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    Author: Richard Irwin

    Director of SMN since 2015 with responsibility for rebuilding the Network's on-line presense. I have a passion for reconciling science with spirituality (see http://danceineternity.com), who also composes and arranges music (see http://hymnswithoutwords.com).

    Process Biology: Final Conference of the ERC Project ‘A Process Ontology for Contemporary Biology’

    The Royal Institution of Great Britain 21 Albemarle Street London W1S 4BS The ERC-funded project ‘A Process Ontology for Contemporary Biology’ (2013-2018) has sought to rethink central…

    Richard Irwin 25 January 2018

    Scientia & Sapientia – a Spiritual Quest

    An 80th Birthday Celebration for Prof. Ravi Ravindra and Prof. Keith Ward Chairs: Prof. John Hedley Brooke David Lorimer and Dr. Peter Fenwick   Ravi…

    Richard Irwin 19 January 2018

    SMN Annual Gathering

    SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL NETWORK ANNUAL GATHERING 2018  Evolving towards a Wise and Flourishing Future Horsley Park, East Horsley, Surrey 6-8 July 2018 Prof Thomas Lombardo Chairs…

    Richard Irwin 17 January 2018

    Dr. Larry Culliford – Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Manifesto

    A skilled physician and psychiatrist, LARRY CULLIFORD has now turned his gifted attention to the ailments of society. “Where is humanity heading, towards misery and…

    Richard Irwin 11 January 2018

    Evolving Caravan

    Dare to Start Boldly: Follow us to the Edge of Consciousness The Evolving Caravan is coming to London! Meet and interact with experts from all…

    Richard Irwin 5 January 2018

    ‘The Science of Consciousness’ Conference | April 2-7, 2018

    ‘The Science of Consciousness’ Conference | April 2-7, 2018 Loews Ventana Canyon Resort – Tucson, Arizona                  The Science of Consciousness (‘TSC’) is an interdisciplinary conference…

    Richard Irwin 13 December 2017

    Prof Jerry Kroth – Chaos, violence, war, and barbarism: why humanity and peace will prevail

    Prof. Jerry Kroth introduces the idea of that the dark side of the human condition: war, genocides, tyrannies, terrorism, nuclear Armageddon may actually have an…

    Richard Irwin 11 December 2017

    Witchcraft in the Water Works

    By Paul Kieniewicz A series of recent articles in the Guardian, expressed a measure of outrage that many water companies in the UK today still…

    Richard Irwin 29 November 2017

    TODI WEEK – Ecology, Mind and Matter

    COME TO A WONDERFUL INTERDISCIPLINARY WEEK IN THE HEART OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE! TODI-WEEK JUNE 23-30, 2018 An ecology of mind and matter The Todi-week is…

    Richard Irwin 27 November 2017

    Dr. Iain McGilchrist – Some recent thoughts on the hemisphere hypothesis

    Because of the way we prioritise the left hemisphere’s take on the world, we have ceased to appreciate the meaning of continuity and flow, instead…

    Richard Irwin 8 November 2017
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