Stephan: When I talk about the matrix of consciousness this is what I mean in spacetime. The matrix though extends into the nonlocal consciousness domain as well.
Plants don’t have a nervous system but they have developed detailed molecular networks which enable them to remember, choose, and make decisions in response to stressors.Credit: Canva
For most of the Judaea-Christian epoch of history the view of most Western societies was that we, humanity, were separate from the rest of creation and had dominion over the earth, as if it were an exploitable bank account left us by a rich uncle. As the Bible frames it, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”1 And in a sense we have had dominion and done a very poor job of it, as the impending collapse of the ecosystems of earth, air, and water make clear.
French philosopher Rene´ Descartes in 1637, writing, “Cogito ergo sum. (“I think, therefore I am.”)2 set the tone […]
Stephan: Here is yet more on the matrix of consciousness. Once you begin to understand the matrix you see clearly why fostering wellbeing at every level is the way to go.
New analysis suggests that plants can pass on climate adaptation tips to their offspring. Credit: Canva
Can a plant remember?
This may sound more like a line from a poem than a scientific enquiry.
But new analysis suggests that plants can pass on climate adaptation tips to their offspring.
From devastating floods to rising temperatures, the climate crisis is changing natural habitats all over the world.
To survive, many plants have been forced to quickly adapt, new research published in the Trends in Plant Science journal indicates.
They then transmit these new traits on to their offspring, says Federico Martinelli, a plant geneticist at the University of Florence.
“One day I thought [about] how the living style and experience of a person can affect his or her gametes [reproductive cells] transmitting molecular marks of their life into their children,” he explains.
“Immediately I thought that even more epigenetic marks must be transmitted in plants, being that plants are sessile [fixed in one place] organisms that are subjected to many more environmental stresses than animals during their life.”
How do plants adapt to climate change and remember these […]
Stephan: As we exit the carbon energy era a whole range of new technologies are going to arise, technologies that foster wellbeing by reducing harm to the environment. Here is an example of what I mean.
The world’s first commercial solar electric vehicles are hitting the U.S. and European markets in the next few years. German company Sono Motors, Southern California-based Aptera Motors, and Dutch company Lightyear are all producing electric vehicles with integrated solar panels, which can harness the sun’s power to provide around 15-45 additional miles on a clear day.
These vehicles also have regular, lithium-based batteries that can be charged using electricity from the grid, so for longer drives these cars essentially function like a standard EV. But for commuters and other short-distance drivers, the majority of their miles could be fueled almost entirely from the sun, free of charge.
Dan Kammen, professor of energy at U.C. Berkeley, said he expects this tech will make good financial sense for many consumers.
“Solar panels are so inexpensive and integrating them into the skins is so easy that once you get over that initial learning curve, those initial couple thousand vehicles out there, it’s hard for me to envision that this won’t be cost-effective,” Kammen said.
Stephan: This is what I think rural communities throughout the country should convert to, local and regional grids powered by noncarbon power sources.
Installers for the solar company Sunrun prepare solar panels to be installed on the roof of a home in California in 2020. Credit: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times / Getty
Sunrun, a solar power and battery company based in San Francisco, will build the first virtual solar power plant in Puerto Rico. The virtual power plant (VPP) will be 17 megawatts and is designed to strengthen the power grid with solar energy aggregated from more than 7,000 customers’ residential solar and battery systems.
During 2023, Sunrun will work on enrolling customers into the VPP program and expects network dispatches to begin in 2024. According to the company, the enrolled customers receive cost savings from generating solar energy, and any backup power also earns customers money for sharing stored energy with the power grid.
“Puerto Ricans are ready to make the move to reliable independent clean energy solutions that will increase their sense of safety and security in their own homes,” Sunrun CEO Mary Powell said in a press release. “We’re solving energy insecurity on the island […]
Stephan: From a historical perspective, the profit above all other priorities has had the effect of creating an aristocracy of wealth instead of blood. It is a recreation of the medieval model. Wealth inequality is not only an American problem, and worldwide it wounds wellbeing. I predict that between 2040 and 2045 we are going to undergo a massive restructuring of the American government. The Electoral College, the Supreme Court are all going to come into question, and be changed.
This year’s Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse has illuminated the wealth inequality that persists worldwide. While the share of global wealth held by the wealthiest one percent fell to (a still very high) 43 percent in 2008, that figure was back up to almost 46 percent in 2021.
Using the report’s findings, Statista visualized the share of wealth held by the richest one percent in different countries in 2000 and 2021.
Last year, prior to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia had the highest concentration of wealth held by the one percent globally. In 2021, the wealthiest one percent of Russians dominated almost 60 percent of the nation’s total wealth.
In second is Brazil, where the population’s richest one percent held nearly half of the country’s wealth.
According to the report, Japan and France are two of the least unequal G20 economies, with the share of wealth held by their richest residents having decreased over the past 20 years.
