The Unforgettable Commencement Address to the Class of 2009, University of Portland, 2009 By Paul Hawken

When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful”. Boy, no pressure there. But let’s begin

This BBC video about iconic mathemeticians who sought ultimate knowledge at all costs is outstanding. The line between great mathmeticians and great mystics can be very fine indeed.

By Isaac Asimov

This is by far my favorite story of all those I have written.

After all, I undertook to tell several trillion years of human history in the space of a short story and I leave it to you as to how well I succeeded. I also undertook another task, but I