I did graduate work in marine biology. When I wasn't underwater, I spent long hours at UCLA's medical library to research the effects of learning on neural structures. Today, our World Wide Web neuralnets are modeled on these simple biological neuralsystems. Now The Shaman Within , my new book, charts the synergy between electronic networks and the human brain. It explores a 21st century pathway to mental, physical and spiritual powers explored 2000 years ago by the ancestors of those same Mayan children who first inspired this quest.
Creativity is a prime passion.
Michael Milken's Museum of Creativity project invited me to design installations to explore the power of myth and inspiration in the creative process. The Los Angeles Times , The Arizona Daily Star, City Magazine, The Tucson Weekly and national magazines such as High Performance, Digital Media and Online Access have published some of my feature articles , several examining how ancient wisdom can provide guidance for defining culture in the networked world of cyberspace. In Los Angeles I write and produce documentaries and educational series aired on PBS, Discovery, History Channel, Fox Television, CNN and for international syndication. Several projects have focused on troubled youth, medical technology and social policy, such as the documentary for PBS about a wagon train for delinquent kids called Vision Quest. I've given numerous seminars, radio presentations and television interviews on those subjects in the U.S., Australia and for Japanese television.