Originally posted on sciy.org by Ron Anastasia on Sat 26 Nov 2005 05:14 PM PST
SENIOR EDITORS (have administrative privileges)
Ron Anastasia (Founding Editor - "ronjon")
Ronjon's academic background is in cognitive psychology (Berkeley &
Harvard), theoretical physics (U.C., Berkeley), and appropriate
technology & system dynamics computer modeling of complex systems
(MIT). His Ph.D. (Cand.) is in Humanistic Sciences with a focus on the
interactions between consciousness changing practices and the
development of sustainable values and lifestyles in the context of the
world problematique. (â€World Problematique†is a concept created by the
Club of Rome to describe the set of crucial problems now facing
humanity – including environmental & climatic, political, social,
economic, technological, psychological and cultural factors.)
Ron founded several small high-tech companies during the 80s and
early 90s in areas of personal computer training, holistic healthcare
and appropriate technology. His ventures included the world's largest
personal computer training center in the early 80s, a widely-used
computerized holistic health blood analysis method during the middle
80s, and in the early 90s a photovoltaic R&D company which set a
new world's record for solar cell efficiency using high-energy lasers
for dopant implantation.
For the past 10 years Ron has been doing consulting and research around the world for various
non-profit organizations. His passion has been working with intentional
communities which integrate art and science with philosophy and
spirituality into practical new models for sustainable development and
human unity. He has worked closely with Paolo Soleri at Arcosanti, an
experimental arcology in central Arizona, where he was the Co-Director
with Michael Gosney of the biannual Paradox Conferences and wrote the
Introduction to Soleri's coffee-table book What If? Collected Writings
1986-2000. He then lived half-time for three years at the Federation of
Damanhur in the foothills of the Italian Alps while researching its
fascinating work with esoteric physics. Ron's work is now focused on
the international community of Auroville in Pondicherry, India, where
he has lived for 2-4 months per year for the past several years.
EDITORS (have article-posting privileges)
Debashish Banerji (Debashish)
Debashish Banerji, Ph.D. (Indian Art History, UCLA). Former president of East-West Cultural Center and Sri Aurobindo Center, Los Angeles. He is a well-know teacher of Indian spiritual culture. He is a Faculty member of The Gnostic Center in India and the University of Philosophical Research
(UPR) in Los Angeles, California and the Education Coordinator of UPR.
He also curates art exhibits and lectures frequently on Integral Yoga
in the US and India.
Richard Carlson. The Usual Suspect.
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