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The Lighter Side of Dark Ages with Chris Smaje
The Lighter Side of Dark Ages with Chris Smaje
...ights in a Dark Age: Sharing Land, Work and Craft explores how we can move from modernity’s unsustainable political economy toward a re-organization of society, driven by communit...
Timothy Snyder on how the U.S. is committing ‘superpower suicide’
Timothy Snyder on how the U.S. is committing ‘superpower suicide’
“We’re in a moment of superpower suicide,” says CFR democracy expert Timothy Snyder. “We are choosing to be far less powerful than we could be. We are choosing that, right? And that’s the element o...
Modern auto interiors are basically skinny jeans
Modern auto interiors are basically skinny jeans
Why the new, huge touchscreen in the 2026 Mazda CX-5 reminds us of the skinny jeans trend from 2008. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/gYRzZjfMstg/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_YT
Campus AFD
79d ago
Patrick Viveret : les imaginaires du progrès
Patrick Viveret : les imaginaires du progrès
...us groupe AFD en partenariat avec Eranos. Le progrès est au coeur du projet de modernité et façonne nos croyances et nos modes d’organisation du monde. Pourtant, notre conception...
"What’s going on in the world?" Why global civilization will survive the decline of the West
"What’s going on in the world?" Why global civilization will survive the decline of the West
In this new session of the "What’s going on in the world?" series of conferences, CIDOB will host a conversation with Amitav Acharya, author of the book "The Once and Future World Order: Why Global...
Ciclo "¿Qué pasa en el mundo?" Por qué la civilización global sobrevivirá al declive de Occidente
Ciclo "¿Qué pasa en el mundo?" Por qué la civilización global sobrevivirá al declive de Occidente
En esta nueva sesión del ciclo "¿Qué pasa en el mundo?", CIDOB acogerá una conversación con Amitav Acharya, autor del libro "The Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive th...
Stefan Sagmeister | Nostalgia Is a Mind Trick
Stefan Sagmeister | Nostalgia Is a Mind Trick
How and why things are getting better (not worse), on a global scale, and why nostalgia can trick us into thinking it’s not, from Stefan Sagmeister’s Long Now Talk. Watch the full episode in the ...
Mit jelenthet a jó élet a civilizációs válság korában?
Mit jelenthet a jó élet a civilizációs válság korában?
Az V. Ifjúsági Klímavédelmi Találkozón Takács-Sánta András humánökológus Simon-Demény Luca, az UNICEF Magyarország Fiatal Nagykövetének társaságában körbejárta, hogy a jelenlegi globális környezeti...
Inside The Complex: Family, Power, and India in Turmoil
Inside The Complex: Family, Power, and India in Turmoil
On this week’s show, Milan sits down with the novelist Karan Mahajan. Karan is an associate professor in Literary Arts at Brown University and the author of the books Family Planning and The Associ...
Democracy, Under Construction | #TheContext
Democracy, Under Construction | #TheContext
Tomorrow we are premiering a new series on #TheContext! “Democracy, Under Construction” commemorates America’s 250th anniversary by focusing on the moments when our country became a more inclusi...
Digital overload & overconsumption 📲
Digital overload & overconsumption 📲
...and digital overload are making your life feel more empty, not more fulfilled? Modern consumer culture tells you to buy more, watch more, want more, and keep going. Social media ...
The End of the Long 20th Century | Ivan Krastev on the Crisis of Liberal Order
The End of the Long 20th Century | Ivan Krastev on the Crisis of Liberal Order
In this lecture, Ivan Krastev explores the end of the long 20th century and what it means for today’s world. Moving beyond the optimism of 1989 and the so-called “end of history,” he argues that we...
Culture in Crisis: Why Modern Culture Feels So “Meh”
Culture in Crisis: Why Modern Culture Feels So “Meh”
TOKYO, February 25, 2026 — From Ivy Style rebels in 1960s Ginza to today’s algorithm-driven hits, how did culture shift from risk-taking to risk management? W. David Marx examines the fading t...
Indy Johar | Planetary Consciousness
Indy Johar | Planetary Consciousness
Planetary consciousness, Indy Johar says, comes with new responsibility. The task before us is not simply to survive, but to reimagine civilization as a planetary project. Indy Johar is an acclai...
Indy Johar | Civilizational Optioneering
Indy Johar | Civilizational Optioneering
Indy Johar pointed to the first photographs of the whole Earth taken from space. “This was the moment the planet became self-aware." This planetary consciousness came with new responsibility, he a...
IMF
145d ago
Johan Norberg on What Makes and Breaks Golden Eras
Johan Norberg on What Makes and Breaks Golden Eras
The most prosperous of civilizations were the most open. The Romans, for example, expanded their empire by integrating the populations they conquered, creating a melting pot of new ideas. Johan Nor...
Reimagining the American City ft. Jan Sramek, Founder & CEO, California Forever | Betting on America
Reimagining the American City ft. Jan Sramek, Founder & CEO, California Forever | Betting on America
On January 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Jan Sramek, CEO of California Forever, joins Navin Girishankar on Betting on America to discuss how his company is reimagining the American city, how the U.S....
A Sixth of Humanity with Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur
A Sixth of Humanity with Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur
MUMBAI, January 8, 2026 — Authors Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur discuss their new book, “A Sixth of Humanity: India’s Development Odyssey,” exploring the unique intersection of India's "preco...
One Big Civilization Factory: Crazy Town Clips
One Big Civilization Factory: Crazy Town Clips
Crazy Town: Episode 115. Toasting Bread Is WAY Harder Than You Think: The Challenges of a Renewable Energy Future