Make the switch from mainstream empirical psychology to a psychology that allows you to see human mental behavioral patterns with clarity.
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Although I have formerly developed an attempt at a comprehensive and general theory of governance—one that would be usable to diagnose the failures of human coordination across all social units (from tribes to organizations to states and beyond)—this article focuses specifically upon “the future of governance”, what I have come to call its protopian forms. Governance is,
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Qualia Senolytic contains a combination of nine vegan ingredients that were carefully selected to support healthy aging in an area called “cellular senescence.”* We’ll get to those nine ingredients in a moment, but before we do, let’s start by getting a better understanding of senescent cells and senolytics. Aspects of cellular structure and function gradually
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What follows is a transcript for the podcast HomeGrownHumans – Andrew Cohen – Spirituality – Hosted by Jamie Wheal. Topics within the interview include: The awakening of the guru principle Core techniques of ecstasy and shared states of consciousness Andrew’s regrets and how his downfall led him back to teach from a place of humility
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I would like to briefly sketch a system of law that could be termed metamodern in contrast to our current, modern one, or protopian—i.e. utopian in the sense “visionary” but not a static, impossible ideal. Let’s start with pointing out the glaring irrationalities of the criminal justice systems of today—in functional liberal democracies, that is. We may leave
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Solar panels on the Werkspoorfabriek, a large industrial warehouse, in Utrecht Germany can shift its entire electricity system onto solar, wind and batteries by 2030 for less than 1% of its GDP. And the country’s entire energy system can go 100% clean energy by 2035 for less than what it spends on fossil fuels. In
Frances Fukuyama is one of our most prominent political philosophers. He is famous for his argument that liberal democracy and free-market capitalism represent “the end of history,” a thesis widely criticized (somewhat unfairly, as I’ll explain) in light of the rise of 21st Century autocracies, especially China and Russia. In his new book, Liberalism and
In my previous article on nationalism, 20 Ways to Understand Nationalism (in Ukraine and the World), I argued that the nation remains perhaps the strongest known social force to ever explode on this planet. This, however, takes nothing away from the fact that the nation is a social construction and that it has emerged through wider
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In light of the war in Ukraine, issues of nationalism have resurfaced with full force: Is nationalism the same as patriotism? Is it good or bad; a force for self-sacrifice and unity, or one of militant tribalism and aggression? What is the fate of nationalism in a globalized world—will it live on, peter out, or
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Hey folks, This week I want to share one of my favorite conversations with two of my favorite people: John Dupuy and Roger Walsh. John and Roger invited me on their wonderful podcast, “Deep Transformation”, to talk about how the developmental view helps us explain – and befriend – our crazy, mixed-up world. We has
