Ben Wilson

from the time that they were founded the earliest ones i think were in the 1920s or 30s until the 1990s uh at which point they had basically become suburbs but for uh like 50 years 60 years not a single suicide in any kibbutz in israel not a single suicide

with all these people and you know you can attribute that to a lot of things and i think generally speaking communal living is a way of living that makes people less suicidal but i think a big part of that communal feeling was the fact that all of these people ate together at their meals

with all these people and you know you can attribute that to a lot of things and i think generally speaking communal living is a way of living that makes people less suicidal but i think a big part of that communal feeling was the fact that all of these people ate together at their meals

And so I do think this idea of feasting, of eating together communally, something that Jesus talked about a lot. And I do think that it's an idea that needs to be resurrected and that it's something that could solve a lot of the mental health issues.

And so I do think this idea of feasting, of eating together communally, something that Jesus talked about a lot. And I do think that it's an idea that needs to be resurrected and that it's something that could solve a lot of the mental health issues.

in uh in today's world maybe i'm making more out of it than is possible but i i think it'd be very interesting to see if you took people and put them in a community where they didn't have to live and do everything together but if they just ate together with a group every day what would that do for people's mental health you know i was in a fraternity in college and so i would have dinner with my fraternity brothers every single day and i gotta say that was a pretty special feeling and made you feel included and much less lonely which i think is such a big problem today

in uh in today's world maybe i'm making more out of it than is possible but i i think it'd be very interesting to see if you took people and put them in a community where they didn't have to live and do everything together but if they just ate together with a group every day what would that do for people's mental health you know i was in a fraternity in college and so i would have dinner with my fraternity brothers every single day and i gotta say that was a pretty special feeling and made you feel included and much less lonely which i think is such a big problem today

So, um, yeah, I always just go off on random stuff at the end of these episodes, but I really do think as I read about the life of Jesus, he is feasting. He is dining with other people so often. It's something that was so important to him. And I think that idea has been forgotten even by Christians.

So, um, yeah, I always just go off on random stuff at the end of these episodes, but I really do think as I read about the life of Jesus, he is feasting. He is dining with other people so often. It's something that was so important to him. And I think that idea has been forgotten even by Christians.

This is something that is not practiced by most Christians today and could solve a lot of issues is at least worth experimenting with. Okay, I'm going to cut it off there. I hope you enjoyed it. I am kind of nervous about this episode. It's difficult talking about Jesus. But thank you for listening. Thank you for being premium subscribers. I love you. Until next time, thank you for listening.

This is something that is not practiced by most Christians today and could solve a lot of issues is at least worth experimenting with. Okay, I'm going to cut it off there. I hope you enjoyed it. I am kind of nervous about this episode. It's difficult talking about Jesus. But thank you for listening. Thank you for being premium subscribers. I love you. Until next time, thank you for listening.

How to take over the world.

How to take over the world.

Edwin Land was on his regular family vacation to Santa Fe, New Mexico. He had just snapped a picture of his daughter when she asked him a question that would change history forever. Why can't I see it now? Most parents would have given a flippant answer. That isn't how cameras work. That isn't how the world works.

Edwin Land was on his regular family vacation to Santa Fe, New Mexico. He had just snapped a picture of his daughter when she asked him a question that would change history forever. Why can't I see it now? Most parents would have given a flippant answer. That isn't how cameras work. That isn't how the world works.

But Edwin Land wasn't most people, and he fell silent as he repeated the question in his head over and over. Why can't she see it now? It was one of those eureka moments. Immediately, Land knew there was something there. Go with your mother, he told her. I need to think. It was a brisk but beautiful winter day with an inch of snow on the ground. He started walking around.

But Edwin Land wasn't most people, and he fell silent as he repeated the question in his head over and over. Why can't she see it now? It was one of those eureka moments. Immediately, Land knew there was something there. Go with your mother, he told her. I need to think. It was a brisk but beautiful winter day with an inch of snow on the ground. He started walking around.

His family might have been a million miles away for all he cared. He was turning the question and the solution over in his mind. Land was already a successful businessman and inventor, and he had recently been working on a couple of inventions for the military that involved film and photography. So he had the technical knowledge to sketch out a plan in his mind.

His family might have been a million miles away for all he cared. He was turning the question and the solution over in his mind. Land was already a successful businessman and inventor, and he had recently been working on a couple of inventions for the military that involved film and photography. So he had the technical knowledge to sketch out a plan in his mind.

And by the end of the walk, he had the broad outline. The Polaroid camera was already being born in his brain. I love that story because I think it illustrates something important about Edwin Land and about invention. I think it shows that a life of science and research is not incompatible with an adventurous and exciting life.