Joanna Macy What is the Great Turning? It is, as Joanna describes it, the shift from the industrial growth society to a life-sustaining civilization. It is, she believes, the third major revolution of human existence, after the agricultural and industrial revolutions. This one, though, has to unfold much more quickly. The good news is that […]
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma says the US wasted trillions on warfare instead of investing in infrastructure A conversation with Alibaba founder Jack Ma on the future of online trade and globalization Ma says blaming China for any economic issues in the U.S. is misguided. If America is looking to blame anyone, Ma said, it should […]
Future of Life Institute Elon Musk, Stuart Russell, Ray Kurzweil, Demis Hassabis, Sam Harris, Nick Bostrom, David Chalmers, Bart Selman, and Jaan Tallinn discuss with Max Tegmark (moderator) what likely outcomes might be if we succeed in building human-level AGI, and also what we would like to happen. Daniel Khaneman discusses, with Erik Brynjoffsson, […]
Prof. Rainer Mausfeld: Die Angst der Machteliten vor dem Volk PDF >> Mausfeld_Die_Angst_der_Machteliten_vor_dem_Volk Wenn eine überschaubare Gruppe von Menschen dauerhaft über die große Masse Macht ausüben will, ist die Stabilität des Systems nur dann zu erreichen, wenn man die wichtigste Ressource kontrolliert. Wissen. Was das Volk nicht weiß, noch nicht einmal erahnt, kann es auch […]