"The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes." Ibn Sina, (philosopher, Logician, and father of modern medicine) Circa 1025 A.D. Survival: Solving for Safety Humans are naturally curious. We are explorers, adventurers, inventors. We laud the pioneer, the hero, the entrepreneur. But for all the names on monuments and chapters in history books, there is one driving factor that unites us. From the boldest

Though it plays such an important role in defining and unifying ourselves as a network of systems, it is more aptly considered a material rather than a living tissue. It is made up of collagen and elastin molecules that spiral in a triple strand coiled rope. It can be as fine as a spider's web or as thick as matted felt. Though it is not living tissue, it is our most sensitive and informative organ. It has three jobs in our survival success: support, protection, and communica

We seek to maintain a degree of energy throughout the entire body at all times. It is fed and cycled by the pump of the breath. It is...