“God sustains every soul and dwells in it substantially, even [if] it be that of the greatest sinner in the world, and this union is natural. The supernatural union exists when God’s will and the soul’s will are in conformity. Therefore the soul rests transformed in God through love.” – St. John of the Cross, [...]
Archive | December, 2012
Daily Quote: Mary Oliver
“Messenger” My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird— equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on [...]
Daily Quote: Albert Einstein
“All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling Man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom. It is no mere chance that our older universities developed from clerical schools. Both churches and universities — insofar as [...]
Living in the Future: Simulated Brains, Origami Kayaks, self-filling waterbottles
Have you ever wondered if we could build a brain? Chris Eliasmith of the University of Waterloo has built a large-scale model of the human brain, using a computer to simulate the nerve clusters. Semantic Pointer Architecture Unifed Network, or SPAUN, has 2.5 million simulated neurons, as well as one simulated eye and one simulated [...]
Daily Quote: Mahatma Gandhi
”Earth provides enough to satisfy every [person's] need, but not every [person's] greed” – Mahatma Gandhi
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