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<font face="Verdana" size=2>In case anyone is in Austin next Tuesday,
June 19th: <br><br>
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<b>Max More</b><br>
Dr. Max More is an internationally acclaimed strategic philosopher widely
recognized for his thinking on the philosophical and cultural
implications of emerging technologies. Max's contributions include
founding the philosophy of transhumanism, authoring the transhumanist
philosophy of extropy, and co-founding Extropy Institute, an organization
crucial in building the transhumanist movement since 1990.<br><br>
Over the past two decades, Max has been concerned that our escalating
technological capabilities are racing far ahead of our standard ways of
thinking about future possibilities. Through a highly interdisciplinary
approach drawing on philosophy, economics, cognitive and social
psychology, and management theory, Max developed a distinctive approach
known as the "Proactionary Principle"a tool for making smarter
decisions about advanced technologies by minimizing the dangers of
progress and maximizing the benefits.<br><br>
"We have a dreadful shortage of people who know so much, can both
think so boldly and clearly, and can express themselves so articulately.
Carl Sagan managed to capture the public eye but Sagan is gone and has
not been replaced. I see Max as my candidate for that post." (Marvin
Minsky)<br><br>
For more information about Dr. Max More, visit his
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web site</a>.<br><br>
<b>An Inconvenient Truth</b><br>
Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the
world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major
catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic
destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and
killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced. <br><br>
If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again.
From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN
INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at
one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its
tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That
man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the
2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch,
all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this
eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global
warming show," Gore also proves himself to be one of the most
misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen
as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on
fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls
our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's
too late. <br><br>
With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind
us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and Gore pulls no
punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing
facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey:
from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental
crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that
altered his perspective, to the man who almost became President but
instead returned to the most important cause of his life - convinced that
there is still time to make a difference. <br><br>
With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home
Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global
warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges
facing our global civilization. <br><br>
Paramount Classics and Participant Productions present a film directed by
Davis Guggenheim, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. Featuring Al Gore, the film is
produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns. Jeff Skoll
and Davis Guggenheim are the executive producers and the co-producer is
Leslie Chilcott.<br><br>
For more information about the video visit
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ClimateCrisis</a>.<br><br>
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</a><b><a name="contentBlock1006"></a>Extreme Democracy</b></font><br>
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The audio recording for Jon Lebkowsky's presentation on Extreme Democracy
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</a>Contents</font><font face="Verdana" size=1><br>
<a href="#contentBlock1">Max More & An Inconvenient truth</a><br>
<a href="#contentBlock1000">Inconvenient Truth Resouces</a><br>
<a href="#contentBlock1006">Extreme Democracy</a><br>
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<font face="Verdana" size=1><b><a name="contentBlock5"></a>Dr. Max
More</b></font><br><br>
<font face="Verdana" size=1><b><a name="contentBlock1000"></a>
Inconvenient Truth Resouces</b></font><br>
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visit
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AIT in the Classroom</a>.<br><br>
For information about the impact of global warming on businesses, view
the 18 minute video from TED
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John Doerr: Seeking salvation and profit in greentech</a></font><br><br>
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