The End of growth-Richard Heinberg

TransitionTownTotnes

Richard Heinberg, author of "The Party's Over" and leading peak oil educator, talk about the future of our 'growth' society.

Naomi Klein - The Paradox of Crisis

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Looking at the various crises going on around the world, what are the challenges ahead and the opportunities for us as a community? Can we meet these challenges skillfully? World-renowned activist Naomi Klein, author of 'No Logo' and 'The Shock Doctrine', on a rare visit to Totnes, hosts an evening of discussion and participation.

Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

http://www.ted.com

With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, play appears to be the bonobos' key to problem-solving and avoiding conflict. If it works for our close cousins, why not for us?

Renaissance 2.0: Lesson 6 (part 1 of 3) - Brightening the Future

Renaissance 2.0: Lesson 6 (part 2 of 3) - Brightening the Future


Renaissance 2.0: Lesson 6 (part 3 of 3) - Brightening the Future


Lesson 6 - Introduces the concept of the monetary vortex, how it's driven by debt, how it controls everything in our system, including inflation and deflation. It also covers the role derivatives play and addresses how sovereign money breaks the power of the vortex.

Renaissance 2.0: Lesson 5 (part 1 of 2) - The Emerging Global Empire

Renaissance 2.0: Lesson 5 (part 2 of 2) - The Emerging Global Empire


Lesson 5 explains the strategic global transition we're currently living through. It provides the correct strategic perspective, thereby replacing false ones like the left vs. right paradigm, to help interpret the overwhelming flow of information we get from the media.

Renaissance 2.0: Lesson 4 (part 4 of 4) - The Culture of Empire

(link to Lesson 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCxjqPgHgpA)

Lesson 4 (part 4) - Part 4 focuses on the rise of narcissism, increasing pathology and oppression, and how the financial empire eventually replaces government

Renaissance 2.0: Lesson 4 (part 3 of 4) - The Culture of Empire

(link to part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irmcAecUJLM&NR=1)

Lesson 4 (part 3) - Part 3 focuses on the issue of velocity. The velocity of money is a standard economic concept, but economists ignore the issue of human velocity caused by the system, which results in the loss of rest, joy, delight, and deeper issues