Hacking Consciousness, Joshua Fields
Collective Intelligence Technology Technology is increasingly blamed for many modern social problems, from isolation to anxiety and overwhelm. Could technology also be the solution? Joshua Fields is the CEO of ‘Consciousness Hacking’ which looks for ways to use technology to increase happiness, connection and satisfaction: https://www.cohack.org/ To get access to more exclusive content and to […]
The Story of Collapse, Daniel Thorson & Josh Fields
Sensemaking Technology Are we living at the best possible time to be alive, or is the world coming to an end? Or do both narratives have some truth at the same time? This is a discussion between Rebel Wisdom’s David Fuller, Daniel Thorson from the Emerge podcast and Joshua Fields, the CEO of ‘Consciousness Hacking’ […]
How the World Got Weird, Erik Davis
Technology Wisdom Erik Davis is an author, podcaster and award-winning journalist whose work explores the intersection of technology, counterculture and the esoteric. His latest book, ‘High Weirdness’, explores the new counterculture of drugs, esoterica and visionary experience that emerged in the 1970’s – spearheaded by three pioneering figures: Terence McKenna, Philip K Dick and Robert […]
Polarisation vs Democracy, Matthew Taylor
Technology Polarisation This is part of Rebel Wisdom’s Mediation Series. Matthew Taylor is the head of the Royal Society for the Arts (RSA), and has been at the centre of UK politics and culture for decades. He first started focusing on the problem of polarisation and mediation a decade ago, and has seen the problem […]
A Poker Pro Explains Game Theory: Liv Boeree
Technology Liv Boeree was a top ranked poker player and won more than $4 million on the international circuit. A self-professed nerd with a degree in astrophysics, she now has her own YouTube channel making films about game theory, complexity, physics and more. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom’s Alexander Beiner, she explains why game […]
Polarisation vs Democracy, Matthew Taylor
Technology Polarisation This is part of Rebel Wisdom’s Mediation Series. Matthew Taylor is the head of the Royal Society for the Arts (RSA), and has been at the centre of UK politics and culture for decades. He first started focusing on the problem of polarisation and mediation a decade ago, and has seen the problem […]
What is Happening With the #FacebookPurge?
Technology Intellectual Dark Web In the last few days, Facebook has banned many people without warning, including familiar faces like Jordan Hall and Bret Weinstein. What is going on, and why have these people been targeted? Rebel Wisdom talks to Bret Weinstein, and also Leo Desforges, who not only had his personal page shut down […]
Take Back Your Attention
Sensemaking Technology “Take Back Your Attention” is a short compilation with clips from several Rebel Wisdom films, and featuring visuals from the recent Netflix film with Tristan Harris, “The Social Dilemma”.
Can Truth Survive Big Tech? Tristan Harris
Sensemaking Technology Polarisation How is social media and big tech pushing us towards conflict and polarisation? Tristan Harris has been called the “conscience of silicon valley”. He worked for Google as a Design Ethicist until 2016, when he became so concerned about the direction tech was taking us that he quit, to set up the […]
Imagined Futures, Douglas Rushkoff & Jamie Wheal
Technology Jamie Wheal Douglas Rushkoff (Team Human) and Jamie Wheal (Stealing Fire) are two of the foremost modern historians of cutting edge transformational culture, but until now have never been in dialogue with each other. For this one off event they discuss the potential future of humans and technology. Faced with broken economics, powerful tech […]