De reizen vormen een ankerpunt voor alle projecten.
Zij zijn het kader waarbinnen ik de komende jaren werk.
Elke reis zal een andere windrichting in Europa als doel hebben.
Elke reis wil ik laten uitmonden in de publicatie een boek waarin het fotografische beeld en het woord elkaar aanvullen om een beeld te schetsen van onze situatie en de toestand van onze thuiswereld.
De reizen vormen een ankerpunt voor alle projecten.
Zij zijn het kader waarbinnen ik de komende jaren werk.
Elke reis zal een andere windrichting in Europa als doel hebben.
Elke reis wil ik laten uitmonden in de publicatie een boek waarin het fotografische beeld en het woord elkaar aanvullen om een beeld te schetsen van onze situatie en de toestand van onze thuiswereld.
De reizen vormen een ankerpunt voor alle projecten.
Zij zijn het kader waarbinnen ik de komende jaren werk.
Elke reis zal een andere windrichting in Europa als doel hebben.
Elke reis wil ik laten uitmonden in de publicatie een boek waarin het fotografische beeld en het woord elkaar aanvullen om een beeld te schetsen van onze situatie en de toestand van onze thuiswereld.
De reizen vormen een ankerpunt voor alle projecten.
Zij zijn het kader waarbinnen ik de komende jaren werk.
Elke reis zal een andere windrichting in Europa als doel hebben.
Elke reis wil ik laten uitmonden in de publicatie een boek waarin het fotografische beeld en het woord elkaar aanvullen om een beeld te schetsen van onze situatie en de toestand van onze thuiswereld.
De reizen vormen een ankerpunt voor alle projecten.
Zij zijn het kader waarbinnen ik de komende jaren werk.
Elke reis zal een andere windrichting in Europa als doel hebben.
Elke reis wil ik laten uitmonden in de publicatie een boek waarin het fotografische beeld en het woord elkaar aanvullen om een beeld te schetsen van onze situatie en de toestand van onze thuiswereld.
De reizen vormen een ankerpunt voor alle projecten.
Zij zijn het kader waarbinnen ik de komende jaren werk.
Elke reis zal een andere windrichting in Europa als doel hebben.
Elke reis wil ik laten uitmonden in de publicatie een boek waarin het fotografische beeld en het woord elkaar aanvullen om een beeld te schetsen van onze situatie en de toestand van onze thuiswereld.
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Here you will find all videos that were embedded in blog posts or ‘musings’.
The videos are listed chronologically in order of appearance, with the most recent first. Most are interviews or podcasts on all topics covered in A Biosphere Project. You will also find a link to the post to which the video belongs. This 'library' will be updated with every new blog post containing video.
Enjoy exploring the lectures, podcasts, and conversations with remarkable visionaries, scientists, and spiritual leaders, and share the information that resonates with you further in your own network!
10-minute TEDx presentation by energy expert Richard Heinberg on the unsustainability of the principle of economic growth.
From the post ‘Why We Can’t Just Do It - A Biosphere Project Blog’.
Two-hour presentation by Nate Hagens on the meta-crisis, the coming Great Simplification, and possible paths to a better world. A fascinating lecture by one of the world's leading experts on the ecological crisis, energy, the financial system, and the other systems that keep our global technological “superorganism” running.
From the post 'The Great Simplification - A Biosphere Project Blog'
A short four-minute video in which philosopher Ervin László explains his vision for humanity's mission on this planet. And that mission is? ‘Dancing with the planet!’
From the post 'Dancing With the Planet - Musings and Meditations'.
A 20-minute presentation by Nate Hagens, offering a non-partisan perspective on the US elections and, by extension, any election worldwide. He explains how our current political system is incapable of responding adequately to the challenges we face.
From the post 'Somebody’s Gonna Win - Musings and Meditations'.
Short excerpt (2 min) from a fascinating interview with social philosopher and systems thinker Daniël Schmachtenberger, in which he cites the transition from caterpillar to butterfly as an example of a radical phase transition such as the one humanity is facing. You can find the full interview (30 min) in the following video.
From the post 'The Mother of All Transitions - Musings and Meditations'.
With uncompromising clarity, Daniel Schmachtenberger highlights all aspects of the ‘metacrisis’ and, above all, he is uniquely capable of analyzing how all these aspects can be successfully addressed if we keep them all in mind when formulating solutions and policy options.
From the post 'The Mother of All Transitions - Musings and Meditations'.
In this short video, philosopher Charles Eisenstein begins by stating that anyone who wants to save the world runs the risk of thinking that the end justifies the means, and that whatever enables him or her to accomplish that mission is permissible. Then we will make the same mistakes as those we are “fighting” to save the world from.
From the post 'Do We Really Need to Save The World? - Musings and Meditations’.
Short 14-minute video featuring a performance by philosopher, activist, ecological pioneer, and Wise Man Alan Watts, who explains why the idea of “aimlessness” is so valuable. In the West, we usually see aimlessness as something very negative, but in Eastern tradition, aimlessness is a compliment: everything in nature is aimless.
From the post 'Does Life Have a Purpose? And Is It Serious? - Musings and Meditations'.
Extraordinary interview with mathematician, astronomer, and cosmologist Bernard Carr about new perspectives on the phenomenon of consciousness. The first few minutes are a compilation of excerpts from the interview. The interview itself, which lasts about two and a half hours, begins at minute 3:45.
From the post 'A Wondrous Afternoon With an Extraordinary Scientist, Gentleman and Visionary - Musings and Meditations'.
Four-minute video from the Kennedy Space Center in which Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell summarizes some of the extraordinary new insights emerging regarding our understanding of consciousness.
From the post 'Five Sigma (You Are Not Going to Believe This) - Musings and Meditations'.
Fascinating lecture by Dean Radin during a conference on the science of consciousness, University of Arizona, 2016, about a controversial experiment that demonstrated that consciousness is a non-local phenomenon.
From the post 'Five Sigma (You Are Not Going to Believe This) - Musings and Meditations'.
Fascinating lecture by Dean Radin for Google Tech Talks on the results of research conducted by IONS and the taboo that prevails in the scientific world regarding research into ‘paranormal’ phenomena.
From the post 'Five Sigma (You Are Not Going to Believe This) - Musings and Meditations'.
Fascinating nine-minute video in which philosopher of science David Chalmers explains what ‘The Hard Problem of Consciousness’ entails and why the phenomenon of ‘consciousness’ is so elusive.
From the post 'Five Sigma (You Are Not Going to Believe This) - Musings and Meditations'.
In this short two-and-a-half-minute video, Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell gives a brief impression of his experience during the return from the Moon. Mitchell had a mystical experience during that space trip, which led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
From the post 'Five Sigma (You Are Not Going to Believe This) - Musings and Meditations'.
Amazing video from NASA Scientific Visualisation Studio showing cloud movements across the entire Earth. The video shows a period of seven days in 2005 with an enhanced 3D rendering of the moving cloud cover.
From the post 'And What if We Are All Still ‘Flat Earthers’? - Musings and Meditations'.
A beautiful eight-minute video in which a dozen astronauts testify to the “overview effect,” the overwhelming feeling that comes from seeing Earth from space. Their testimonies are accompanied by images taken from the ISS.
From the post 'The Overview Effect - Musings and Meditations'.
Four-minute video in which two former astronauts recount their experiences of the ‘overview effect’ and their realization of the fragility of our planet and the interconnectedness of everything and everyone on Earth.
From the post 'The Overview Effect - Musings and Meditations'.
A fascinating 25-minute video in which philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger talks about synergy and emergence as mysterious and meaningful properties of the Universe. Schmachtenberger connects these concepts of synergy and emergence with the meaning of existence, and above all, the meaning of our role in the existence of everything.
From the post 'The Most Important 25 Minutes of Your Life - Musings and Meditations'.
In this six-minute video, Wouter van Eck takes us on a fascinating walk through his food forest. A food forest is a system that produces food almost entirely on its own, in abundance and with very little to no energy input other than sunlight and water.
From the post 'The Magic of the Food Forest - Musings and Meditations'.
In the accompanying video, Marc Siepman discusses forest soil and why it is so suitable for growing food.
Marc Siepman is a Dutch expert on soil, biodiversity, and permaculture.
From the post 'Some More Tree Talk - Musings and Meditations'.
Australian author Holly Ringland takes actor Aaron Pedersen and us on a journey through various forests and makes a case for unabashed tree hugging.
From the post 'Everybody Is Born as a Tree Hugger - Musings and Meditations'.
In the accompanying excerpt from an interview, social philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger explains why a single tree is actually worth a trillion dollars.
This is essentially the same as saying that it is impossible to calculate the true value of a tree, and the same applies to other aspects of our biosphere.
From the post 'Is a Tree Worth a Trillion Dollars? - Musings and Meditations'.
Eight-minute excerpt from the beginning of a talk by Julia Butterfly Hill on spiritual activism, at the Midwest Yoga Conference in 2010. The entire talk is divided into six excerpts; the other five excerpts can also be found on YouTube.
From the post 'Julia and Luna, Sacred Activism (Part Two)- Musings and Meditations'
A 45-minute documentary about Julia Butterfly Hill's two-year stay in the redwood tree named Luna, an act of protest to protect the tree from the company that wanted to cut down the ancient giant.
From the post 'Julia and Luna, the Power of One, and Sacred Activism - Musings and Meditations'.
Three-minute short film about Julia Butterfly Hill and her two-year stay high up in a giant redwood tree called Luna, an action to protect the tree from the company that wanted to cut down the ancient giant.
From the post 'Julia and Luna, the Power of One, and Sacred Activism - Musings and Meditations'.
In this short film, Steve Karlin muses on what it takes to connect with a wild animal. Fear is often the first reflex, but Steve Karlin offers some unique advice based on his decades of experience: if you want to connect with a wild animal, you must first and foremost connect with yourself.
From the post 'How to Connect With a Wild Animal? The Answer May Not Be What You Think - Musings and Meditations'.
In the four-minute video accompanying this post, journalist, activist, and climate thinker George Monbiot explains how whales, through these “trophic cascades,” have a huge impact on the climate.
From the post 'Whales, the Climate, and the Living Planet - Musings and Meditations'.
In the short video accompanying this post, philosopher, author, and climate thinker Charles Eisenstein shares some thoughts on the concept of “less” and “giving up” in relation to the transition to a “sustainable” world. Eisenstein suggests that we can shift the emphasis to what we stand to gain from the transitions that are coming.
From the post 'What if Less is More? - Musings and Meditations'.
In this poignant and hopeful TED talk, Chris Jordan talks about his “fatigue” with the persistent focus on isolated aspects of the many ecological crises we are going through, and emphasizes, on the one hand, the continuing need for awareness of the crisis, focus, decisiveness, and vision, but on the other hand, also hope and love for beauty.
From the post 'Can Beauty Save the World? Musings and Meditations'.
Lecture by Dean Radin during a conference on the science of consciousness, University of Arizona, 2016. This controversial experiment has provided solid evidence that consciousness is ‘non-local’ and that consciousness and physical reality interact directly with each other.
From the post 'Science and the Emerging New Paradigm'.
The Soul of Transformation, an interview with and performance by Michael Meade during the SAND conference ‘Wisdom in Times of Crisis’, 2020
From the post 'Michael Meade, the Magic of Ancient Stories - Visionaries and Elders'.
Lecture/djembé performance by Michael Meade on finding ‘genius’ and its importance for the world.
What Meade tells us about the ancient concept of ‘genius’ runs counter to the prevailing view today that the universe is dead and mechanical.
From the post 'Michael Meade, the Magic of Ancient Stories - Visionaries and Elders'.
Performance and lecture by Michael Meade and John Densmore, drummer of The Doors, at a Bioneers conference, 2015
From the post 'Michael Meade, the Magic of Ancient Stories - Visionaries and Elders'.
‘We ARE the Universe: Neil Theise’ (21:13)
In a very concise and accessible 20-minute summary, Neil Theise explains how his work as a stem cell researcher has led him (and an increasing number of other scientists) to conclude that consciousness, rather than matter, is fundamental to the basis of existence.
From the post 'Playing Hide and Seek With Alan Watts - Visionaries and Elders'.
‘On Being God’ (1:20:31)
This sometimes hilarious lecture/performance, which was held before a large audience in New York, is an exploration of how Western religions and Western psychotherapy deal with the mystical experiences that form the basis of Eastern religions and worldviews. Very witty!
From the post 'Playing Hide and Seek With Alan Watts - Visionaries and Elders'.
Inevitable Ecstasy (1:00:35)
In this lecture, Alan Watts explores the concept of suffering, a concept that was so central to the Buddha's teaching. But as expected, Alan Watts does so in his own idiosyncratic, playful, and contrarian way, with the erudition and wisdom we have come to know and love.
From the post 'Playing Hide and Seek With Alan Watts - Visionaries and Elders'.
‘Individual and the World Pt 1 Full Lecture’ (47:28)
In this beautiful narrative, Alan Watts takes us on a remarkably clear and accessible exploration of what we consider to be ‘I’. It remains one of the great questions: ‘who am I’, or ‘what am I’. He quickly dismantles our usual way of thinking about what ‘I’ is, and what the ‘outside world’ is.
From the post 'Playing Hide and Seek With Alan Watts - Visionaries and Elders'.
Man and Nature (58:20)
In this remarkable talk on ecology and our relationship with nature, Alan Watts outlines three important ideas about nature that have played a significant role in human history in a very accessible—and, as usual, at times very humorous—way.
From the post 'Playing Hide and Seek With Alan Watts - Visionaries and Elders'.
‘The Benefit of Living With No Purpose’ (15’)
This is a short and very funny introduction to a number of ideas that recur frequently in Alan Watts' work: life as a process that is one with the entire universe, nature as the infinite organism of which we are a part, and the choice to trust that nature and exist in harmony with it, rather than trying to control it.
From the post 'Playing Hide and Seek With Alan Watts - Visionaries and Elders'.
Lecture/performance by Alan Watts on the nature of reality. Any attempt to summarize the content of this lecture does injustice to the brilliant simplicity, clarity, and humor with which Alan Watts, in 45 minutes, paints a picture of the unconscious collective beliefs that shape our society.
From the post 'Playing Hide and Seek With Alan Watts - Visionaries and Elders'.
My introduction to the life and work of Alan Watts.
From the post 'Playing Hide and Seek With Alan Watts - Visionaries and Elders'.
Conversation between David Bohm and Krishnamurti, Brockwood Park, 1980
From the post 'The Scientist, the Monk and the Philosopher'.
Art Meets Science & Spirituality in a Changing Economy. Documentary and panel discussion at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1990.
From the post 'The Scientist, the Monk and the Philosopher'.
David Bohm: We Are Bound to Destroy Nature. Audio recordings of a lecture and discussion with the audience in 1989.
From the post 'The Scientist, the Monk and the Philosopher'.
Interview with quantum physicist David Bohm by David Suzuki, 1979.
From the post 'The Scientist, the Monk and the Philosopher'.
Lip dub street party in the Spanish village of Taradell to the hit song “Tubthumping,” July 2010.
From the post 'Chumbawamba!'