Fernando Cajas and Stephen Wolfram

I am older than these two men. Recently I have being struck by their contribution to our collective well being.

So many things are happening around me that I feel my head spinning. One way I have to ground my thoughts is thinking about these men.

Fernando you already know (below), Stephen has been in my mind for close to thirty years now.

Wolfram organized a meeting on computation of the huge amount of data we are getting right now. More than anytime in the history of humanity. Read about the Data Summit here.

Here I write inspired by these men.

What do they have in common? Both know calculus, and have powerful minds. Their talents are offered to the rest of us to use. We can use them or not. It will be to our peril not to. Unfortunately there are leaders bent on destroying us not on saving us. We have to show courage like these men and confront authority. We are at peril.

My proposal is this:

• Follow Albert Einstein
• Imagine a better world
• Construct a better world
• Fight as if our lives depended on this, because they do

 ``Tropical Storm Matthew caused heavy flooding in much of Oaxaca last week, but Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, in the Mixe region north of Oaxaca city, the state capital, receives heavy rainfall for much of the year. Under ordinary circumstances, the town is a four-hour drive from the capital.


The northern mountains of Oaxaca are some of the most deforested areas in Mexico, heightening the risk of mudslides. A local newspaper, Oaxaca Hoy, reported that a mudslide in Santa María Tlahuitoltepec two weeks ago had opened up a big crack along the town’s borders.

Santa María Tlahuitoltepec is a center of the Mixe Indian culture. Most of its inhabitants speak Mixe, and the town is well known for its musical tradition, including raucous brass bands. It is in an area of great poverty, with homes of dirt floors and tin roofs. Many residents in the region have moved to the state capital in search of work.''

NYT 

Taken from La Jornada