From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 15 No 1 (Jan 2021) Although we are in the midst of an ‘information revolution’, many of us rarely question the world around us. As the political domain becomes increasingly polarised, there is a […]
Jack Fox-Williams
Magical Words: General Semantics & the Power of Language
From New Dawn 181 (Jul-Aug 2020) Words hold incredible power. When used poetically, they can evoke the most primal of passions within us. When used destructively, they can wage war and create conflict. When used imaginatively, they can create fantastic […]
Alien Abductions & the Paranormal
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 13 No 1 (Feb 2019) Among the most influential and widely known alien abductions is the story of what happened to Betty and Barney Hill, an American couple from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who were […]
Unveiling Nature’s Secrets: Interview with Stephen Harrod Buhner
From New Dawn 176 (Sept-Oct 2019) JACK FOX-WILLIAMS (JFW): Could you explain how you became interested in plant intelligence? Was there a particular event or piece of information that sparked your interest? STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER (SHB): I was born in […]
The Science of Plant Intelligence Takes Root
From New Dawn 176 (Sept-Oct 2019) For centuries, Western philosophy has viewed animals and plants as unthinking automatons. The famous 17th scientist and philosopher, Rene Descartes, maintained that non-human organisms cannot reason or feel pain; they are robotic machines that […]