What Is Life’s Future in the Cosmos? President of the Royal Society, England’s Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees brings a lifetime of cosmological inquiry to a crucial question: What if human success on Earth determines life’s success in the universe? He thinks that civilization’s chances of getting out of this century intact are about 50/50. Please enjoy this incredibly educational seminar by cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees presented by The Long Now Foundation – an organization that concerns itself with long term thinking: Click here for the audio. “Life’s Future in the Cosmos” (From longnow.org) President of the Royal Society, England’s Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees brings a lifetime of…

The Buddhas That Once Watched Over the Bamiyan Valley Even in rubble they are mysterious and beautiful – new discoveries are made about the destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas of Afghanistan… (Even statues can experience reincarnation!) Destroyed Buddhas Reveal Their True Colorsby Andrew Lawler True colors. This artist’s conception shows how the Bamiyan Buddhas may have appeared after their construction in the 6th century C.E. Ten years ago tomorrow, the Taliban began to systematically destroy the great Bamiyan Buddhas of Afghanistan—two giant statues that watched over the Bamiyan Valley for 1500 years. Now, extensive studies of the rubble have revealed new details about the creation and appearance of these statues, including their…