Organizations Working for Global Harmony/Peace
Historical Prediction Research Institute
Institute for Global Change – Tony Blair
Seshat: Global History Databank
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Web Sites that Other Star Bright Members Found Useful
8 Global Issues from the Borgen Project
How past climate change impacted the human species
High-resolution terrestrial climate, bioclimate and vegetation for the last 120,000 years
Green Sahara: African Humid Periods Paced by Earth’s Orbital Changes
Homo sapiens and early human migration
Where and when did language begin? A remarkable new study may have the answer
Free Map Maker for Interactive Maps
Is humanity doomed because we can’t plan for the long term? Three experts discuss
Summary of “Three Faces of Power”
How Has Family Structure Changed Over Time?
When It Came To Food, Neanderthals Weren’t Exactly Picky Eaters
how to draw people into conversation
Dunning Kruger effect is a cognitive bias whereby people with low ability, expertise, or experience regarding a certain type of a task or area of knowledge tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge
How Much do YouTubers Make? – A YouTuber’s Pocket Guide [Calculator]
Preventing War. Shaping Peace.
Timeline of World History | Major Time Periods & Ages
‘How To End Poverty in 15 years’ Hans Rosling – BBC News
Why the world population won’t exceed 11 billion | Hans Rosling |
Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes – The Joy of Stats – BBC Four
The beauty of data visualization – David McCandless
How not to be ignorant about the world | Hans and Ola Rosling
DON’T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population
BIG HISTORY PROJECT: 13.8 BILLION YEARS OF HISTORY. Teach a mind-blowing history course that captures students’ natural curiosity about our world. The Big History Project course is standards-aligned, adaptable to different learning environments, and has a proven impact.
The Crisis Group The International Crisis Group is an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world. Excellent newsletter.
Independent Institute The Independent Institute is an American libertarian think tank based in Oakland, California. Founded in 1986 by David J. Theroux, the institute focuses on political, social, economic, legal, environmental, and foreign policy issues. It has more than 140 research fellows. Wikipedia
2030: A “perfect storm” of global resource shortages Corporate leaders give themselves a lousy grade on their efforts to develop sustainable supplies of natural resources strained by a growing global population and a rapidly expanding middle class of consumers.
Earth Island Institute is a nonprofit environmental organization and fiscal sponsor to more than seventy-five projects working in the areas of conservation, energy and climate, women’s environmental leadership, international and Indigenous communities, sustainability and community resilience, and more.
The Miracle of the Commons. Far from being profoundly destructive, we humans have deep capacities for sharing resources with generosity and foresight. The contrary point to the Tragedy of the Commons.
Understanding “New Power”. The crowd is challenging traditional leadership. Here’s how to harness its energy. Harvard Business Review, Jeremy Heimans, and Henry Timms. We all sense that power is shifting in the world. We see increasing political protest, a crisis in representation and governance, and upstart businesses upending traditional industries. But the nature of this shift tends to be either wildly romanticized or dangerously underestimated.