Symbiogenesis: A New Principle of Evolution: Boris Mikhaylovich Kozo-Polyansky, Lynn Margulis, Victor Fet, Peter H. Raven

More than eighty years ago, before we knew much about the structure of cells, Russian botanist Boris Kozo-Polyansky brilliantly outlined the concept of symbiogenesis, the symbiotic origin of cells with nuclei.

It was a half-century later, only when experimental approaches that Kozo-Polyansky lacked were applied to his hypotheses, that scientists began to accept his view that symbiogenesis could be united with Darwin’s concept of natural selection to explain the evolution of life. After decades of neglect, ridicule, and intellectual abuse, Kozo-Polyansky’s ideas are now endorsed by virtually all biologists.

Kozo-Polyansky’s seminal work is presented here for the first time in an outstanding annotated translation, updated with commentaries, references, and modern micrographs of symbiotic phenomena.

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Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming: Andreas Malm

How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power

The more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did manufacturers turn from traditional sources of power, notably water mills, to an engine fired by coal?

Contrary to established views, steam offered neither cheaper nor more abundant energy—but rather superior control of subordinate labour. Animated by fossil fuels, capital could concentrate production at the most profitable sites and during the most convenient hours, as it continues to do today. Sweeping from nineteenth-century Manchester to the emissions explosion in China, from the original triumph of coal to the stalled shift to renewables, this study hones in on the burning heart of capital and demonstrates, in unprecedented depth, that turning down the heat will mean a radical overthrow of the current economic order.

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Temperatures Rise, and We’re Cooked – Nicholas Kristof

September 10, 2016

Nicholas Kristof  Op-Ed Columnist

ONE of Donald Trump’s 100 wackiest ideas is that climate change is a hoax fabricated by China to harm America.

“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing uncompetitive,” Trump once tweeted.

He later said, unconvincingly, that he had been kidding about China, but he has emphasized that he does not believe in climate change and would end serious efforts to prevent it.

That obstinacy confronts a new wave of research showing that climate change is much more harmful than we had imagined.

Until now, the focus has been on rising seas, more intense hurricanes, acidification of oceans, drought and crop failures. But new studies are finding that some of the most important effects will be directly on our bodies and minds.

When the mercury surges, people die. A heat wave in 2015 melted asphalt in New Delhi, India, and caused the deaths of at least 2,500 people.
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Must watch Documentary : Propaganda “Psychological Warfare “

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Published on Dec 18, 2015

Must watch Documentary : Propaganda “Psychological Warfare ”

A propaganda film is a film that involves some form of propaganda. Propaganda films may be packaged in numerous ways, but are most often documentary-style productions or fictional screenplays, that are produced to convince the viewer of a specific political point or influence the opinions or behavior of the viewer, often by providing subjective content that may be deliberately misleading.

Propaganda can be defined as the ability “to produce and spread fertile messages that, once sown, will germinate in large human cultures.] However, in the 20th century, a “new” propaganda emerged, which revolved around political organizations and their need to communicate messages that would “sway relevant groups of people in order to accommodate their agendas”.First developed by the Lumiere brothers in 1896, film provided a unique means of accessing large audiences at once. Film was the first universal mass medium in that it could simultaneously influence viewers as individuals and members of a crowd, which led to it quickly becoming a tool for governments and non-state organizations to project a desired ideological message

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The American empire: denial, delusion & deception

Jerry Kroth

Published on Oct 16, 2012

A recent poll asked Americans if they felt America actually was an empire. Forty percent said “No.” Lawrence Vance alleges the U.S. is the largest empire in the history of the world, dwarfing the British, Ottoman, and Roman empires in size and scope. Prof. Jerry Kroth looks at the delusion and denial rampant within the American population on this issue, examining our 55 military interventions since World War II, our long and close relationship with dictators, juntas, and monarchs in building our empire, our military presence in over 130 countries of the world (70% of the planet) and what life might look like if we actually dismantled it. This lecture is based on Dr. Kroth’d book Duped! delusion, denial, and the end of the American dream. However Duped has been replaced by a newer edition: Implosion: delusion, denial, and the prospect of collapse; coming out shortly. More info at collectivepsych.com

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More on propaganda and collective insanity

Jerry Kroth

Published on Jan 3, 2016

Prof. Jerry Kroth’s third video on propaganda focusses on psychodramas, like the cases of JonBenet Ramsey, Casey Anthony, and Elizabeth Smart and how tabloid titillations keep Americans progressively warped in their contact with reality. Dr. Kroth also addresses major “blindspots” in our collective consciousness and looks at the U.S. shooting down of Iranian flight 655, Israel’s nuclear hegemony in the Middle East, and the 2016 presidential election as gargantuan pockets of ignorance in American public awareness—all of it largely due to corporate media propaganda and journalistic malfeasance. Short note: Duped! has been updated, and has a new title. Look for Implosion: delusion, denial, and the prospect of collapse, coming out shortly.] More info at collectivepsych.com

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Propaganda and Manipulation: How mass media engineers and distorts our perceptions

Jerry Kroth

Published on Oct 20, 2013

This is a video on the psychology of propaganda. Prof. Kroth reviews five major techniques for how American mass media manipulates and twists the view Americans have of their world. The seriousness of the distortion, and our progressive loss of contact with reality is dramatic. We are increasingly living inside a media-induced trance without knowing it. Children believe Ronald MacDonald is more real than Abraham Lincoln. From Coke to Carl’s Jr., Hip-hop to the Iraq war, the role of subliminal propaganda in our lives is unveiled and exposed. This talk is based on Dr. Kroth’s recent book, Duped! Delusion, Denial, and the end of the American dream. However, Duped! has been updated, and has a new title. Look for Implosion: delusion, denial, and the prospect of collapse, coming out shortly.] More information at collectivepsych.com

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Propaganda-Behind Big Media-WE are BEING LIED to in a BIG WAY by the TV! TURN IT OFF!

Douglas Bickford

Uploaded on Oct 24, 2011

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Hurricane Risk: Past, Present and Future: Prof Kerry Emanuel (March 2016)

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Published on Sep 10, 2016

Fair Use: Educational (March 2016 Lecture)

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The Propaganda Model of News

Beni Balak

Published on Oct 10, 2013

This is a 20min excerpt from the documentary film “The Myth of the Liberal Media” (1998) about Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky’s 1988 book Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. This excerpt briefly presents the 5 filters of news. I highly recommend watching the complete documentary with more details, applications, and examples.

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