Is Burning Man an Open-Source Cloud Based Culture?
It's often said that Burning Man and the internet grew up together: both started emerging at around the same time ...Read More
Posts about Philosophical Center Podcasts
Human Nature Is a Symphony, Technology Is Changing the Instruments
Vanderbilt Professor of History Michael Bess is the author of Our Grandchildren Redesigned: Life in the Bioengineered Society of the ...Read More
Artificial Intelligence Is Just a Story, and We Can Tell a Better One
Amazon has recently confirmed reports that its home operating system "Alexa," has been spontaneously laughing for no apparent reason, occasionally ...Read More
An Empowering Robot is an Ethical Robot
The problem with the way we try to give AI ethics is that we design these ethics to work for ...Read More
How to Practice Being Human: An Interview With Dr. Sherry Turkle
Our problem isn't that Artificial Intelligence is getting better at being human, it's that human beings are getting worse at ...Read More
How “Awe,” “Ritual,” and “Risk” Are Psychological Necessities
We don't usually think of "Awe" as one of the essential human emotions, but licensed psychologist and American Psychological Association ...Read More
How to Invite Sacred Moments
We don’t usually think of rituals as dangerous, but Crimson Rose literally dances with fire. Her ritual practice has clear ...Read More
How Creative Expression Enhances Civic Engagement
Has it ever seemed to you that there are more ways to be a citizen of Black Rock City than ...Read More
The Evolution of Gifting
Theresa Duncan spent her whole adult life doing development and fundraising work for non-profits. But after she went to her ...Read More
Is Going to Burning Man a Hero’s Journey?
“There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had ...Read More