Why AI governance is not really about controlling AI, and why that matters to you On the morning of 20 March 1905, the workers of the R. B. Grover shoe factory in Brockton, Massachusetts, were arriving for the day shift when the boiler let go. The explosion threw the boiler through the roof. The four-story... Continue Reading →
Go a Little Way Outside the City
What the Cappadocians — and Thomas Merton — Knew About What Faith Owes the World In the winter of 368, the rains failed across Cappadocia, in what is now central Turkey. Crops withered, grain disappeared into the warehouses of speculators waiting for prices to climb, and people experiencing poverty in Caesarea began to starve. Basil,... Continue Reading →
The Warp and the Weft
The Warp and the Weft Innovate–Educate–Collaborate, See–Judge–Act, and the Thinking Processes of Eliyahu Goldratt: Think Thomas Merton I wrote this in response to several emails I received about last Monday’s blog post addressing data centers. People asked if I could explain the methodology a tad more, especially regarding Goldratt and See-Judge-Act. So here it is,... Continue Reading →
Have You Thought About Animal Waste and Your Water? By Julie Peller, Ph.D.
Green Junction In the United States, most meat comes from livestock raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Defined by the EPA as “agricultural operations where animals are kept and raised in confined situations,” the term factory farm is also used to describe the conditions for over 99% of chickens and turkeys, over 98% of... Continue Reading →
Between the Monastery and the Machine
Adult education, using the See–Judge–Act method: Politics~Religion~ Catholic Social Teachings. Thomas Merton’s Wisdom for an Age of Emerging Technology An Often-Forgotten Starting Point: 1899 Before we dive into Merton, Buddhism, or AI, we need to trace the roots of the traditionalist and progressive split in American Catholicism—a rift far older and more intricate than most realize. In 1899, Pope... Continue Reading →
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