Philosophy, Ideas, Critical Thinking, Ethics & Morality: The Creative Process: Philosophers, Writers, Educators, Creative Thinkers, Spiritual Leaders, Environmentalists & Bioethicists

How climate change is making us sick, angry & anxious - CLAYTON ALDERN - Neuroscientist turned Eco-Journalist

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How does a changing climate affect our minds, brains and bodies?Clayton Page Aldern is an award winning neuroscientist turned environmental journalist...

There’s another side to every war. Satire, War & Hollywood - Co-creator DON McKELLAR on The Sympathizer

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Doubling is kind of a big theme, and maybe it always is in spy literature, but maybe I think that that's why Viet chose to write a spy novel in a w...

DON McKELLAR on The Sympathizer with Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Park Chan-wook

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are the stories we tell ourselves to justify our actions in times of war? How can the arts convey complexity and foster understanding?Don McKella...

Do good deeds offset bad deeds? How do our families shape who we become?- Highlights - DAN FUTTERMAN & ADAM RAPP

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"You can't choose your family. You know, I hear that all the time. I'm always amazed when I see families that stick together and wind up being friends...

Exploring American Rust: Broken Justice w/ DAN FUTTERMAN & ADAM RAPP - Award-winning Screenwriters/EPs

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What role do the families we’re born into or the traumas we experience shape the people we become? Do good deeds offset bad deeds? How can the arts ...

How has travel contributed to the ecological degradation of the planet? - Highlights - MICHAEL CRONIN

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The Judeo-Christian idea is of Adam in the Garden of Eden, where he's given dominion over all things on the Earth, including plants and animals, and ...

Eco-Travel: Journeying in the Age of the Anthropocene w/ MICHAEL CRONIN - Author, Prof. of Culture, Literature & Translation

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How has tourism and writing about travel contributed to the ecological degradation of the planet?How does language influence perception and our relati...

How can music help us expand our understanding of consciousness & AI? - Highlights - DUSTIN O’HALLORAN

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I think it's really a crossroads between knowledge and wisdom. And I think that wisdom for me is so connected to nature and the information that we g...

Consciousness, AI & Creativity with DUSTIN O’HALLORAN - Emmy Award-winning Composer

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What will happen when Artificial General Intelligence arrives? What is the nature of consciousness? How are music and creativity pathways for reconnec...

How to Live a Good a Life - Stoic Wisdom & the Founding Fathers - Highlights - JEFFREY ROSEN

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

""That idea of planting seeds for future generations came from the Tusculan Disputations. There’s something especially empowering about Cicero....

The Pursuit of Happiness - JEFFREY ROSEN - President & CEO of the National Constitution Center

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the true meaning of the pursuit of happiness? What can we learn from the Founding Fathers about achieving harmony, balance, tranquility, ...

What can turtles teach us about time, patience & wisdom? - Highlights - SY MONTGOMERY & MATT PATTERSON

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The other big hard problem in philosophy is time. And I felt, you know, who better to lead me in this exploration than turtles, who live in some case...

Of Time and Turtles - Author SY MONTGOMERY & Illustrator MATT PATTERSON

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What can turtles teach us about time, patience, and wisdom? What can we learn about the mysteries of consciousness by observing animals? How can we op...

The Transformative Power of Writing with ANDRE DUBUS III - Highlights

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The point of life is to be happy, and the way to be happy is to be a success. – It's horseshit. This is not the point of life. It's a lie. The...

Exploring Trauma, Healing & Redemption with ANDRE DUBUS III

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What can reading teach us about loss, healing, and survival? How can we transform anger into empathy? What can we learn from the creative act about tu...

Revolutionizing Sustainability: BERTRAND PICCARD's Path to a Cleaner Planet - Highlights

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"You have the brain, and you have the heart, and you cannot feed only the brain without feeding the heart. So feeding the heart means creating authent...

Beyond the Horizon: Pioneering Green Aviation with BERTRAND PICCARD - Aviator, Explorer, Environmentalist

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the future of green aviation? How do we share environmental solutions to unite people and change the climate narrative from sacrifice and fear...

Who were the Neanderthals? - Highlights - DR. LUDOVIC SLIMAK

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"As long as your children believe your traditions are a good way to be human on Earth, they will continue to be like you. And your society and your ci...

Will human efficiency destroy the planet and us? - DR. LUDOVIC SLIMAK - Author of The Naked Neanderthal

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who were the Neanderthals? And what can our discoveries about them teach us about intelligence, our extractivist relationship to the planet, and what ...

What does it mean to have an ecological mind? - Highlights - PAOLA SPINOZZI

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I started as a scholar of English literature in particular. And then I realized I didn't like boundaries. I've always tried to explore other domains ...

Literature, Humanities & Sustainability: PAOLA SPINOZZI - Coordinator, Phd Programme, Environmental Sustainability & Wellbeing, UNIFE

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can we create positive change? What does it mean to have an ecological mind? How can interdisciplinary collaborations help us move beyond educatio...

Seeing the Life of Jesus through the eyes of his Mother: MACIEJ HEN - Award-winning Author & Filmmaker

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How would the life of Jesus be told through the eyes of his mother? How can literature help us understand history and the nature of identity? Maciej H...

The Art of Bringing Stories to Life - Highlights - LISA EDELSTEIN

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"My favorite teacher was in second grade. I had a teacher named Mrs. Abo who let me write all my homework assignments in rhyme. And it was like such a...

LISA EDELSTEIN - From Acting to Directing, Writing & Visual Art

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can the arts help us examine and engage with social issues? How do our families shape our views, memories, and experience of the world?From her ro...

What does the future hold for our late-stage capitalist society with mega-corps controlling everything? - Highlights - KYLE HIGGINS, KARINA MANASHIL & KID CUDI

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“So the feeling that we've essentially been priced out of the life that we were supposed to lead. So, we were all taught to put our heads down, go t...

Comics, Music, Ethics & AI: KYLE HIGGINS, KARINA MANASHIL & KID CUDI on the Making of Moon Man

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does the future hold for our late-stage capitalist society with mega-corporations owning and controlling everything? How can the world-building s...

Reshaping Our World: Climate Change, Education, Mental Health & Advocacy for Nature

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Climate change gives us a chance to re-imagine the world in a way that every single human being can participate in. And so whether you're in a remote...

Songs of Nature - Musicians, Writers, Ecologists, Philosophers on the Mysteries of the Natural World

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“The natural world has its own sonic language. Its own fingerprints. And that's one of the beautiful things about being out here. There is another a...

What are we willing to give up to find meaning & a sense of belonging? - Highlights - TARA ISABELLA BURTON

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"So everyone should probably throw their smartphones in a river, myself included. And I think that it is hard. There's never going to be a v...

Spirituality & Selfhood: TARA ISABELLA BURTON - Author of Here in Avalon, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are we willing to give up to find meaning, connection, and a sense of belonging? What happens if we don't self-promote, self-create, and self-bra...

Climate Education: Does Healing the Planet Begin in the Classroom? - BRYCE COON - Director of Education - EarthDay.ORG

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can we better educate young people about the future & the planet? How can we address eco-anxiety while providing students with climate optimis...

KATHLEEN ROGERS - President of EarthDay.ORG - Planet vs. Plastics Campaign 2024

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can we reimagine a world without plastic? How can we push governments and companies to admit what they know about the health impacts of plastics a...

The Unseen Invasion of Microplastics in Our Lives - KATHLEEN ROGERS - President of EarthDay.ORG

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Microplastics and nanoplastic pollution are currently blanketing the planet. They are in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink, ...

How does knowing a second language increase your creativity & humanity? - Highlights - ALAN POUL

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I feel like I'm always telling young people, I know you want to make your own films, and I know you think you know everything. And that's one way to ...

ALAN POUL - Emmy & Golden Globe-winning Producer/Director - Tokyo Vice - Six Feet Under - Tales of the City - My So-Called Life

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does learning another language and living in another culture do for your humanity and creative process?Alan Poul is an Emmy, Golden Globe, DGA, a...

Forty Years in Hollywood - Highlights - ED ZWICK

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I went to film school, But at the end of two years, I think you've only begun the learning. I think it's very hard in school, and particularly in gra...

ED ZWICK - Academy Award-winning Writer, Director & Producer - Glory, The Last Samurai, Shakespeare in Love, Thirtysomething

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Zwick is a writer, director, and producer who's been active in the film industry for over 40 years. He has been nominated for two Golden Globes for...

How can we improve animal-human relationships? - Highlights - POORVA JOSHIPURA

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I would go back to that very simple thing of treating animals the way that you would like to be treated. And I know that humane education is becomi...

POORVA JOSHIPURA - Senior VP, PETA UK - Author of Survival at Stake: How Our Treatment of Animals is Key to Human Existence

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can we improve animal-human relationships? How can we increase our sensitivity to the other animals who share this planet with us?Poorva Joshipura...

How can the arts help cultivate our intuitive intelligence? - Highlights - JONATHAN YEO

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm optimistic about education. There will likely be more traffic between technology and the arts. The tech world needs more creative-minded people a...

JONATHAN YEO - Celebrated Portrait Artist on the Importance of Connection & Intuitive Intelligence

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can the arts help cultivate our intuitive intelligence? What does visual art teach us about consciousness and the human condition?   Jon...

How has our biology shaped world history? - Highlights - LEWIS DARTNELL

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"It seems that a lot of education is a little bit obsessed with training students to remember facts and figures. In the modern world, when every one o...

LEWIS DARTNELL - Author of Origins: How the Earth Made Us & Being Human: How Our Biology Shaped World History

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How have our psychology and cognitive biases altered the course of human history? What would you do if you had to rebuild our world from scratch?Lewis...

How can we develop AI systems that are more respectful, ethical, and sustainable? - Highlights - DR. SASHA LUCCIONI

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I think it's kind of important to think about the fact that originally, neural networks were inspired by neurons, really by our brains, but fundame...

DR. SASHA LUCCIONI - Founding Member Climate Change AI - Climate Lead & AI Researcher - Hugging Face

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are the pros and cons of AI’s integration into our institutions, political systems, culture, and society? How can we develop AI systems that ar...

How can enlightened self-interest advance social equity & climate action? - Highlights - DR. SHIV SOMESHWAR

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Re-living the Memories of an Indian Forester was really a neat way of trying to tell you, the current generation, especially the youngsters, how...

DR. SHIV SOMESHWAR - Fmr. European Chair for Sustainable Development & Climate Transition - Sciences Po

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do urbanization and rural development impact communities differently? How can we make public policy and enlightened self-interest advance climate ...

From Ancient Wisdom to the Language of the Earth

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scientists, artists, psychologists, conservationists, and spiritual leaders share their stories and insights on the importance of connecting with natu...

What can thousand-year-old trees teach us about living sustainably on this planet? - Highlights - DOUG LARSON

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“The first guitar I built, I took it to a friend who has a guitar business. And he looked at it and he said this instrument has the approximate shap...

DOUG LARSON - Biologist - Expert on Deforestation - Author of Cliff Ecology - The The Dogma Ate My Homework

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What can thousand-year-old trees teach us about living sustainably? If we want to be sustained by this planet indefinitely, we need to stop trying to ...

How can we reverse biodiversity loss and restore our ecosystems? - Highlights - THOMAS 
CROWTHER

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I had a very tangible interaction with a teacher that shaped everything in my life. I'm dyslexic, but I managed to get into a good university in th...

THOMAS CROWTHER - Ecologist - Co-chair of the Board for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration - Founder of Restor

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Although they comprise less than 5% of the world population, Indigenous peoples protect 80% of the Earth’s biodiversity. How can we support farmers,...

PETER DITLEVSEN - Professor of Physics, Ice, Climate & Earth at the Niels Bohr Institute

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we reach the tipping points of climate change, how will our world change? Greenland has already lost 4,700 billion metric tons of ice, an amount th...

Does having too many choices make us unhappy? - Highlights - DR. BARRY SCHWARTZ

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Clifford Geertz said that human beings uniquely are unfinished animals. And what he meant by that is that we come into the world with some structure,...

DR. BARRY SCHWARTZ - Author of The Paradox of Choice & Why We Work

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does having too many choices make us unhappy? How can we learn practical wisdom?Dr. Barry Schwartz is the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of S...

KOHEI SAITO on Degrowth Communism & the Need for Radical Democracy

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can we stop talking about growth and mediate an environmental crisis through the structures of capitalism?In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place...

SPEAKING OUT OF PLACE: BEN FRANTA on Weaponizing Economics - Big Oil, Economic Consultants & Climate Policy Delay

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu speaks with noted researcher and scholar Ben Franta about two new ar...

Highlights - How do we navigate ambiguity, uncertainty & move beyond linear thinking? - RUPERT SHELDRAKE

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The idea that the laws of nature are fixed is taken for granted by almost all scientists and within physics, within cosmology, it leads to an enormou...

RUPERT SHELDRAKE - Biologist & Author of The Science Delusion, The Presence of the Past

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do we navigate ambiguity and uncertainty? Moving beyond linear thinking into instinct and intuition, we might discover other sources within oursel...

What’s it like to film a supernatural thriller in darkness at minus 17 degrees? - Highlights - FLORIAN HOFFMEISTER

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I drove for like a half an hour into absolute nothingness, and I left the car. It was three o'clock in the morning. It was minus 17 degrees and it ...

FLORIAN HOFFMEISTER - Cinematographer - True Detective: Night Country starring Jodie Foster & Kali Reis

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How does the place we’re born influence our beliefs? What would it be like to live in a world run by women, where it’s perpetually night, and the ...

SPEAKING OUT OF PLACE: Exploring Plant Intelligence with John Burrows & Paco Calvo

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu and Azeezah Kanji talk with eminent Anishinaabe legal theorist John ...

How can we learn to speak the language of the Earth? - Highlights - TIOKASIN GHOSTHORSE

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I tried to go through the history that I know of and the studies that I have researched from where educational processes started. And usually, when...

TIOKASIN GHOSTHORSE - Founder/Host of First Voices Radio - Founder of Akantu Intelligence

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can we learn to speak the language of the Earth and cultivate our intuitive intelligence?Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a member of the Cheyenne River Lak...

Are we living in a Simulated Universe? - Highlights - MELVIN VOPSON

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"With the speed and the precision of the AI, make no mistake, we are becoming creators of something that is far more advanced than humans. Is this a b...

MELVIN VOPSON - Physicist - Author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are we living in a Simulated Universe? How will AI impact the future of work, society & education?Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of P...

What makes a good life? - Highlights - ROBERT WALDINGER, Psychiatrist, Author, Zen Priest

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"One of the big differences I've noticed talking with people from more communally oriented cultures is that American culture has a strong emphasis on ...

ROBERT WALDINGER - Co-Author of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a good life? How important are relationships in helping us lead happy and meaningful lives?Dr. Robert Waldinger is a professor of psychiatr...

Does privacy exist anymore? Or are humans just sets of data to be traded and sold? - Highlights - WENDY WONG

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Meta reaches between three and four billion people every day through their platforms, right? That's way more people than any government legitimately ...

WENDY WONG - Author of We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Does privacy exist anymore? Or are humans just sets of data to be traded and sold?Wendy H. Wong is Professor of Political Science and Principal's Rese...

MAX BENNETT - Author of A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains - CEO of Alby

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The more the science of intelligence (both human and artificial) advances, the more it holds the potential for great benefits and dangers to society.M...

Highlights - JULIAN LENNON - Singer-songwriter, Photographer, Doc Filmmaker, Exec. Producer of Common Ground

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"This is why protecting the indigenous around the world has been an important cause for me because of that history, because of their knowledge, and th...

JULIAN LENNON - Singer-songwriter, Photographer, Doc Filmmaker, Exec. Producer of Common Ground

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can the arts inspire us to lead lives of greater meaning and connection? What kind of world are we leaving for future generations?Julian Lennon is...

DUANE L. CADY - Philosopher, Author of Moral Vision: How Everyday Life Shapes Ethical Thinking & From Warism to Pacifism

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can we resolve conflicts without compromising our ethics and moral vision? Each year, wars are being fought in our name or with our support that c...

HOWARD GARDNER - Author of A Synthesizing Mind & Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences - Co-director of The Good Project

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do we define intelligence? What is the point of creativity and intelligence if we are not creating good in the world? In this age of AI, what is t...

Speaking Out of Place: BILL McKIBBEN, Co-Founder of 350.org, Founder Third Act & CAROLINE LEVINE, Author of The Activist Humanist

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu talks with legendary climate activist Bill McKibben and scholar Caro...

GLADYS KALEMA-ZIKUSOKA - Founder/CEO, Conservation Through Public Health - UN Champion of the Earth for Science & Innovation

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do some people face incredible tragedies and find within these experiences inspiration to improve the lives of others? Our guest today lost her gr...

MARY HAYASHI - Healthcare Advocate, Former Assemblymember - Author of Women in Politics

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A recent UN report shows that women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making worldwide. They say that women in executive government posit...

What distinguishes our consciousness from AI & machine learning? Highlights: LIAD MUDRIK - Neuroscientist, Tel Aviv University

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I don't think that there is any experience experiment that could tell you if there is a soul that is nonphysical. I think that at the end of the day,...

LIAD MUDRIK - Neuroscientist - Principal Investigator Liad Mudrik Lab, Tel Aviv University

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How we think, feel, and experience the world is a mystery. What distinguishes our consciousness from AI and machine learning?Liad Mudrik studies high ...

Highlights - UN Young Champion of the Earth GATOR HALPERN - Co-Founder & President of Coral Vita - Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Coral reefs are the most biodiverse habitat on the planet, despite covering less than 1 percent of the ocean area, over a quarter of all marine lif...

GATOR HALPERN - Co-Founder & President of Coral Vita - UN Young Champion of the Earth - Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Coral reefs are the most biodiverse habitat on the planet, despite covering less than 1 percent of the ocean. Over a quarter of all marine life exists...

Highlights - LEAH THOMAS - Author of The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Learning about environmentalism in school, you look at specific figures like John Muir, etc. And I wanted people to also have that association when i...

LEAH THOMAS - Author of The Intersectional Environmentalist - Founder of IE Platform & @GreenGirlLeah

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Leah Thomas is an intersectional environmental activist and eco-communicator based in Southern California. She’s passionate about advocati...

Highlights - ANDREW KLAVAN - Journalist, Podcast Host, Author of True Crime - The House of Love and Death - Don’t Say a Word

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm not against AI. I'm not against technology. I'm not against enhancements. You wear glasses. I wear glasses. That enhances your body, but you want...

ANDREW KLAVAN - Edgar Award-winning Author of The House of Love and Death - True Crime - Don’t Say a Word

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a good drama? What advantages do human storytellers have over their AI counterparts? Where do ideas come from? And what do spiritual belief...

Highlights - MICHAEL S. ROTH - President of Wesleyan University - Author of The Student: A Short History

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“So I wrote this book and it was a lot of fun because I had to learn so much. The book examines three iconic teachers: Confucius, Socrates, and Jesu...

MICHAEL S. ROTH - President of Wesleyan University - Author of The Student: A Short History

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the purpose of education? How are we educating students for the future? What is the importance of the humanities in this age of AI and the rap...

Highlights - BRIAN DAVID JOHNSON - Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab - Author of The Future You

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Being worried about the future is just that, it's worrying. Think about how much time and energy you spend worrying about stuff that hasn't happened,...

BRIAN DAVID JOHNSON - Author of The Future You: How to Create the Life You Always Wanted - Futurist in Residence, ASU’s Center for Science & the Imagination

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brian David Johnson is Futurist in Residence at Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the...

Highlights - SUSAN SCHNEIDER - Author of Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, Fmr. Distinguished Scholar, US Library of Congress

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I think people need to remember consciousness. I think it's the most central aspect of our existence. And I think we need to remember to appreciate t...

SUSAN SCHNEIDER - Director, Center for the Future Mind, FAU, Fmr. NASA Chair at NASA

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Will AI become conscious? President Biden has just unveiled a new executive order on AI — the U.S. government’s first action of its kind — requi...

AI & THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What will the future look like? What are the risks and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in?Voices of...

Highlights - DAVID BYRNE'S THEATER OF THE MIND - Stories of Impact - Nicholas Bruckman, John Tracey, Ian Moubayed

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"You start the film with: Who is David Byrne? And he's a little taken aback by the question.""So who are you? What is your sense of self and conscious...

DAVID BYRNE'S THEATER OF THE MIND - Stories of Impact produced by Simons Foundation & People’s TV

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is consciousness? The mind produces thoughts, sensations, perception, emotions. How can these inner felt experiences be produced within...

Speaking Out of Place: LIZA BLACK & JOSEPH PIERCE discuss When “Natives” Aren’t: The Epistemic & Communal Violence & Re-storying

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu and Azeezah Kanji talk with Joseph M. Pierce and Liza Black about th...

Highlights - APRIL GORNIK - Artist, Environmentalist, Co-founder of The Church: Arts & Creativity Center

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I just started reading Emerson, and I'm glad that I've gotten to it because he talks about history and says that folded into every person, if you thi...

APRIL GORNIK - Artist, Environmentalist, Co-founder of The Church: Arts & Creativity Center

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this fractured world, how do the arts build community, understanding, and inspire change? How does art help us define who we are and our place in t...

Highlights - LINDSEY ANDERSON BEER - Writer, Director - Pet Sematary: Bloodlines - Sleepy Hollow

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I think that the confidence that I'm talking about, in terms of allowing yourself to turn out something that isn't perfect and to still believe in yo...

LINDSEY ANDERSON BEER - Writer, Director, Producer - Pet Sematary: Bloodlines - Sleepy Hollow - Bambi

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lindsey Anderson Beer wrote and executive produced the hit Netflix original dramedy Sierra Burgess is a Loser before making the jump to direct the hor...