By Matthew Ehret In my last report, I introduced two opposing schools of scientific thinking that have been at odds with one another since the days of Plato’s Academy at Athens. One system sits dominant upon the throne of today’s western science wearing the garb of “standard model quantum theory” and “standard model cosmology” and…
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The Pythagorean Revival Needed to Overthrow Today’s Standard Model Priesthood
By Matthew Ehret Today, I would like to say a few words about the suppressed Pythagorean Tradition both as a celebration of a lost art of thinking that gave rise to the greatest revolutions in science and even moral philosophy but also as an antidote to the impotent cult of scientism which has permeated every…
A New Project is Unveiled! Un nouveau projet est dévoilé!
The Rising Tide Foundation has joined hands with Montreal based artist/astronomer Patrick Cyr to unveil a new project for teaching astronomy, geometry, art and philosophy using a new observatory design premised on the dodecahedral structure. The first prototypical observatory is nearly complete and will be installed on location atop one of the highest hills in…
A Look Into Halton Arp’s “Peculiar Galaxies” and its Implications for the World We Live In
By Matthew Ehret National Geographic Magazine recently covered a widely publicized scientific study which supposedly proved how and when our universe would die. National Geographic stated: “Physicists believe that countless billions of years from now, after all the stars have burned out, the universe will be a cold, dark expanse where nothing of interest happens,…
RTF Symposium: “The Universe, Creativity and You”
Do we live in a world of scarcity and limits? Or do we live in a world of creative potential? Is humanity a closed system or an open system? These questions have animated the thinking of scientists and philosophers for thousands of years and strikes at the very heart of the nature of humanity and…
Can China’s Long March 5 Revive the Spirit of JFK?
China’s successful launch of its Long March 5 Rocket on December 27, 2019 was a powerful reminder of humanity’s true mission and higher nature as a species of reason and discovery which came at just the right moment as China/US tensions have fallen to new lows in recent months. For those who may not be aware, the…
The Trans Geopolitical Roots of Space Exploration
By Matthew Ehret In these days of profound uncertainty, it is comforting knowing that certain fundamental truths still exist and serve as guiding lights through the dark waters. Among the highest of those fundamental truths are those enunciated in 1967 by Reverend Martin Luther King who ruminated over the dangers of imperialism and nuclear war…
Dodecahedral Observatory Update-Mise à jour de l’observatoire dodécaédrique [Patrick Cyr Interview]
In this video featuring french and english subtitles, Patrick Cyr and Matthew Ehret discuss the importance of the golden section in biology, physics, art and astronomy with an update on Patrick’s nearly-completed new observatory inspired by Kepler’s model of the Solar System. Our previous video featuring this exciting project can be found here. Dans cette…
The Golden Section and Astronomy: Observatory Construction Update with Patrick Cyr
How does astronomy relate to an appreciation of life and how do both relate to the golden section? In this short video the Rising Tide Foundation’s Matthew Ehret and classical painter/astronomer Patrick Cyr discuss the driving intention and philosophy behind the construction of a new dodecahedral observatory and the importance of the Golden Section in…
A Review of Dr. Michael Clarage’s ‘The Electrical Shaping of Biology’
It has become commonplace within the world of reductionist biology to presume that all ponderable qualities of living matter (including the morphology, cell development, and purpose of both cells and individual members of species), are shaped entirely by DNA. If this were true, then it must be assumed that all the information contained in the…
