November 11th, 2021 Joe Edelman returns to The Stoa to discuss his idea of "weird-treprenuers." "The opposite of a same-preneur is a weird-trepreneur. Instead of funnels and transactions, the weird-trepreneur builds playgrounds and open-ended explorations in which each person does their own thing and comes out weirder on the other side, and where their interactions […]
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November 10th, 2021 The speed and dissociation of the cultural waters we swim in make subtle body awareness a superpower. We can continue to (or begin to) truly feel each other through the turbulence of these times. This is crucial to understanding ourselves, our place in the world, and the work that needs to be
Awakening the Subtle Body: Embodiment Practice w/ Schuyler Brown Read More »
This is a short video to announce an upcoming film project with John Vervaeke, and an opportunity to contribute ideas and skills to help make it happen. The aim of the film is primarily to answer the question ‘Where do you start?’ when encountering John’s work, what do you send to someone as an introduction?
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The question of where Covid-19 came from has become one of the most contentious and heated topics. Even the US intelligence community is split between those who believe it most likely emerged naturally from the wild and those who believe it came from a lab, the Wuhan Institute of Virology. This is a conversation about
Lab Leak For & Against, Yuri Deigin & Stuart Neil Read More »
November 9, 2021 Part 1: Savvy About Psychodynamics Robert Gilman from the Context Institute is our philosopher in residence for the month of November. He will be building on his August visit to The Stoa where he described the main dysfunctions in modern culture as 1) clueless about psychodynamics, 2) narrow modes of cognition and
The Way Forward Beyond the Dysfunctions of Modern Culture Part 1 w/ Robert Gilman Read More »
What can Socrates teach us about identity politics? Can Mary Wollstonecraft give us a fresh take on free speech in the age of big tech? What would Carl Jung make of the strange union of the new age and far right known as ‘Conspirituality’? Our latest course, led by award-winning public philosopher Jules Evans, looks at the big philosophical ideas
Essential Philosophy for Modern Life, Jules Evans Read More »
Mark Zuckerberg recently announced plans to create a new VR ‘Metaverse’, psychedelic sci-fi classic Dune is the film of the moment, and the super-rich are trying to colonise Mars. The influence of science fiction on culture seems stronger than ever – but why does it matter? In this conversation in the Rebel Wisdom digital campfire,
The Metaverse: Facebook vs Sci-Fi with Damien Walter Read More »
Conversation with Gregg Henriques (Nov 6, 2021) As usual a ton of ground covered. In particular:* What is the Metaverse?* A recapitulation of my POW conversation with Matthew Pirkowski* Integrative Plural… As usual a ton of ground covered. In particular: * What is the Metaverse? * A recapitulation of my POW conversation with Matthew Pirkowski
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November 4th, 2021 “I’ve invited Barry to join us in a conversation about power and systems. Barry’s book’ Seeing systems’ has had a big influence on the thinking of many in our learning community, and with over 50 years of experience in the human systems space, we are excited to learn from the perspectives Barry
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Conversation with Matthew Pirkowski Proof of Work. I’m not going to provide much effort to frame this conversation. There are a decent number of technical difficulties and the content is mind… Proof of Work. I’m not going to provide much effort to frame this conversation. There are a decent number of technical difficulties and the
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