Each time you visit this page, you’ll find a different randomized selection of Evolutionary Talks to expand your heart, mind, and soul.
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Chris Anderson
Makers:
The New Industrial RevolutionTechno-Philosophy Book [2012]
❝ Wired magazine editor and bestselling author Chris Anderson takes you to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today’s entrepreneurs, using open source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop. In an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product design and creation, the collective potential of a million garage tinkerers and enthusiasts is about to be unleashed, driving a resurgence of American manufacturing. A generation of “Makers” using the Web’s innovation model will help drive the next big wave in the global economy, as the new technologies of digital design and rapid prototyping gives everyone the power to invent — creating “the long tail of things”. ❞
Categories: Books, Lectures, Literature, Symposia, Talks
Tags: 3-D Printing, Chris Anderson, Design, Economics, History, Industrial Revolution, Makers, Open Source Design, Talks at Google, Technology
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Peter Joseph
Origins & Adaptations II
Z-Day Talk [2014]
“In this presentation Peter discusses how the Market Economy has not only evolved/simplified into its most core function of blind gain and hence the arbitrary trading of the widget, using the Stock Market / Financialization as a point of focus, he also explains how any social progress that has occurred has happened by proxy – or incidental to the market game.
He describes what all Free-Market proponents ignore: the true, measurable system consequences which are suffocating humanity – with Capitalism now the leading cause of death on Earth today. He also explains how an ethically respected, pure free market (even if it was possible – which it is not, as argued) would generate constant deprivation/ethical imbalance – due to the pressure-building externalities that the Market cannot solve due to its foundational mechanisms. Also, the idea of Crony-Capitalism vs. Free Market Capitalism is proven to be a Continuum Fallacy and a delusion via moral relativism. He finishes with two proposals for future TZM projects to help transition.”
Categories: Lectures, Symposia, Talks, The Zeitgeist Movement
Tags: Civilization, Cultural Evolution, Culture, Economics, Evolution, Futurism, Peter Joseph, Society, Technology, The Zeitgeist Movement, TZM, Z-Day
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Dr. Eben Moglen
Freedom of Thought Requires Free Media
re:publica Talk [2012]
“Media that spy on and data-mine the public are capable of destroying humanity’s most precious freedom: freedom of thought. Ensuring that media remain structured to support rather than suppress individual freedom and civic virtue requires us to achieve specific free technology and free culture goals. Our existing achievements in these directions are under assault from companies trying to bottleneck human communications or own our common culture, and states eager to control their subjects’ minds. In this talk–one of a series beginning with “The dotCommunist Manifesto” and “Die Gedanken Sind Frei”–I offer some suggestions about how the Free World should meet the challenges of the next decade.”
Categories: Lectures, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Civilization, Computers & Society, Culture, Democracy, Eben Moglen, Free & Open Software, Free Culture, Freedom, Freedom of Thought, Open Source, re:publica, Technology
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Ralph Nader
To the Ramparts
Politics & Prose Book Lecture [2018]
“Since the release of Unsafe at Any Speed in 1965, Nader has led the charge against destructive and exploitative corporate power. The co-founder of public interest groups including Public Citizen, Critical Mass, Commercial Alert, and the Center for the Study of Responsive Law, Nader continues to demonstrate the efficacy of grassroots activism for democratic change. His new book is a searing analysis of how Big Business, abetted by the flaws of recent presidential administrations, created the political climate that put Trump in the White House. As provocative as ever, Nader takes both Democrats and Republicans to task for their failures to curb corporate excesses and their abandonment of the poor and middle-classes.”
Categories: Books, Lectures, Literature, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Civics, Culture, Economics, Grassroots Activism, Hatred, Politics, politics & prose, Ralph Nader
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❝ In Evolutionary Enlightenment, Andrew Cohen redefines spiritual awakening for our contemporary world—a world characterized by exponential change and an ever-expanding appreciation for the processes of evolution. Cohen’s message is simple, yet profound: Life is evolution, and enlightenment is about waking up to this fundamentally creative impulse as your own deepest, most authentic self. Through five tenets for living an enlightened life, Cohen will empower you to wholeheartedly participate in the process of change as your own spiritual practice. Evolutionary Enlightenment not only makes deep sense of life today; it will show you how to play an active role in shaping the world of tomorrow. ❞
Categories: Books, Literature, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Andrew Cohen, Awakening, Enlightenment, Evolution, Freedom, Liberty, Spirituality
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Steven Pearlstein
Can American Capitalism Survive?
Politics & Prose Book Lecture [2018]
Epic lecture on the false tenets of neoliberalism, summerized well by the book’s subtitle: “Why Greed is Not Good, Opportunity is Not Equal, & Fairness won’t Make Us Poor.” An absolutely brilliant dismantling of capitalist ideology, a must-see.. ♥ Neonn
“Pearlstein’s chronicle of the last few decades of democratic capitalism documents that the “greed is good” era has left out major tenets of Adam Smith’s vision. Instead of fostering the social capital ensuring that benefits reach all socio-economic strata, the system has suffered increasing income disparity, causing many to lose faith in the free market economy. Pearlstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and the Robinson Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University, gives a succinct and clear diagnosis of capitalism’s malaise and offers practical steps for healing it, including a guaranteed minimum income paired with universal national service, tax incentives for companies to share profits with workers, ending class segregation in public education, and restoring competition to markets.”
Categories: Books, Lectures, Literature, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Capitalism, Culture, Economics, Ideology, Neoliberalism, politics & prose, Socialism, Society, Steven Pearlstein
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Ben Sessa
Is MDMA Psychiatry’s Antibiotic?
TEDxUniversityofBristol Talk [2016]
“This TEDx talk explores the practice of MDMA Psychotherapy, illustrated with the life-story of a fictional typical patient. We owe it to this population of vulnerable, untreated patients with unremitting mental disorders due to psychological trauma, to explore MDMA Therapy as potential new treatment for the future of psychiatric medicine. Ben Sessa is a consultant psychiatrist in adult addictions, working part-time at Addaction in Weston-Super-Mare and is senior research fellow at Bristol, Cardiff and Imperial College London Universities, where he is currently taking part of his time away from clinical medical practice to study towards a PhD in MDMA Psychotherapy. He is the author of two books exploring psychedelic medicine; The Psychedelic Renaissance (2012) and To Fathom Hell or Soar Angelic (2015) and is currently conducting research with Imperial College London and Cardiff universities studying the potential role for MDMA-assisted therapy for the treatment of PTSD and alcohol dependence syndrome. Dr Sessa is outspoken on lobbying for change in the current system by which drugs are classified in the UK, believing a more progressive policy of regulation would reduce the harms of recreational drug use. He is a co-founder and director of the UK’s premier international psychedelic conference, Breaking Convention.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Ben Sessa, Drugs, Healthcare, MDMA, Mental Health, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelics, Psychiatry, Raving, Society
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Absolutely epic talk omfg.. about the need for a real Truth & Conciliation Commission in America, so that we may be able to form a common memory of our history as the only way to rebuild any sort of national community. Crucial info fam, scope this! Much respect to Mark Charles for sharing this perspective.
“The son of an American woman of Dutch heritage and a Navajo man, Mark Charles offers a unique perspective on three of the most misinterpreted words in American History. Written in the Papal Bulls of the 15th Century, embedded in our founding documents in the 18th Century, codified as legal precedent in the 19th Century and referenced by the Supreme Court in the 20th and 21st Centuries, the Doctrine of Discovery has been used throughout the history of the United States to keep “We the People” from including all the people. Mark Charles is a dynamic and thought-provoking public speaker, writer, and consultant. The son of an American woman (of Dutch heritage) and a Navajo man, he speaks with insight into the complexities of American history regarding race, culture, and faith in order to help forge a path of healing and conciliation for the nation. Mark serves as the Washington DC correspondent and regular columnist for Native News Online and is the author of the popular blog “Reflections from the Hogan.” Mark is a founding partner of a national conference for Native students called “Would Jesus Eat Frybread?” Mark’s forthcoming book on the Doctrine of Discovery entitled Truth be Told is being published by InterVarsity Press and will be available in 2019. Mark is active on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram under the username: wirelesshogan.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: America, Catholicism, Colonialism, History, Indigeneity, Law, Mark Charles, Racism, Religion, The People
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“Research into psychedelic drugs was interrupted in the 1960’s due to regulatory changes. Recently, these compounds are once again studied both as therapeutic agents in psychiatry and as experimental tools to further our understanding of the human brain. David Nutt stands at the forefront of these developments as principal investigator of a team including Robin Carhart-Harris and other researchers at Imperial College, London. Together, they are running clinical trials of psychedelic substances including psilocybin in the treatment of depression. They are also using brain imaging to investigate the effects of psychedelic drugs on activity and connectivity within the brain. At this lecture, he will cover the latest research findings and share his vision of the future of psychedelic science.”
Categories: Lectures, Seminars, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Dr. David Nutt, Drugs, Entheogenesis, Healthcare, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Progress, Psilocybin, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelic Science, Psychedelics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Science, Sweden, Transformation
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Albert Wenger
A BIG Idea, a Bot Idea:
How Smart Policy Will Advance TechTEDxNewYork Talk [2015]
“Many of our current economic policies originated during times of scarcity. But now, says investor Albert Wenger, we live in an era of “digital abundance,” when creating new products costs virtually nothing. To adapt to the resulting economic upheavals, we won’t need just more tech, says Wenger, but some strong policies. Here he explores two: basic income guarantee and the right to be represented by a bot.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Albert Wenger, Civics, Culture, Evolution, Policy, Progress, Robots, Society, Technology, TEDxNewYork, Transition
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Dr. Carl Hart
Let’s Quit Abusing Drug Users
TED MED Talk [2015]
“Carl Hart, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University, offers a provocative, evidence-based view of addiction and discusses how it should impact drug policy.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Cocaine, Cognitive Liberty, Conflicts of Interest, Conspiracy, Dr. Carl Hart, Drug Policy, Drugs, Ethics, Health, Healthcare, Liberty, Progress, Science, TED MED, Transparency
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Johann Hari
Everything You Think You Know about Addiction Is Wrong
TED Talk [2015]
“What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be a better way. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Depression, Drugs, Healthcare, Heroin, Human Nature, Johann Hari, Mental Health, Opioids, Progress, Psychology, Rat Park, Science
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Pablos Holman
How to Become Relevant when a Robot Takes Your Job
TEDxLA Talk [2007]
This is the real big picture y’all, a vision of the future & where all this technology is going & what humans need to do to become better role models for robots. He explores what’s really important in our lives & why our current approaches to technology might be insufficient to allow its full potential to come to fruition. ♥ Neonn
“In this talk, Pablos dares you to imagine the possibilities in what once seemed impossible: a harmonious co-existence of humans and robots: Robots taking over your jobs and why they should; how this can trigger fear in humans and why it shouldn’t; redefining happiness; solving world problems like eliminating disease; a personal narrative of parenting that will bring you to your knees; and the responsibility of humans in all of this.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Automation, Culture, Economics, Futurism, Jobs, Life, Pablos Holman, Psychology, Robots, Society, Technology, TEDxLA, Unemployment, Work
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Eben Moglen (of the Software Freedom Conservancy) @ Law of the Commons Conference, National Lawyers Guild, Seattle University 2009
Categories: Lectures, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Commons, Computers & Society, Culture, Eben Moglen, Free & Open Software, Free Culture, Freedom, Futurism, Intellectual Property, Technology
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Juno Mac
The Laws that Sex Workers Really Want
TED Talk [2016]
“Everyone has an opinion about how to legislate sex work (whether to legalize it, ban it or even tax it) … but what do workers themselves think would work best? Activist Juno Mac explains four legal models that are being used around the world and shows us the model that she believes will work best to keep sex workers safe and offer greater self-determination. “If you care about gender equality or poverty or migration or public health, then sex worker rights matter to you,” she says. “Make space for us in your movements.” (Adult themes)”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Capitalism, Culture, Exploitation, Injustice, Juno Mac, Law, Progress, Prohibition, Sex, Sex Work
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Dr. Rick Doblin
The Future of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
TED Talk [2019]
“Could psychedelics help us heal from trauma and mental illnesses? Researcher Rick Doblin has spent the past three decades investigating this question, and the results are promising. In this fascinating dive into the science of psychedelics, he explains how drugs like LSD, psilocybin and MDMA affect your brain — and shows how, when paired with psychotherapy, they could change the way we treat PTSD, depression, substance abuse and more.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Dr. Rick Doblin, Drugs, Evolution, Healthcare, History, LSD, MDMA, Mental Health, Progress, Psychedelics, PTSD, Strategy, Transformation, Trauma
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Peter Joseph
When Normality Becomes Distortion:
Reflections on a World Gone MadTZM Lecture [2013]
“This program will consider the quality of our beliefs, actions and intents within the overarching context of what supports good public health, prosperity and sustainability and what does not. The subjects of Politics, Economics and Religious Philosophy will be broadly considered, with one basic question asked: Are the dominant views of reality today and the values that arise from them sustainable for the species’ survival?”
“Peter Joseph is the creator of the world famous, award winning Zeitgeist Film Series and founder of the controversial Zeitgeist Movement which seeks to shift our social system into a more sustainable paradigm, Peter continues to focus on media related expressions, including music composition, performance & film production, each with the focus on affecting society for the better. He has also lectured around the world on the topics of social sustainably and has been featured in the New York Times, Russia Today, TedX and many other outlets.”
Categories: Lectures, Symposia, Talks, The Zeitgeist Movement
Tags: Civilization, Cultural Evolution, Culture, Economics, Evolution, Futurism, Peter Joseph, Religion, Science, Social Pathology, Society, Technology, The Zeitgeist Movement, TZM
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Jen Wilding
From the Great Escape to an Improved Reality
Zeitgeist-Day Talk [2013]
Categories: Symposia, Talks, The Zeitgeist Movement
Tags: Civilization, Cultural Evolution, Culture, Economics, Escapism, Evolution, Futurism, Jen Wilding, Science, Social Pathology, Society, Technology, The Zeitgeist Movement, TZM, Z-Day
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Peter Joseph
Origins & Adaptations III
Z-Day Talk [2015]
Categories: Lectures, Symposia, Talks, The Zeitgeist Movement
Tags: Civilization, Cultural Evolution, Culture, Economics, Evolution, Futurism, Peter Joseph, Science, Social Pathology, Society, Technology, The Venus Project, The Zeitgeist Movement, TZM, Z-Day
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Peter Joseph
Where Are We Going?
TZM Lecture [2009]
Categories: Lectures, Symposia, Talks, The Zeitgeist Movement
Tags: Civilization, Cultural Evolution, Culture, Economics, Evolution, Futurism, Peter Joseph, Science, Social Pathology, Society, Technology, The Venus Project, The Zeitgeist Movement, TZM