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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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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Peter Joseph
Improbable Democracy
Z-Day Talk [2017]
“About TZM: The Zeitgeist Movement is a global sustainability activist group working to bring the world together for the common goal of species sustainability before it is too late. Divisive notions such as nations, governments, races, political parties, religions, creeds or class are non-operational distinctions in the view of The Movement. Rather, we recognize the world as one system and the human species as a singular unit, sharing a common habitat.”
Categories: Lectures, Symposia, Talks, The Zeitgeist Movement
Tags: Civilization, Cultural Evolution, Culture, Democracy, Economics, Evolution, Futurism, Peter Joseph, Science, Social Pathology, Society, Technology, The Zeitgeist Movement, TZM, Z-Day
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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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Vic Strecher
On Purpose
TEDxUofM Talk [2014]
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Purpose, Vic Strecher
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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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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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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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Peter Joseph
Where We Go From Here
Z-Day Talk [2016]
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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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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Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Why We Must Confront the Painful Parts of US History
TED Talk [2020]
“To move forward in the United States, we must look back and confront the difficult history that has shaped widespread injustice. Revisiting a significant yet overlooked piece of the past, Hasan Kwame Jeffries emphasizes the need to weave historical context, no matter how painful, into our understanding of modern society — so we can disrupt the continuum of inequality massively affecting marginalized communities.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Education, History, Inequality, Racism, Slavery, Wealth
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Dr. Roland Griffiths
The Science of Psilocybin
& Its Use to Relieve SufferingTED MED Talk [2016]
“Bestselling author Tim Ferriss (Tools of Titans, The 4-Hour Workweek, etc.) probes the science, mysteries, and future of psychedelics with Dr. Roland R. Griffiths, a clinical pharmacologist at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Griffiths has been researching mood-altering compounds for more than 40 years, has published more than 370 scientific papers, and started the psilocybin (think “magic mushrooms”) research program at Johns Hopkins nearly 20 years ago. Dr. Griffiths and his colleagues have been leaders in the re-initiation of research with classic psychedelic drugs, which was blocked for a period of several decades. This session offers details and stories that can help both novices and experienced psychonauts get a better understanding of the applications of these incredible compounds.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Dr. Roland Griffiths, Drugs, Entheogenesis, Healthcare, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Progress, Psilocybin, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelic Science, Psychedelics, Psychology, Science, Suffering, Transformation
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KRS-ONE
The History of Hip Hop
Black History Month Keynote Lecture [2014]
“Hip Hop Legend KRS-One came to Cal State LA for a Black History Month keynote and dropped some knowledge and enlightenment on our Golden Eagles. Here’s the full speech.”
Categories: Lectures, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Black History, Culture, Enlightenment, Hip-Hop Culture, KRS-ONE, Shamanism
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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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Dr. Rosalind Watts
Can Magic Mushrooms Unlock Depression?
TEDxOxford Talk [2017]
“A clinical psychologist from Imperial College describes how Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin), when used in a therapeutic setting, have been found to be a very effective treatment for depression. In this talk she draws on her experiences as working as a therapist on the groundbreaking Psilocybin for Depression study, and introduces us to some of the patients and their stories of transformation. Dr Rosalind Watts completed her clinical psychology training at University College London. After six years of practicing psychotherapy in the NHS, she joined a clinical trial at Imperial College, investigating psilocybin (magic mushrooms) as a treatment for depression. Her research explores patients’ positive views of this intriguing therapy.”
Categories: Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: Depression, Dr. Rosalind Watts, Drugs, Entheogenesis, Healthcare, Magic Mushrooms, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Progress, Psilocybin, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelic Science, Psychedelics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Science, TEDxOxford, Transformation
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Matt Berkowitz
Logical Fallacies & Cultural Baggage
Z-Day Talk [2013]
Categories: Symposia, Talks, The Zeitgeist Movement
Tags: Civilization, Cultural Evolution, Culture, Economics, Evolution, Futurism, Logic, Logical Fallacies, Matt Berkowitz, Science, Social Pathology, Society, Technology, The Zeitgeist Movement, TZM, Z-Day
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Jason Silva
We Are the Gods Now
Festival of Dangerous Ideas Talk [2013]
“JASON SILVA is an extraordinary new breed of philosopher who meshes philosophical wisdom of the ages with an infectious optimism for the future. Combining intriguing insights and a mastery of digital filmmaking, Jason delivers philosophical shots of espresso, which unravel the incredible possibilities the future has to offer the human race.
Tags: Computers & Society, Culture, Evolution, Festival of Dangerous Ideas, Freedom, Futurism, Jason Silva, Technology, Transhumanism
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Bruce Sewick
Treating Addictions Using Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
College of DuPage Seminar [2018]
“Recorded as part of a seminar on Psychedelics: Therapy, Culture and Cluster Headaches. Bruce Sewick LCPC, RDDP, CADC discusses the clinical use of psychedelics particularly in the treatment of alcoholics and addicts. Bruce Sewick is an Adjunct instructor in COD’s Human Services and he teaches the Psychedelic Mindview class.”
Categories: Lectures, Seminars, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Bruce Sewick, College of DuPage, Drugs, Entheogenesis, Healthcare, History, LSD, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Progress, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelic Science, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Psychedelics, Psychology, Rat Park, Science, Strategy, Transformation
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❝ In their bestseller Wikinomics, Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams showed the world how mass collaboration was changing the way businesses communicate, create value, and compete in the new global marketplace.
This sequel shows that in more than a dozen fields—from finance to health care, science to education, the media to the environment—we have reached a historic turning point. Collaborative innovation is revolutionizing not only the way we work, but how we live, learn, create, govern, and care for one another. The wiki revolutions of the Arab Spring were only one example of how rebuilding civilization was not only possible but necessary.
With vivid examples from diverse sectors, Macrowikinomics is a handbook for people everywhere seeking a transformation of industry and institutions by embracing a new set of guiding principles, including openness and interdependence. Tapscott and Williams argue that this new communications medium, like the printing press before it, is enabling nothing less than the birth of a new civilization. ❞Categories: Books, Lectures, Literature, Symposia, Talks
Tags: Anthony Williams, Computers & Society, Connection, Counterculture, Cyber Culture, Democracy, Don Tapscott, Evolution, History, Humanity, Media, Networks, Technology, The Internet, Wiki
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❝ The New York Times bestselling “manifesto for the future that is grounded in practical solutions addressing the world’s most pressing concerns: overpopulation, food, water, energy, education, health care and freedom” (The Wall Street Journal).
“Since the dawn of humanity, a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority. Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed. But it is closing—fast.
In Abundance, space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years. We will soon have the ability to meet and exceed the basic needs of every person on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp.
Breaking down human needs by category—water, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedom—Diamandis and Kotler introduce us to innovators and industry captains making tremendous strides in each area. “Not only is Abundance a riveting page-turner…but it’s a book that gives us a future worth fighting for. And even more than that, it shows us our place in that fight” (The Christian Science Monitor). ❞
Categories: Books, Literature, Symposia, Talks, TED
Tags: A.I., Abundance, Evolution, Futurism, Nanotechnology, Optimism, Peter H. Diamandis, Post-Scarcity, Singularity, Technology, Utopia
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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
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