0Comments

Michel Chauvet intro Some very basic truths are almost completely lost to urban, technocentric modern people. One such truth, quoting Barbara Kingsolver: “Eating is an agricultural act”. For our next speaker, investigating how both have evolved has been a passion which has made him a world-class expert in the evolution of food crops and agricultural…

From Science to Art and Back: Problems in Translation?

ConferencesOctober 5, 2017956Views 0Likes 0Comments

Roger Malina "The man who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it" I recall our dear friend, the late geophysicist Keith Runcorn saying there was nothing to equal the excitement of a new observational tool, because it is totally unknown what it will reveal. Roger has had the excitement of being a…

Conference Summary

ConferencesOctober 5, 2017975Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mediterranean Conference Summary This weekend we have gathered to investigate and celebrate the Mediterranean. Before I attempt to provide some reflection on the truly many-splendored journey we have shared , I wish to acknowledge and deeply thank the people who have made our collective experience so deeply satisfying on many levels. For overall conference management and making sure…

Podcasts from Institute of Ecotechnics 2011 Mediterranean Conference

ConferencesJuly 27, 2012953Views 0Likes 0Comments

The first in a series of podcasts of talks from the Mediterranean conference in October 2011. Other talks will be uploaded soon! Captain Rip Hayman reviewed some five thousand years of maritime history of the Mediterranean. Quoting Homer, “the seas connect, but the land divides”, he reviewed some of the recurring cycles of trade, piracy, war…

Institute of Ecotechnics Mediterranean Conference Summary

Conferences, Les MarronniersFebruary 8, 2012920Views 0Likes 0Comments

Closing Remarks by Mark Nelson Chairman, Institute of Ecotechnics This weekend we have gathered to be enriched by a wide variety of perspectives on the Mediterranean. Following is my attempt to provide some reflection on this journey we have shared. Daniel Garcia-Castellanos opened our conference by setting the geological stage. We learned that the Mediterranean is a…

Consciousness and the Biosphere: Frontiers of the Future Colloquium Summary

Conferences, Synergetic PressNovember 8, 2011883Views 0Likes 0Comments

Report on CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE BIOSPHERE: Frontiers of the Future A Colloquium held at the October Gallery, London, on 14 May 2011 By Deborah Parrish Snyder Director, Institute of Ecotechnics Publisher, Synergetic Press Programme arranged by: Institute of Ecotechnics, Scientific and Medical Network, and the Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness Lecture Series What an inspiring afternoon and evening with four illuminated minds. SMN Chairman…

The Mediterranean Conference: Oct 7 – Oct 10, 2011

ConferencesAugust 22, 2011928Views 0Likes 1Comment

Since 1974, the Institute has organised annual international conferences to bring together creative thinkers on topics of basic and cutting‐edge interest to scientists, artists, and project initiators. Our new conference series focuses on exploration. This year’s conference will be a multi‐disciplinary meeting looking at the Mediterranean region from the geologic, biomic, cultural and technospheric…

2005 – The Technosphere: Revolution, Involution and Evolutions

“The Evolution of Food Crops in the Mediterranean”.

From Science to Art and Back: Problems in Translation?

Conference Summary

Podcasts from Institute of Ecotechnics 2011 Mediterranean Conference

Institute of Ecotechnics Mediterranean Conference Summary

Consciousness and the Biosphere: Frontiers of the Future Colloquium Summary

The Mediterranean Conference: Oct 7 – Oct 10, 2011

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