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Why go to Glastonbury, or any major summer festival? The latest research suggests it could change your life
“You drown not by falling into a river but by staying submerged in it.” We need to start paying attention to systemic trauma--the pain in our organisations
“Games providing the impression or actuality of more autonomy are growing in popularity”, says prog games-maker Keir Milburn
ACTION, A BETTER MEDIA, ARTISTS, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, INGENUITY, LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATIONpat kanecomputer games, video games, social games
“If depression is grinding to an exhausted standstill, anxiety is the terror of ever getting started”. William Davies on the anxious generation
The science of beauty: how aesthetics can boost your mood and cognition—and save you from a crash landing
Sound thinking: how the resonances of music and sound go deeply into the places that need to heal, with Alexandre Tannous
Earth as choked by carbon emissions from the Global North - or pulsing with new potential, as Planet A? Both images are useful
In 2024, do most men still lead lives of quiet desperation? A new documentary, Silent Men, seeks some answers among the taciturn
Can a "systems overview" bring us towards a more sustainable future? Nate Hagens urges scientists to jump over their siloes
Youth activists are now real agents of change at global climate summits - and winning through "lawfare"
Predicting conflict, defusing hate speech, monitoring climate conflict: in the hands of human peacemakers, we can have an “AI For Peace”
How artistic organisations can express their role in helping the survival of biodiverse and human life on this troubled planet
Can a novel "offer the lived history of the individual against the official narratives of state history"? This year's International Booker Winner does so
“I feel I am valued in my society, that I can contribute valid ideas, that I have something to share”. Irish artists report the benefits of basic income
Our traditional, seemingly natural ways of thinking about property are in crisis. Dark Matter Labs wants us to experiment, widely and wildly
Edinburgh City Council bans advertising of high-carbon products in council spaces - as well as arms manufacturers
A century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal for world peace. This is their story—which should inspire us today
What might a parallel polis feel like? David Bollier’s idea of a “commonsverse” - a world in which commons are viable & valued - could tell us
BIG PICTURE, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, YES WE CAN, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, NEW ECONOMICS, 4TH SECTORpat kanecommoning, commons, david bollier, silke Helfrich, ontoshift
It’s not vehemence towards a system, but a sense that a better system is possible, that makes it shift (says Charlie Leadbeater)
Ma Earth wants culture and economics to move from “extractive to regenerative, transactional to relational, from commodifying Mother Earth to revering her”