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Out Of The Cave is about discovering what society would look like if we started over with a clean slate and could implement the systems, culture, and tactics to develop a sustainable, healthy, wise, and fulfilled community. With the goal of not being a utopia, but instead optimized through human-cen…

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    • Apr 29, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Step 16 || Valuing teachers and recreating the education system in a new society || With Jesse Stommel and Sean Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 52:18


    There is nothing more important to society than how you educate your populous. And even more important is who is educating that populous. We dive deep into these issues and what discuss what's wrong about the educations system we currently have in America, and how we don't make those same mistakes when creating a new education system for our society.Jesse Stommel is Executive Director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies at University of Mary Washington. He is also Co-founder of Digital Pedagogy Lab and Hybrid Pedagogy: an open-access journal of learning, teaching, and technology. He has a PhD from University of Colorado Boulder.Sean is the ​director of Digital Learning at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. I am also the Director of Digital Pedagogy Lab, an experiential, exploratory professional development gathering for a global digital pedagogy community; and I am the former director and managing editor for Hybrid Pedagogy, a digital journal of learning, teaching, and technology.You can find Jesse here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessiferFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesse.stommelhttps://www.jessestommel.com/You can find Sean here:Twitter: https://twitter.com/slamteacherhttps://www.seanmichaelmorris.comYou can find their book here: https://www.amazon.com/Urgency-Teachers-Critical-Digital-Pedagogy/dp/0692152695You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24www.facebook.com/leftright24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:https://twitter.com/OutoftheCave4www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 15 || Could we create a new society on a space station? || With Gene Mikulka

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2019 53:54


    Earth is in trouble, so it may not be the best place to start a new society. Gene and I talk about the possibilities of creating a space station that floats around the moon to harbor our new society. We get into how insanely difficult and expensive it would be, how we would create gravity, and learn about a few people that have already considered the concept.Gene has is own podcast @TalkingSpace, he is also relighting Spaceflight Observer, Space Policy Wonk, Lovebird Dad, House Parrot & Rabbit Advocate. You can find more about him here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/genejm29Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gene.mikulkawww.talkingspaceonline.comYou can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24www.facebook.com/leftright24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:https://twitter.com/OutoftheCave4www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 14 || The Importance of creating a culture of open, honest, and empathic communication in relationships || With Arron Freeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 54:37


    A good friend of mine Aaron Freeman helps us out of the cave on this episode as we explore communication​ and the importance of creating a society that values and is properly taught​ the value of open and honest communication​.You can connect with Aaron here: www.meetthefreemans.comhttps://www.facebook.com/aaron.freeman.3720https://www.instagram.com/meet_thefreemans/You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24www.facebook.com/leftright24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:https://twitter.com/OutoftheCave4www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 13 || Finding and building the ultimate team to create a new society || with Ryan Naylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 58:11


    What does it take to build an all-star team to do something almost unthinkable? How do you convince the best to do the impossible? On this episode, I talk with Ryan Naylor founder and president of localwork.com about how to create and pull together a team. We discuss starting with why, and the qualities​ and skillsets to look for in ideal teammates. You can connect​ with Ryan here:www.blueaspenmarketing.comwww.localwork.comhttps://www.facebook.com/vivahrsoftwarehttps://www.instagram.com/naylorryan/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/ryan.naylor.376You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24www.facebook.com/leftright24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:https://twitter.com/OutoftheCave4www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 12.5 || Street epistemology: the law of attraction || with Adam French

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 33:31


    This is a new episode type. It will typically be only available on Patreon, but I'm releasing it as a teaser here so you can get an idea of what you'll get. In this episode dig into Adams belief about the law of attraction. We examnie his defnition of it, and how he thinks it affects his life. To do this I use what is called street epistemology which is where I examine someone's belief using the Socratic method, which is basically just asking questions, listening​ and restating what you heard. You can find Adam here: His linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-french/ His podcast here: https://itunes.apple⠀.com/us/podcast/applied-awareness-podcast/id1441850430?mt=2 ⠀Support his patreon: https://www.patreon.com/applyingawarenessAll of my internet stuff can be found here: You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24www.facebook.com/leftright24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:https://twitter.com/OutoftheCave4www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 12 || Defining culture. What is it? Does it really matter? with Adrian McIntyre

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 52:18


    How much have you thought about culture, how it affects you and even what it is?This conversation with Adrian Mclntyre was phenomenal, i’ve really wanted someone to come on and challenge the concept. He did just that, and in the most constructive way possible. We dug deep in what the ever so elusive culture work means, and if it’s even possible to construct one?Dr. Adrian McIntyre is a cultural anthropologist, media personality, and internationally recognized authority on human communication.He has worked in over 30 countries as a digital marketing consultant, communication strategist, researcher, journalist, and media spokesperson for two of the largest humanitarian relief agencies in the world.Find Adrian here: Facebook Page --> http://bit.ly/2EkuZ6oInstagram --> https://www.instagram.com/adrian_mcintyreWebsite --> http://storyprofit.comYou can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 11 || What might our society look like if people lived to be 150, 500, 1000 years old? || with guest Steve Hruby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 58:13


    There are a lot of advancements on the horizon in the field of longevity. With things like stem cell and nutrition research, people are going to live to be older and older. How will that affect society, and how might we consider that when building on up from scratch?You can find Steve on the interwebs here:https://www.kzmedicalgroup.comhttps://www.facebook.com/DrSteveHrubyhttps://www.facebook.com/KZMedicalGroup/You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24www.facebook.com/leftright24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 10.5 || How Social Credit Could Work In A New Society || Audio Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 9:17


    This is the first version of half audio essay episodes I'm going to do where I talk about my ideas pertaining to create a new society from the ground up. I love interviewing others and getting their thoughts, however, I feel a need to share my ideas so that you can get a sense of where I'm coming from, which also might give you more context when I'm interviewing guests on the show. You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 10 || Taking human biology into account with Rebekah Brubakaer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 62:51


    Have you thought much about controlling the population of a community? What happens if you don’t have enough people, or if you have too many? How can we make sure we have a healthy population to reduce the chance of detrimental mutations​ while preventing crowded streets and living situations. On this Episode,​ Rebeka Brubaker​r carries us out of the cave as we discuss potentially caping the cities population. We talk about biology in regards over and under population within the society and how to keep it stable. We also talk a little bit about mating from an evolutionary perspective. Rebeka is a biotech researcher with a specialty in cell biology and genetic engineering and a passion for science communication to promote science literacy in the public. You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Step 9 || Managing Waste, can we create a society that actually recycles? With David Biello

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2018 24:58


    Waste. We’re going to do it and It’s going to happen, but how are we supposed to deal with it? Society has to make things, and people need to consume things, but what do we do with everything that gets left over and in what ways can we make it so that we create as closed a loop system as possible?In this episode, David Biello carries us out of the cave as we discuss waste management and in what ways we might be able to create a society that reuses most of the waste it creates. You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    8th Step || An Open Society, where people are free to decide what relationship works best for them with Cheri Reeder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 61:14


    How difficult do you think an open relationship would be? Probably pretty difficult. However, might that be only because you've just never been taught how to be in an open relationship? Cheri and I dive deep into this as we chat about her open relationship, and why raising​ kids in a more communal sense could be a more ideal way to raise children for both the kids​ and the parents.Cheri Reeder has​over 30 years as a nurse in psychology and holistic medicine, she’s president of a naturopathic medicine corporation. She’s also a certified yoga and hypnotherapy instructor. Cheri has be interview for local and national new outlets and appeared on showtimes polyamory: married and dating. She has also lived in a polygamous, fluid, open relationships since before there was a word for it and enjoys teaching self-responsibility​, compassion, and relationship exploration. You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    7th Step || How it might get worse before it gets better with Elio Grieco

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 91:46


    Have you read Manna? [http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm] Elio recommended I read this before we talk, and man, am I glad​ he did. This story fully encasulates what might have to happen to force a kind of reboot. We talk about the medium-long​ story, as well as sustainable farming, ai, and robotics. Elio is an Arizona native who has been engaged in software development and systems architecture work since 1997. He has worked on a variety of systems such as: Computer Aided Design software for Electronic Design Automation of analogue​ circuits; data audits and system optimization contracts; medium and large scale dynamic websites and data analytics platforms, including internal sites for John Templeton Foundation and the Seller Central Platform engineering team of Amazon.com.You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    6th Step || An Urban Designers View On Density And It's Affects On Society With Chris Maker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 65:49


    Do you live in a dense city or a suburb? Have you ever thought about the effect​ it has on you? I talk with Chris about the ways in which density plays a part in the creation of a good city and why that is important. Chris is an​ Urban Designer and is currently in the process of becoming an architect​, which is by far one of the hardest things you can do. You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    5th Step || What can we learn from nature to design a better city using biomimicry with Michelle Fehler

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 54:25


    How would you design a city if you could? Where might you start? In this episode, Michelle and I chat about stating with nature and examining what works there, first. Then, using those findings to help us design a city that is cohesive with nature but also inspired by it. Here are the resources​ discussed​ in the podcast: Michelle's​ website offer: http://www.naturefactor.com/jp/Search​ for biomimicry​ examples: https://asknature.orgYou can also find Michelle here: https://www.instagram.com/nature_factor/You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24Get notified when the podcast launches by following us on social media:www.instagram.com/stepoutofthecavewww.facebook.com/stepoutofthecaveI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    4th Step || How might we use decentralization to create a true sharing economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 69:22


    Chris Matthieu helps us out of the cave on this episode and we dive into learning about what decentralized computing​ is and how it might help lead us into a true sharing economy, one where ownership is taboo, and we all own everything together. We also get into other fun topics like self-driving​ cars. Chris is the founder of Computes where he created a way to decentralize computing​ and recently sold that to the AR company Magic Leap where he is the senior director of distributed services. You can find Chris on the internet here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismatthieu/https://twitter.com/chrismatthieuhttps://medium.com/@chrismatthieuYou can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24I'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    3rd Step || Is death bad? An alternate perspective of death

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 55:47


    Andrea is the author of the book Sixty Days Left and an all-around funny, good-hearted​ person. We get deep though and talk about a tough topic in a new light. Is death a bad thing? Or have we just made is so? We examine if death should be viewed as bad, or as just another life event, or maybe even celebrated at times. How should our new culture view death?You can find Andrea at this specific links: https://www.instagram.com/andreaelbee/https://www.facebook.com/andrea.lechnerbeckerGet her​ book here: https://www.amazon.com/Sixty-Days-Left-Andrea-Lechner-Becker-ebook/dp/B07BGGFW3H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540959616&sr=8-1&keywords=sixty+days+leftCheck out her hilarious​ story about pandas from another planet here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D6W2Q7L/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24I'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    2nd Step - Growing Up: The affects of parental education in a new society

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 74:02


    On this episode, we talk with Kenny Wiess an entrepreneur​ and life coach. We dive deep into traumas, how to ​ work through them, and how we might educate parents to help their kids work through​ traumas.You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24You can find Kenny at: https://www.facebook.com/kenny.weiss.56https://www.facebook.com/coachkennyweiss/https://www.instagram.com/kennyweisscoach/www.coachkennyweiss.comI'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    1st Step - Using blockchain to create a more trusting society

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 55:30


    Quinten baker joins us on this episode as we talk about blockchain, what it is, and how it might be used to create a more open and trusting society. Very little was discussed about cryptocurrencies on this episode, we dove more into alternative uses for the blockchain technology. If you want to get in touch ​with Quinten​ reach out to him here:https://www.facebook.com/qbaker86You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24I'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

    Episode 0: The Introduction - Unshackling The Chains

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 8:05


    Welcome to Out Of The Cave! This episode is an overview of what this podcast is about and what my vision is for it. I'm excited to have you join me on this exciting, terrifying, challenging, and fun journey. In this podcast, we talk about what society can be by interviewing guests ranging from technology experts, architects, urban designers, anthropologists, and educators on how they would create a society from scratch. We also deep dive into how culture influences and affects​ us, and how we might create a new one. You can follow me on various social platforms here: www.instagram.com/jptaxman24www.twitter.com/jptaxman24I'd really appreciate your support on Patreaon as well, I know we're just getting to know each other and asking this now is a little much, however just keep it in mind as you keep listening: https://www.patreon.com/outofthecaveFeel free to shoot me an email with feedback and thoughts: outofthecave19@gmail.com

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