The C Word — Consciousness — and Emergence
This is the panpsychist position: Where there is matter there is also mind; they are two aspects of the same thing. As matter complexifies, so mind complexifies.
Year: 2011
Best Paw Forward for the New Year
It’s 2011! You may have made a New Year’s resolution list for yourself, but what about for your pet?
Tainted Love
Filmmaker Cindy Kleine discusses Phyllis and Harold, a portrait of her parent’s messed up marriage.
Student Parents at UCSB
Eye on I.V. examines the college experience of those who juggle studying, working, and raising children.
Rewarding Republican Behavior
Last week, veteran journalist Larry Margask wrote that Republican control of the House has a lot more to do with the 2012 elections than it does with, well, governing.
Public Access Rites
I’ve been reading some of the comments on the Knapps story and I thought maybe I better set the record straight.
A Childhood Cancer Is Different from Adult Cancers
Study looked at genetics of a very aggressive brain cancer found primarily in children called medulloblastoma.
Scientists Find Methane Gas Concentrations Have Returned to Near-Normal Levels in Gulf
Led by oceanographers John Kessler of Texas A&M and David Valentine of UCSB, the findings show that the removal of more than 200,000 metric tons of dissolved methane through the action of bacteria blooms consumed the immense gas plumes the team had identified in mid-June.
Winners of “Santa Barbara One Eighty” Short Film Contest
The prizewinners are Sam Benenati, of Santa Barbara, for his short narrative film entitled “Spotlight,” and Sam Tyler and Brent Sumner of Santa Barbara, for their short documentary subject, “Above Santa Barbara.”
Bank of America Robbed
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
