by Carl Kruse It is Memorial Day once again in the U.S.A., that time the nation honors its soldiers who died in combat. Originally known as Decoriation Day, the tradition began shortly after the civil war when flowers were strewn on the graves of civil war soldiers, later turning into national recognition of all American … [Read more…]
by Fraser Hibbitt for the Carl Kruse Blog Kurt Vonnegut’s novels read smoothly. Depleted people are thrown this way and that without regard, without seriousness. Although, Vonnegut’s novels are very serious, all about war and politics and loneliness and angst. What else? Mental illness, suicide, loss, and death. If you feel like laughing at these … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse The Carl Kruse Blog in conjunction with the Ivy Circle is pleased to announce an upcoming series of events in Munich. The first is part of the Speakers Series Event of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and takes place on Friday, February 15th with Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle. The TUM … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog In December of 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an article stating that, worldwide, 1 in 4 healthcare facilities had no water services; 1 in 3 did not have access to hand hygiene (where care was provided); 1 in 10 had no sanitation services at … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog Reiki is an alternative ‘healing’ therapy based around the idea of so-called ‘energy’ work. During the therapy, the reiki practitioner hovers their hands (sometimes also holding the hands on areas of the body for extensive periods of time) over the patient that purports to sense and … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse The Carl Kruse Blog in conjunction with Ivy Circle in Berlin and the Harvard Club in Berlin would like to invite all to the upcoming Harvard Club speaking presentation “Democracy and the Rise of Authoritarianism” to take place on April 26, 2023 at 6pm CET at the Meistersaal, Köthener Str. 38, 10963 … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse My childhood friend Michelle Ezratty Murphy has honed her Latin-infused cooking skills during more than 30-years of culinary adventures in her home kitchen. And now we can access her beloved recipes, such as the award-winning “Titi Rosa’s Arroz Con Pollo, Made With Love and Pegao,” in the newly released FAMILIA KITCHEN COOKBOOK. … [Read more…]
by Fraser Hibbitt for the Carl Kruse Blog Less than a week ago, astronomer and astrophysicist Frank Drake passed away in his home in California. He was one of those rare examples in which a childhood fascination directly informs their career, their pursuit, and entanglement with the world. Drake’s equation, perhaps only second in fame … [Read more…]
Presented by Carl Kruse So there’s this guy I’ve always thought,must surely be enlightened.He’s never mad, rarely sad,and never ever frightened.But if I bring it up he laughs,and claims it’s not the case.“I don’t know what that means,” he says.“I just know what it takes,“for me to find real peace of mind.I just have to … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog Artificial intelligence, more commonly known as AI, is a branch of computer science that focuses on the creation of intelligent task-oriented machines — tasks that might usually require some degree of human intelligence. This is a general definition, and one which perhaps lessens the fear-riddled narrative … [Read more…]
Fraser Hibbitt reflects on ‘A Letter From A Birmingham Jail’ for the Carl Kruse Blog on MLK Day 2022 Embodied love must act: it is how it measures time. Reading Martin Luther King’s ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ is to meet the weight of words – words that hold a history of strife, tension, and … [Read more…]
by Fraser Hibbitt for the Carl Kruse BlogOne of the most innovative technological conceptions to come to fruition in the late twentieth century was, and is, Artificial Intelligence (AI). If humanity has always looked to create and extend their collective consciousness beyond the bounds of within, then AI is the latest and greatest manifestation of … [Read more…]
Here at the blog we have a long-running infatuation with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in northern California and try to visit as often as possible, both in person and in the blog, and have written about the place before. When Fraser suggested re-visiting it, we quickly said yes. – Carl Kruse by Fraser Hibbitt for … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog In 1897, construction began on 43 hectares in southwestern Berlin. The space is bordered by the Unter den Eichen, or Under the Oaks, a road that forms part of the federal highway joining Berlin to neighboring Potsdam. Many of the ancient trees on the adjacent boulevard … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse The Carl Kruse Blog sponsored a 17 November 2021 discussion organized by the SETI Institute on whether UAPs, commonly called UFOs, deserved more attention from the scientific community. Hazel Anna Rogers, a regular contributor to our blog, took in the chat and then summarized her impressions of what transpired. Here is Hazel’s … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse The following post is an excerpt from an announcement by the SETI Institute for their upcoming online chat “UAPs: Are They Worth Scientific Attention” This SETI chat is sponsored by Carl Kruse, the curator of the Carl Kruse Blog, and is slated for Wednesday, November 21, 2021 at 7:00PM PST. “UAP” – unidentified aerial … [Read more…]