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Founder of Amok Books and producer of the documentary Desolation Center Stuart Swezey helps us remember what it’s like to do something for its own sake, and stop before it becomes something else. In his monologue, Rushkoff reminds us of the work involved in producing social media content, and the real downsides of being on 24/7. You can read a written version of his monologue, We Are Not Alone on Medium. Learn more about Desolation Center at the official documentary website. Click here to stream Team Human now. The post Team Human ep. 197: Stuart Swezey appeared first on Rushkoff.

According to a new report by the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return (FAIRR) initiative, a global investor network that aims to put factory farming on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda, animal agriculture is deeply unprepared for the transition to a sustainable food system. But there is one interesting silver lining: 28 out of 60 publicly-listed animal protein companies – almost half – now have some involvement in alternative proteins, which includes seven in cultivated meat. The shift toward alternative proteins even from within parts of the existing agricultural system is a signal of what’s to come: Precision

We are witnessing the start of the most profound disruption of the energy sector in over a century. Like others throughout history, this disruption is the result of a convergence of several key technologies – namely, solar photovoltaics, onshore wind power, and lithium-ion batteries (SWB). A 100% SWB energy system is possible as soon as 2030 in regions that choose to lead, and because energy accounts for over half of all greenhouse gas emissions, the clean disruption of this sector will be a large part of how we can reduce emissions by 90% by 2035.   A common question that arises

I was at a convenience store the other night, and watched some kids come in who had just escaped from a party they didn’t really like. As soon as they were inside, though, they pulled out their phones and started watching social media reports from the kids who had stayed. It wasn’t these kids’ FOMO that got my attention. I really don’t think they wanted to be back there at the party, anyway. If anything, they were looking at the photos to remind themselves they weren’t missing anything at all. Read more of We Are Not All Journalists on Medium.

Author and writer David Zweig helps us parse the well-meaning but sometimes inaccurate communication from our health officials about Covid-19. In his monologue, Rushkoff remembers his late accountant, Sheldon Gordon, and how we can morally blend together our economic and social lives. You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, Family Enterprise, on Medium. Zweig’s book, Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion, is available at your favorite independent bookseller now. Twitter | Website Click here to stream Team Human now. The post Team Human ep. 196: David Zweig appeared first on Rushkoff.

This is part 2 of a series. See part 1 on ‘How Prosperity Solves Problems’ Understandable despair    The trouble with climate change – as I explained the Part 1 of this series – is that the incumbent authorities to which the public looks for guidance, including most especially the scientific community, have failed to provide a coherent and compelling plan for how to correct course. This understandably leads to despair.  Being told that the way to meet the enormous challenge of climate change is with personal sacrifice, lifestyle change, and other forms of individual austerity rather than with collective

My accountant Sheldon Gordon died Monday night. It might not be the kind of news one would normally think about for too long, much less write about. Your accountant dies, you find another one. It’s just business. Right? Not really. See, Shelly cared about me and my family in a way that transcends what we would call a client relationship. He didn’t just do the sorts of things that one might learn in a sales or customer relations course about sending calendars or Christmas gifts, making small talk, or remembering the names of their kids. No, Shelly merged his business

Actor, writer, and media philosopher Ryan George helps us contend with the absurdity of our particular instance in the multiverse. In his monologue, Rushkoff ponders what Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse means for our humanity. You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue on CNN. Click here to stream Team Human. The post Team Human ep. 195: Ryan George appeared first on Rushkoff.

Author of Blockchain Chicken Farm and creative director at Logic Magazine xiaowei r. wang helps us contend with the fact that social trust simply may not be something that can scale. In his monologue, Rushkoff asks why we should create solutions “at scale” if operating at scale, itself, is the problem. You can read a written version of Rushkoff’s monologue, Exponential Tech Doesn’t Serve Social Good, on Medium. Blockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei Wang is now available at your favorite indie bookstore. Click here to stream Team Human. The post Team Human ep. 194: xiaowei r. wang – Live from

Over 100 world leaders have pledged to end, and even reverse, deforestation by 2030 at the COP26 UN climate summit. And over 30 of the world’s biggest financial companies have promised to end investment linked to deforestation. But in 2014, a similar ‘landmark’ agreement was reached – and this didn’t slow deforestation at all. Part of the problem is that decision-makers are locked into trying to solve problems within the framework of the incumbent paradigm. But this paradigm is about to be dramatically transformed, opening up entirely new ways of thinking about forests. Far from focusing purely on ‘band aid’