Cocreation and (In)coherence in Metamodern Praxis What was Emerging? In 2018, a novel network of intellectuals and changemakers convened for the first time, in Berlin at the “Emerge Gathering”. I participated and wrote about it in The World We’re Creating, partly a reflection on the context, event, and my role, and partly a review of […]
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Cocreation and (In)coherence in Metamodern Praxis What was Emerging? In 2018, a novel network of intellectuals and changemakers convened for the first time, in Berlin at the “Emerge Gathering”. I participated and wrote about it in The World We’re Creating, partly a reflection on the context, event, and my role, and partly a review of
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from http://laurengary.deviantart.com/art/Zen-Garden-117505415 We have now reached a very interesting point. At least at the narrative level we have reached the point that “defunding the police” is a real proposition. It even seems plausible that some jurisdictions (most notably Minneapolis) will do it. Of course, it remains to be seen how much actions meet words, but
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How to: record great-sounding podcasts over Zoom I’ve been experimenting with different methods for improving the audio quality of my videocalls, both for meetings and for recorded conversations like podcasts. So I have a few suggestions to make your next call sound less like a laptop, more like a studio. I’ll start with some microphone basics. Then,
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Why Systems Change Without Social Justice Will Never Work Introduction “Game B” colloquially refers to a novel discourse and sense-making community framing a needed shift from default human history (“Game A”) to a new mode of behavior and social organization that does not reproduce any of the generator functions of existential risk (from over-consumption to nuclear
Why Systems Change Without Social Justice Will Never Work Introduction “Game B” colloquially refers to a novel discourse and sense-making community framing a needed shift from default human history (“Game A”) to a new mode of behavior and social organization that does not reproduce any of the generator functions of existential risk (from over-consumption to nuclear
How Scorched Earth Politics Inflames Extreme Protest “Every moment is a memory that has shaped our life in one way or another. The beauty of these moments is there is something to learn. What if these moments were presented in the form of a story? Even better, as Art. My name is Arnav.” — Arnamania.com The World Ablaze, the
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How Scorched Earth Politics Inflames Extreme Protest “Every moment is a memory that has shaped our life in one way or another. The beauty of these moments is there is something to learn. What if these moments were presented in the form of a story? Even better, as Art. My name is Arnav.” — Arnamania.com The World Ablaze, the
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Beauty has become an ugly little word. Because we’ve got it all wrong.We think it is waxed bodies, engineered curves, or a youthful glow. But real beauty not, as Byung-Chul Han says in his wonderful essay Saving Beauty, a kind of smooth surface without any depth or pathos. Real beauty is something that strikes us
Insights from 14 of the world’s foremost long-term thinkers Long Conversation speakers (from top left): Stewart Brand, Esther Dyson, David Eagleman, Ping fu, Katherine Fulton, Danny Hillis, Kevin Kelly, Ramez Naam, Alexander Rose, Paul Saffo, Peter Schwartz, Tiffany Shlain, Bina Venkataraman, and Geoffrey West. On April 14th, 02020, The Long Now Foundation convened a Long Conversation¹
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