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Beethoven in a waterfall. The strength of gentleness, the wisdom of disobedience, a whiff of vindaloo and the intrepid walking firs.

Speculations on the demolition of the James Bell Tavern, the US Bill of Rights and some “curiously strong peppermints.”

A look at the yin and yang of good and evil in the human experience. Probable medical causes and possible spiritual cures.

Examining the comparative perception of "progress" through generations and the distorted lens of history.

A look at the Canadian government budgets, Vancouver money laundering and the global drug trade that asks, What if?"

On stolen childhoods. Where they might go and why some men chop wood.

On navigating the two-lane highway between dreams and reality.

On the fabric created by weaving music, religion and art into a Giordano Bruno tee-shirt.

Everything unknown is held to be magnificent. An exploration of that fact in human terms.

On the science of astrology and its relevance today. Updated with my new understanding of autism.

A talk about soul miners, darkitects, healchemists and the Cherokee concept of "ugliness."

Examining Thomas Hobbes’ epic book Leviathan through the electric mist with some honoured guests.

Being a quarter Viking via my Swedish grandfather, Erik, I have always had a deep interest in the lore of the Scandinavians.

On migrating within the Windows paradigm.

Pondering Restorative Justice.

A look at psychological anthropology with the help of a lake, a grouse, a coyote, a stranger and two books.

Examining the management of Science since the 17th Century, van Leeuwenhoek-style.

A snapshot of news and information from the opening days of the Covid-19 outbreak.