In this episode, Dr. Keith and I notice a growing attempt in the culture to bring meaning and purpose into the realms of science. We focus on English scientist Rupert Sheldrake, who argues that “science should be set free” from the boundaries of mechanistic materialism. Sheldrake is well known for his theory of the morphic […]
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There are at least three distinct sources of human suffering, all related, and none reducible to the others. They are: Nature—the unique combinations of temperaments and constitutional strengths and weaknesses that each of us is born with. Trauma—the Big T and small t traumas that are ubiquitous in human development, and which leave us more
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Dr. Keith and I marvel at an exciting new (to us) typology system developed by Kibeom Lee and Michael Ashton: the HEXACO system. Lee and Ashton researched the popular 5-factor system and identified a new human trait, honesty/humility, which determines the adaptiveness and social worth of the other five. Briefly, the HEXACO factors are: H—honesty/humility.
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In this episode, Keith introduces me to his theory of human sociability. As he sees it, human relationships can be seen on a spectrum of playing and fighting. Playing is a cooperative activity with an agreed-upon set of rules. Sometimes play is pure fun, and sometimes winning/losing dynamics are painful. But any engaged activity under
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Essayist and McLuhan archivist Clinton Ignatov helps us understand Marshall McLuhan – and ourselves – in the context of the media environments we inhabit and the metaphors we use to understand them. 🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff explains how our desperate attempts at profiteering and monopolization render us all more vulnerable to death and disaster.
Psychologist, sociologist, MIT Professor, and Author of Reclaiming Conversation and The Empathy Diaries, Sherry Turkle guest hosts Team Human in a special reverse interview to celebrate the release of Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. Turkle helps Rushkoff share his experiences with the men behind The Mindset to understand them in
Douglas Rushkoff joins Medium’s Adrienne Gibbs for a special Twitter Spaces conversation about the launch of his new book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. Originally recorded September 9, 2022. 🌍 Team Human is made possible thanks to the generous support of our listeners on Patreon. Your support will unlock access
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Multi-disciplinary artist and author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Jenny Odell conducts a rare reverse interview with Douglas Rushkoff to celebrate the launch of Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. Odell interrogates the premise and purpose of. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
On this week’s episode, Douglas Rushkoff offers a special excerpt of his new book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. 📕 Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires is now available wherever books are sold! 🎧 Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires is produced
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Alexander Bard is a Swedish philosopher. He was a successful rockstar (you’ll hear some of that in here) and has since lectured and written widely about techno-futurism. By my account, he’s brilliant and witty and funny and fun. He’s free as fuck and he’s bold in his speech and it encourages me to be the
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