James Ehrlich: Designing Regenerative Villages

The founder of ReGen Villages talks about the future of smart villages, why we need them, and what are the barriers and risks to getting there. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/124

Donald Hoffman - Do We See Reality As It Is?

Our guest in this episode is Donald Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist who studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments. Donald is the author of several books, the latest one being The Case Against Reality. In this interview we talk about Donald’s scientific theory of consciousness, which he refers to as 'conscious realism.'

Q&A With Jamie Wheal

Jamie Wheal answers questions in a Q&A session with Future Thinkers Members, streamed on March 3rd 2020. Jamie Wheal is a researcher and writer in the field of human potential, peak performance, and flow states. He is the co-author of the book “Stealing Fire” and director of Flow Genome Project.

Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic

This is the 2nd livestream we did on the second-order effects of coronavirus on society, politics, and economy. The recording is from March 13, so some of the things we talk about here have already happened, or are happening right now in the world.

Q&A With Joe Brewer

Joe Brewer's work is centred around regenerative cultures. He travels around the world, studying different practices that contribute to the regeneration of the environment and communities. This is the audio version of the Q&A streamed on February 11th.

Bonnitta Roy - Ego & Collective Insight Practices

Our guest in this episode is Bonnitta Roy, an author, philosopher, and teacher who’s focusing on building greater capacities for human sense-making. We talk about group processes, ego deconstruction and shadow work in group setting, the insights into the nature of the mind, and rediscovering our evolutionary spiritual capacities.

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic

In this episode we are discussing the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the kinds of effects it is having on global systems, what kinds of societal changes and opportunities arise from it, and how individual can cope with this increasingly difficult situation.

Derek Sivers - How To Live

In Part 2 of our interview with writer, programmer and entrepreneur Derek Sivers, we talk about daily practices for increasing self-knowledge and many different ways in which people can thrive and find fulfilment.

Derek Sivers - Hell Yeah or No

Writer, programmer and entrepreneur Derek Sivers on building a life around values like learning, growth, minimalism, and exploring freedom to its extremes. Show notes: futurethinkers.org/116

Ken Wilber - The Flaws of Integral Theory

In the last part of our interview with Ken Wilber we discuss the potential flaws of Integral Theory and Integral movement, as well as the problem of charismatic leaders who have a lot of unchecked shadow material. Show notes: futurethinkers.org/kenwilber