Jim Applegate - Jim Applegate

Begin your creative practice

Apr 28, 2022 7 min read Creative Practice

You have important life experience and knowledge that no one else has. Establish a creative practice, and you can use that knowledge to start making a difference right away.

Rethinking civilization

Mar 2, 2021 2 min read Creative Practice

What does it mean to rethink a civilization? Does it mean that you have to tear down the old and build new? I don't think so. Civilization isn't just one thing, it's a whole bunch of systems working together, each fulfilling a needed function.

Wisdom and technology

Feb 25, 2021 1 min read

Our technological abilities are outpacing our wisdom. We may put our faith in technology to save us, but it’s not trying to save us. Technology is neutral and disinterested. People choose how

A military frame

Feb 24, 2021 2 min read Personal Universe

Words matter. As artist-poet-scientists, we need to consider the power of words and how we use them. Doing so is a powerful way to examine our personal universe by identifying subtle frames and

Humanity's canvas

Feb 23, 2021 1 min read Cultural Activism

Humans are creators. It’s our super power. If you’re not sure, consider how our pets must see us, magically creating dinners out of tin cans. When all humans have the same