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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the world's leading thinkers about morality today. In this fascinating series, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks explores what morality means, speaking with globally renowned thinkers, as well as voices from the next generation. From Steven Pinker and Robert Putnam to Melinda Gates and Jordan Peterson, the guests discuss the free market and the financial crash, selfies and social media, individuals and tribalism, artificial intelligence, role models, and rediscovering politics of the common good.

What will planet Earth be like in 20 years? At mid-century? In the year 2100? Prescient and convincing, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future. Never has the world offered more promise for the future and been more fraught with dangers. In this powerful and sometimes terrifying work, Attali analyzes the past and pinpoints nine distinct periods of human history, each with its world center of power and prestige, and predicts what the tenth will bring by the end of this century.

21st-Century Yokel explores the way we can be tied inescapably to landscape, whether we like it or not, often through our family and our past. It's not quite a nature book, not quite a humour book, not quite a family memoir, not quite folklore, not quite social history, not quite a collection of essays, but a bit of all six. It contains owls, badgers, ponies, beavers, otters, bats, bees, scarecrows, dogs, ghosts and yes, even a few cats. What emerges from this are themes that are broader, bigger and more definitive.

In The Next 100 Years, Friedman turns his eye on the future. Drawing on a profound understanding of history and geopolitical patterns dating back to the Roman Empire, he shows that we are now, for the first time in half a millennium, experiencing the dawn of a new historical cycle.

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent—but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, activist Alice Wong brings...

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world.

The True, the Good, and the Beautiful are as timeless a trio of concepts as Western culture has to offer. Since before Socrates, humankind has explored these virtues in an attempt to describe and categorize them. Our definitions of these concepts, moreover, have unceasingly changed over the ages and across continents.

Twenty-First Century Cults is a podcast about a series of male gurus, who have achieved a cult like following online by tapping into current aspirations and anxieties about the crisis of masculinity and the plight of men.This is original research based on our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’re more than a caregiver—you’re a human holding space for someone else while often forgetting yourself.Hosted by Tiffany — Caregiver, Mother, Nurse, and Creative — this podcast explores what it really means to care for others today: across generations, diagnoses, and distances… all while trying to keep your own identity intact.Each episode dives into: • Real talk about the changing face of caregiving — from parenting to elder care and everything in between • Practical tools, tech, and organization tips that actually make life easier • Honest conversations about ...

21st Century Freak is a destination for conversations about life in the 21st century. Technology has exponentially overwhelmed the linear progression of evolution and we are faced with AI, robotics and data-driven solutions that far outpower our basic human condition. Welcome to a social experiment to understand life in the 21st Century. Together with host Edward Veem and stellar guests, we will explore topics like philosophy, spirituality, technology, mindset and business to try and better understand life in the digital paradigm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's be honest. Life with a disability can be difficult. Luckily, we are living in the twenty-first century. This podcast is about how living in the modern world has helped people with disabilities to have fairly "normal" lives. Join me as we explore why this is and as I try to look at disability from a social model perspective and change how the world sees disability.

21st Century Personhood: Cheatsheets for the 2020s is an index and a summary of ideas pertinent to today's challenges, compiled for anyone working towards a #FutureWeDeserve.

Featuring Patrick Henningsen's Sunday Wire Radio Show broadcasting LIVE on Alternate Current Radio Network SUNDAY 12pm-3pm EST / 5pm-8pm GMT. Three hours of power-packed talk radio covering top news stories of the week from 21st Century Wire, and featuring guests from around the world guaranteed to stimulate your mind. Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world.

The United States has many challenges that require improvement, like other health systems throughout the world. Historically, these challenges disproportionately impact distressed communities. Many of us are working to solve these challenges by leveraging digital health and health data solutions. But if we do not innovate from a health equity perspective, then we run the risk of designing solutions that are misaligned with the needs and desires of communities. If you want the right resources to advance healthcare innovations that work for all communities, stay updated with the most ...

If you've ever wanted to know about society, feminism, politics, racism, crime, art, religion and climate change from a legal, philosophical, criminological and average point of view, then look no further. Engaging in the 21st century have you covered in french and spanish.

Ever wonder why people do the things they do? Or, why they don't do the things they should? Can you knit your own socks? Let's explore the search for meaning: what it is, how to find it, and how to make more of it.

Mae Martin is an award-winning Canadian comedian, writer and presenter of podcast GrownUp Land. In these two collected BBC Radio 4 series, she explores her generation's views on addiction and sexuality. Mae Martin’s Guide to 21st Century Addiction Mae draws connections between her obsessive...

Welcome! You’ve arrived at Impact in the 21st Century, a podcast which shines a light on stories of positive impact and the inspiring individuals and organizations who are creating it. Each episode is a chance for you to hear from an incredible impact-maker about the work they are doing, how they found their passion and set off on their journey to make a positive difference, and how we can all be leading more impactful lives. Impact in the 21st Century is a podcast created by Simbi Foundation, a non-profit organization working to support the next 3.5 million refugee learners with ...

So what’s gonna fix the 21st Century? According to a proud Millennial and a wizened Gen-Xer that’s a pretty complicated answer. Kaylyn and Ramsey are the Directors of Lending Partnerships for ezSolarLoan, a leading source of financing for residential solar energy, and funded by BankHere, a not-for-profit credit union personal banking platform. They talk both dollars and sense when it comes to addressing sustainability issues of our day. Kaylyn believes her generation has gotten a bad rap, and the clean-up from decades of excess have fallen to them. Ramsey believes that consolidation ...

The 21st Century Buddhism Thing! Tarapalita and Dharmasara, two ordained Buddhists, explore what it means to be a Buddhist in the 21st Century. Living and practising in Berlin, they share their experiences and stories about living a fully spiritual life.