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Oracle Road, Suite 205, Tucson, AZ 85737-9392. Vols. 14 –current issue available for $4/each. Up Front Ka…ching, Intelligence, and Music “The important thing is never to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. Never lose a holy curiosity.” —Old Man’s Advice to Youth: “Never Lose a Holy Curiosity,” LIFE magazine (2 May 1955) statement to William Miller, p. 64. elcome to our latest co-creation! You collectively, will integrate AI into our cultures and learn may have noticed a new cover price, especially how to enhance life through the use of intelligent technol- if you have been purchasing the Journal reg- ogies. ularlyW at newsstands. Ka…ching, Ka…ching: The price Darshan Goswami, for many years a project manager for tag reflects increased costs for production, primarily paper renewable energy, micro-grid and smart grid projects at the price increases. Readers will US Department of Energy, continue to find that the has a passion to help create a Journal contains abundant better world. His article on AI feature content. Subscribers “The emergence of in this issue hopefully helps might note, also, that we have assist understanding of its use- retained subscriptions at the fulness and role in our growth current price, which represents “musical medicine” is as individuals and as societies a savings (just a few cents shy globally. of) $20 per year over news- more evidence that we We are also excited to stand prices. present Greta Burroughs’ We are looking for ways to wonderful feature on mu- decrease costs, and, of course are expanding into a sic and rewiring the brain, the use of artificial intelligence which highlights the power of (AI), in the form of com- new world of health and music to heal our bodies while puters for research, editing, enhancing our lives. The emer- communications, and design gence of “musical medicine” helps immeasurably. Regard- wholeness…” is more evidence that we are ing AI, some express concern expanding into a new world of that AI will displace humans health and wholeness. from jobs, but it need not. Here at the Journal we’ve made It would be a pleasure to focus on the other remarkable changes, and adjustments, and our roles change, but we features in this issue here; however, the annotations in have the same staff as before. AI will never be superior to us the table of contents on the previous page can be a good because we are organic beings and can raise our awareness guidance system. We hope subscribers and new readers will or our thoughts and emotions to change our lives, expand, enjoy this issue and that it in some small way will enhance and grow, which machines cannot do at all. It is we who, your health! ∆ —Scott Miners, editor WELL BEING JOURNAL Vol 28, No. 4 3 Things that Make You Go Hmmm... ter. “We know that exposure to toxins learning disability, and is a hyperbar- Chemical