Category: Humanity
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Domestic Minimalism
Art historian Dr James Fox takes us on a captivating journey through the art and history of one of the world’s most enigmatic cultures, Japan. James explores every inch from the falling cherry blossoms to the dazzling modern cities, discovering the importance of art and aesthetics to the Japanese life and culture.
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Tomorrow is Saturday
Tomorrow is Saturday is an intimate portrait of the life and work of Irish collage artist Sean Hillen. Diagnosed late in life with Aspergers, Hillen has reached a point in his career where he finds it almost impossible to work. Trapped in a tiny terraced house, full to the brim with junk, unfinished art and…
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Collective Illusions
Collective illusions — false assumptions about society that many people share — have existed for thousands of years in many different ways. Today, because of social media and modern technology, they have become even more common.
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The perfection of imperfection
Wabi-Sabi Spaces – Japanese beauty Traditional Japanese house, interior, tea room, garden, landscape, etc. – by Yurara Sarara
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It’s a conspiracy!?
“The problem with conspiracy theories is they’re not just telling you a story, they’re telling you a really good story. There’s a hidden cabal behind everything that’s happening, there’s a secret pattern that you just have to be smart enough to detect.”
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The end is nigh ??
The human species faces innumerable challenges to its long-term survival, including climate change, generative AI, bio-terrorism and nuclear conflict. A panel of the prominent thinkers, philosophers and ethicists discuss how we should consider these threats and the action needed to avert disaster, hosted by Prof. Hannah Fry.
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Has humanity reached its peak existentially
A widespread concern with overpopulation became prominent in the 1960s and the 1970s, when scholars wondered how we could produce enough food for a rapidly growing global population. Brought to the fore with the publication of the book, “The Population Bomb,” by Paul R. Ehrlich in 1968
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Talking airheads
Elon Musk and Joe Rogan have a shockingly poor understanding of the realities of animal farming and veganism as part of a litany of bullshit and dangerous misinformaton presented as fact. By Ed Winters
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What is a meaningful life
In one of the longest-running and most comprehensive studies of human happiness, Harvard tracked 724 teenagers through every stage of their adult lives since 1938. Some of them are still alive today and the findings are clear: lasting happiness isn’t about wealth or fame—it’s about something much deeper.
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Feeding the Planet
Since the domestication of plants began some 11,000 years ago, humans have converted 40% of the earth’s surface into farmland. With global population soon approaching 9 billion we need to produce 60% more food, just to keep the status quo with regard to food distribution.