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Keen On Democracy
Episode 2542: John Cassidy on Capitalism and its Critics

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 48:53


Yesterday, the self-styled San Francisco “progressive” Joan Williams was on the show arguing that Democrats need to relearn the language of the American working class. But, as some of you have noted, Williams seems oblivious to the fact that politics is about more than simply aping other people's language. What you say matters, and the language of American working class, like all industrial working classes, is rooted in a critique of capitalism. She should probably read the New Yorker staff writer John Cassidy's excellent new book, Capitalism and its Critics, which traces capitalism's evolution and criticism from the East India Company through modern times. He defines capitalism as production for profit by privately-owned companies in markets, encompassing various forms from Chinese state capitalism to hyper-globalization. The book examines capitalism's most articulate critics including the Luddites, Marx, Engels, Thomas Carlisle, Adam Smith, Rosa Luxemburg, Keynes & Hayek, and contemporary figures like Sylvia Federici and Thomas Piketty. Cassidy explores how major economists were often critics of their era's dominant capitalist model, and untangles capitalism's complicated relationship with colonialism, slavery and AI which he regards as a potentially unprecedented economic disruption. This should be essential listening for all Democrats seeking to reinvent a post Biden-Harris party and message. 5 key takeaways* Capitalism has many forms - From Chinese state capitalism to Keynesian managed capitalism to hyper-globalization, all fitting the basic definition of production for profit by privately-owned companies in markets.* Great economists are typically critics - Smith criticized mercantile capitalism, Keynes critiqued laissez-faire capitalism, and Hayek/Friedman opposed managed capitalism. Each generation's leading economists challenge their era's dominant model.* Modern corporate structure has deep roots - The East India Company was essentially a modern multinational corporation with headquarters, board of directors, stockholders, and even a private army - showing capitalism's organizational continuity across centuries.* Capitalism is intertwined with colonialism and slavery - Industrial capitalism was built on pre-existing colonial and slave systems, particularly through the cotton industry and plantation economies.* AI represents a potentially unprecedented disruption - Unlike previous technological waves, AI may substitute rather than complement human labor on a massive scale, potentially creating political backlash exceeding even the "China shock" that contributed to Trump's rise.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Full TranscriptAndrew Keen: Hello, everybody. A couple of days ago, we did a show with Joan Williams. She has a new book out, "Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back." A book about language, about how to talk to the American working class. She also had a piece in Jacobin Magazine, an anti-capitalist magazine, about how the left needs to speak to what she calls average American values. We talked, of course, about Bernie Sanders and AOC and their language of fighting oligarchy, and the New York Times followed that up with "The Enduring Power of Anti-Capitalism in American Politics."But of course, that brings the question: what exactly is capitalism? I did a little bit of research. We can find definitions of capitalism from AI, from Wikipedia, even from online dictionaries, but I thought we might do a little better than relying on Wikipedia and come to a man who's given capitalism and its critics a great deal of thought. John Cassidy is well known as a staff writer at The New Yorker. He's the author of a wonderful book, the best book, actually, on the dot-com insanity. And his new book, "Capitalism and its Critics," is out this week. John, congratulations on the book.So I've got to be a bit of a schoolmaster with you, John, and get some definitions first. What exactly is capitalism before we get to criticism of it?John Cassidy: Yeah, I mean, it's a very good question, Andrew. Obviously, through the decades, even the centuries, there have been many different definitions of the term capitalism and there are different types of capitalism. To not be sort of too ideological about it, the working definition I use is basically production for profit—that could be production of goods or mostly in the new and, you know, in today's economy, production of services—for profit by companies which are privately owned in markets. That's a very sort of all-encompassing definition.Within that, you can have all sorts of different types of capitalism. You can have Chinese state capitalism, you can have the old mercantilism, which industrial capitalism came after, which Trump seems to be trying to resurrect. You can have Keynesian managed capitalism that we had for 30 or 40 years after the Second World War, which I grew up in in the UK. Or you can have sort of hyper-globalization, hyper-capitalism that we've tried for the last 30 years. There are all those different varieties of capitalism consistent with a basic definition, I think.Andrew Keen: That keeps you busy, John. I know you started this project, which is a big book and it's a wonderful book. I read it. I don't always read all the books I have on the show, but I read from cover to cover full of remarkable stories of the critics of capitalism. You note in the beginning that you began this in 2016 with the beginnings of Trump. What was it about the 2016 election that triggered a book about capitalism and its critics?John Cassidy: Well, I was reporting on it at the time for The New Yorker and it struck me—I covered, I basically covered the economy in various forms for various publications since the late 80s, early 90s. In fact, one of my first big stories was the stock market crash of '87. So yes, I am that old. But it seemed to me in 2016 when you had Bernie Sanders running from the left and Trump running from the right, but both in some way offering very sort of similar critiques of capitalism. People forget that Trump in 2016 actually was running from the left of the Republican Party. He was attacking big business. He was attacking Wall Street. He doesn't do that these days very much, but at the time he was very much posing as the sort of outsider here to protect the interests of the average working man.And it seemed to me that when you had this sort of pincer movement against the then ruling model, this wasn't just a one-off. It seemed to me it was a sort of an emerging crisis of legitimacy for the system. And I thought there could be a good book written about how we got to here. And originally I thought it would be a relatively short book just based on the last sort of 20 or 30 years since the collapse of the Cold War and the sort of triumphalism of the early 90s.But as I got into it more and more, I realized that so many of the issues which had been raised, things like globalization, rising inequality, monopoly power, exploitation, even pollution and climate change, these issues go back to the very start of the capitalist system or the industrial capitalist system back in sort of late 18th century, early 19th century Britain. So I thought, in the end, I thought, you know what, let's just do the whole thing soup to nuts through the eyes of the critics.There have obviously been many, many histories of capitalism written. I thought that an original way to do it, or hopefully original, would be to do a sort of a narrative through the lives and the critiques of the critics of various stages. So that's, I hope, what sets it apart from other books on the subject, and also provides a sort of narrative frame because, you know, I am a New Yorker writer, I realize if you want people to read things, you've got to make it readable. Easiest way to make things readable is to center them around people. People love reading about other people. So that's sort of the narrative frame. I start off with a whistleblower from the East India Company back in the—Andrew Keen: Yeah, I want to come to that. But before, John, my sense is that to simplify what you're saying, this is a labor of love. You're originally from Leeds, the heart of Yorkshire, the center of the very industrial revolution, the first industrial revolution where, in your historical analysis, capitalism was born. Is it a labor of love? What's your family relationship with capitalism? How long was the family in Leeds?John Cassidy: Right, I mean that's a very good question. It is a labor of love in a way, but it's not—our family doesn't go—I'm from an Irish family, family of Irish immigrants who moved to England in the 1940s and 1950s. So my father actually did start working in a big mill, the Kirkstall Forge in Leeds, which is a big steel mill, and he left after seeing one of his co-workers have his arms chopped off in one of the machinery, so he decided it wasn't for him and he spent his life working in the construction industry, which was dominated by immigrants as it is here now.So I don't have a—it's not like I go back to sort of the start of the industrial revolution, but I did grow up in the middle of Leeds, very working class, very industrial neighborhood. And what a sort of irony is, I'll point out, I used to, when I was a kid, I used to play golf on a municipal golf course called Gotts Park in Leeds, which—you know, most golf courses in America are sort of in the affluent suburbs, country clubs. This was right in the middle of Armley in Leeds, which is where the Victorian jail is and a very rough neighborhood. There's a small bit of land which they built a golf course on. It turns out it was named after one of the very first industrialists, Benjamin Gott, who was a wool and textile industrialist, and who played a part in the Luddite movement, which I mention.So it turns out, I was there when I was 11 or 12, just learning how to play golf on this scrappy golf course. And here I am, 50 years later, writing about Benjamin Gott at the start of the Industrial Revolution. So yeah, no, sure. I think it speaks to me in a way that perhaps it wouldn't to somebody else from a different background.Andrew Keen: We did a show with William Dalrymple, actually, a couple of years ago. He's been on actually since, the Anglo or Scottish Indian historian. His book on the East India Company, "The Anarchy," is a classic. You begin in some ways your history of capitalism with the East India Company. What was it about the East India Company, John, that makes it different from other for-profit organizations in economic, Western economic history?John Cassidy: I mean, I read that. It's a great book, by the way. That was actually quoted in my chapter on these. Yeah, I remember. I mean, the reason I focused on it was for two reasons. Number one, I was looking for a start, a narrative start to the book. And it seemed to me, you know, the obvious place to start is with the start of the industrial revolution. If you look at economics history textbooks, that's where they always start with Arkwright and all the inventors, you know, who were the sort of techno-entrepreneurs of their time, the sort of British Silicon Valley, if you could think of it as, in Lancashire and Derbyshire in the late 18th century.So I knew I had to sort of start there in some way, but I thought that's a bit pat. Is there another way into it? And it turns out that in 1772 in England, there was a huge bailout of the East India Company, very much like the sort of 2008, 2009 bailout of Wall Street. The company got into trouble. So I thought, you know, maybe there's something there. And I eventually found this guy, William Bolts, who worked for the East India Company, turned into a whistleblower after he was fired for finagling in India like lots of the people who worked for the company did.So that gave me two things. Number one, it gave me—you know, I'm a writer, so it gave me something to focus on a narrative. His personal history is very interesting. But number two, it gave me a sort of foundation because industrial capitalism didn't come from nowhere. You know, it was built on top of a pre-existing form of capitalism, which we now call mercantile capitalism, which was very protectionist, which speaks to us now. But also it had these big monopolistic multinational companies.The East India Company, in some ways, was a very modern corporation. It had a headquarters in Leadenhall Street in the city of London. It had a board of directors, it had stockholders, the company sent out very detailed instructions to the people in the field in India and Indonesia and Malaysia who were traders who bought things from the locals there, brought them back to England on their company ships. They had a company army even to enforce—to protect their operations there. It was an incredible multinational corporation.So that was also, I think, fascinating because it showed that even in the pre-existing system, you know, big corporations existed, there were monopolies, they had royal monopolies given—first the East India Company got one from Queen Elizabeth. But in some ways, they were very similar to modern monopolistic corporations. And they had some of the problems we've seen with modern monopolistic corporations, the way they acted. And Bolts was the sort of first corporate whistleblower, I thought. Yeah, that was a way of sort of getting into the story, I think. Hopefully, you know, it's just a good read, I think.William Bolts's story because he was—he came from nowhere, he was Dutch, he wasn't even English and he joined the company as a sort of impoverished young man, went to India like a lot of English minor aristocrats did to sort of make your fortune. The way the company worked, you had to sort of work on company time and make as much money as you could for the company, but then in your spare time you're allowed to trade for yourself. So a lot of the—without getting into too much detail, but you know, English aristocracy was based on—you know, the eldest child inherits everything, so if you were the younger brother of the Duke of Norfolk, you actually didn't inherit anything. So all of these minor aristocrats, so major aristocrats, but who weren't first born, joined the East India Company, went out to India and made a fortune, and then came back and built huge houses. Lots of the great manor houses in southern England were built by people from the East India Company and they were known as Nabobs, which is an Indian term. So they were the sort of, you know, billionaires of their time, and it was based on—as I say, it wasn't based on industrial capitalism, it was based on mercantile capitalism.Andrew Keen: Yeah, the beginning of the book, which focuses on Bolts and the East India Company, brings to mind for me two things. Firstly, the intimacy of modern capitalism, modern industrial capitalism with colonialism and of course slavery—lots of books have been written on that. Touch on this and also the relationship between the birth of capitalism and the birth of liberalism or democracy. John Stuart Mill, of course, the father in many ways of Western democracy. His day job, ironically enough, or perhaps not ironically, was at the East India Company. So how do those two things connect, or is it just coincidental?John Cassidy: Well, I don't think it is entirely coincidental, I mean, J.S. Mill—his father, James Mill, was also a well-known philosopher in the sort of, obviously, in the earlier generation, earlier than him. And he actually wrote the official history of the East India Company. And I think they gave his son, the sort of brilliant protégé, J.S. Mill, a job as largely as a sort of sinecure, I think. But he did go in and work there in the offices three or four days a week.But I think it does show how sort of integral—the sort of—as you say, the inheritor and the servant in Britain, particularly, of colonial capitalism was. So the East India Company was, you know, it was in decline by that stage in the middle of the 19th century, but it didn't actually give up its monopoly. It wasn't forced to give up its monopoly on the Indian trade until 1857, after, you know, some notorious massacres and there was a sort of public outcry.So yeah, no, that's—it's very interesting that the British—it's sort of unique to Britain in a way, but it's interesting that industrial capitalism arose alongside this pre-existing capitalist structure and somebody like Mill is a sort of paradoxical figure because actually he was quite critical of aspects of industrial capitalism and supported sort of taxes on the rich, even though he's known as the great, you know, one of the great apostles of the free market and free market liberalism. And his day job, as you say, he was working for the East India Company.Andrew Keen: What about the relationship between the birth of industrial capitalism, colonialism and slavery? Those are big questions and I know you deal with them in some—John Cassidy: I think you can't just write an economic history of capitalism now just starting with the cotton industry and say, you know, it was all about—it was all about just technical progress and gadgets, etc. It was built on a sort of pre-existing system which was colonial and, you know, the slave trade was a central element of that. Now, as you say, there have been lots and lots of books written about it, the whole 1619 project got an incredible amount of attention a few years ago. So I didn't really want to rehash all that, but I did want to acknowledge the sort of role of slavery, especially in the rise of the cotton industry because of course, a lot of the raw cotton was grown in the plantations in the American South.So the way I actually ended up doing that was by writing a chapter about Eric Williams, a Trinidadian writer who ended up as the Prime Minister of Trinidad when it became independent in the 1960s. But when he was younger, he wrote a book which is now regarded as a classic. He went to Oxford to do a PhD, won a scholarship. He was very smart. I won a sort of Oxford scholarship myself but 50 years before that, he came across the Atlantic and did an undergraduate degree in history and then did a PhD there and his PhD thesis was on slavery and capitalism.And at the time, in the 1930s, the link really wasn't acknowledged. You could read any sort of standard economic history written by British historians, and they completely ignored that. He made the argument that, you know, slavery was integral to the rise of capitalism and he basically started an argument which has been raging ever since the 1930s and, you know, if you want to study economic history now you have to sort of—you know, have to have to address that. And the way I thought, even though the—it's called the Williams thesis is very famous. I don't think many people knew much about where it came from. So I thought I'd do a chapter on—Andrew Keen: Yeah, that chapter is excellent. You mentioned earlier the Luddites, you're from Yorkshire where Luddism in some ways was born. One of the early chapters is on the Luddites. We did a show with Brian Merchant, his book, "Blood in the Machine," has done very well, I'm sure you're familiar with it. I always understood the Luddites as being against industrialization, against the machine, as opposed to being against capitalism. But did those two things get muddled together in the history of the Luddites?John Cassidy: I think they did. I mean, you know, Luddites, when we grew up, I mean you're English too, you know to be called a Luddite was a term of abuse, right? You know, you were sort of antediluvian, anti-technology, you're stupid. It was only, I think, with the sort of computer revolution, the tech revolution of the last 30, 40 years and the sort of disruptions it's caused, that people have started to look back at the Luddites and say, perhaps they had a point.For them, they were basically pre-industrial capitalism artisans. They worked for profit-making concerns, small workshops. Some of them worked for themselves, so they were sort of sole proprietor capitalists. Or they worked in small venues, but the rise of industrial capitalism, factory capitalism or whatever, basically took away their livelihoods progressively. So they associated capitalism with new technology. In their minds it was the same. But their argument wasn't really a technological one or even an economic one, it was more a moral one. They basically made the moral argument that capitalists shouldn't have the right to just take away their livelihoods with no sort of recompense for them.At the time they didn't have any parliamentary representation. You know, they weren't revolutionaries. The first thing they did was create petitions to try and get parliament to step in, sort of introduce some regulation here. They got turned down repeatedly by the sort of—even though it was a very aristocratic parliament, places like Manchester and Leeds didn't have any representation at all. So it was only after that that they sort of turned violent and started, you know, smashing machines and machines, I think, were sort of symbols of the system, which they saw as morally unjust.And I think that's sort of what—obviously, there's, you know, a lot of technological disruption now, so we can, especially as it starts to come for the educated cognitive class, we can sort of sympathize with them more. But I think the sort of moral critique that there's this, you know, underneath the sort of great creativity and economic growth that capitalism produces, there is also a lot of destruction and a lot of victims. And I think that message, you know, is becoming a lot more—that's why I think why they've been rediscovered in the last five or ten years and I'm one of the people I guess contributing to that rediscovery.Andrew Keen: There's obviously many critiques of capitalism politically. I want to come to Marx in a second, but your chapter, I thought, on Thomas Carlyle and this nostalgic conservatism was very important and there are other conservatives as well. John, do you think that—and you mentioned Trump earlier, who is essentially a nostalgist for a—I don't know, some sort of bizarre pre-capitalist age in America. Is there something particularly powerful about the anti-capitalism of romantics like Carlyle, 19th century Englishman, there were many others of course.John Cassidy: Well, I think so. I mean, I think what is—conservatism, when we were young anyway, was associated with Thatcherism and Reaganism, which, you know, lionized the free market and free market capitalism and was a reaction against the pre-existing form of capitalism, Keynesian capitalism of the sort of 40s to the 80s. But I think what got lost in that era was the fact that there have always been—you've got Hayek up there, obviously—Andrew Keen: And then Keynes and Hayek, the two—John Cassidy: Right, it goes to the end of that. They had a great debate in the 1930s about these issues. But Hayek really wasn't a conservative person, and neither was Milton Friedman. They were sort of free market revolutionaries, really, that you'd let the market rip and it does good things. And I think that that sort of a view, you know, it just became very powerful. But we sort of lost sight of the fact that there was also a much older tradition of sort of suspicion of radical changes of any type. And that was what conservatism was about to some extent. If you think about Baldwin in Britain, for example.And there was a sort of—during the Industrial Revolution, some of the strongest supporters of factory acts to reduce hours and hourly wages for women and kids were actually conservatives, Tories, as they were called at the time, like Ashley. That tradition, Carlyle was a sort of extreme representative of that. I mean, Carlyle was a sort of proto-fascist, let's not romanticize him, he lionized strongmen, Frederick the Great, and he didn't really believe in democracy. But he also had—he was appalled by the sort of, you know, the—like, what's the phrase I'm looking for? The sort of destructive aspects of industrial capitalism, both on the workers, you know, he said it was a dehumanizing system, sounded like Marx in some ways. That it dehumanized the workers, but also it destroyed the environment.He was an early environmentalist. He venerated the environment, was actually very strongly linked to the transcendentalists in America, people like Thoreau, who went to visit him when he visited Britain and he saw the sort of destructive impact that capitalism was having locally in places like Manchester, which were filthy with filthy rivers, etc. So he just saw the whole system as sort of morally bankrupt and he was a great writer, Carlyle, whatever you think of him. Great user of language, so he has these great ringing phrases like, you know, the cash nexus or calling it the Gospel of Mammonism, the shabbiest gospel ever preached under the sun was industrial capitalism.So, again, you know, that's a sort of paradoxical thing, because I think for so long conservatism was associated with, you know, with support for the free market and still is in most of the Republican Party, but then along comes Trump and sort of conquers the party with a, you know, more skeptical, as you say, romantic, not really based on any reality, but a sort of romantic view that America can stand by itself in the world. I mean, I see Trump actually as a sort of an effort to sort of throw back to mercantile capitalism in a way. You know, which was not just pre-industrial, but was also pre-democracy, run by monarchs, which I'm sure appeals to him, and it was based on, you know, large—there were large tariffs. You couldn't import things in the UK. If you want to import anything to the UK, you have to send it on a British ship because of the navigation laws. It was a very protectionist system and it's actually, you know, as I said, had a lot of parallels with what Trump's trying to do or tries to do until he backs off.Andrew Keen: You cheat a little bit in the book in the sense that you—everyone has their own chapter. We'll talk a little bit about Hayek and Smith and Lenin and Friedman. You do have one chapter on Marx, but you also have a chapter on Engels. So you kind of cheat. You combine the two. Is it possible, though, to do—and you've just written this book, so you know this as well as anyone. How do you write a book about capitalism and its critics and only really give one chapter to Marx, who is so dominant? I mean, you've got lots of Marxists in the book, including Lenin and Luxemburg. How fundamental is Marx to a criticism of capitalism? Is most criticism, especially from the left, from progressives, is it really just all a footnote to Marx?John Cassidy: I wouldn't go that far, but I think obviously on the left he is the central figure. But there's an element of sort of trying to rebuild Engels a bit in this. I mean, I think of Engels and Marx—I mean obviously Marx wrote the great classic "Capital," etc. But in the 1840s, when they both started writing about capitalism, Engels was sort of ahead of Marx in some ways. I mean, the sort of materialist concept, the idea that economics rules everything, Engels actually was the first one to come up with that in an essay in the 1840s which Marx then published in one of his—in the German newspaper he worked for at the time, radical newspaper, and he acknowledged openly that that was really what got him thinking seriously about economics, and even in the late—in 20, 25 years later when he wrote "Capital," all three volumes of it and the Grundrisse, just these enormous outpourings of analysis on capitalism.He acknowledged Engels's role in that and obviously Engels wrote the first draft of the Communist Manifesto in 1848 too, which Marx then topped and tailed and—he was a better writer obviously, Marx, and he gave it the dramatic language that we all know it for. So I think Engels and Marx together obviously are the central sort of figures in the sort of left-wing critique. But they didn't start out like that. I mean, they were very obscure, you've got to remember.You know, they were—when they were writing, Marx was writing "Capital" in London, it never even got published in English for another 20 years. It was just published in German. He was basically an expat. He had been thrown out of Germany, he had been thrown out of France, so England was last resort and the British didn't consider him a threat so they were happy to let him and the rest of the German sort of left in there. I think it became—it became the sort of epochal figure after his death really, I think, when he was picked up by the left-wing parties, which are especially the SPD in Germany, which was the first sort of socialist mass party and was officially Marxist until the First World War and there were great internal debates.And then of course, because Lenin and the Russians came out of that tradition too, Marxism then became the official doctrine of the Soviet Union when they adopted a version of it. And again there were massive internal arguments about what Marx really meant, and in fact, you know, one interpretation of the last 150 years of left-wing sort of intellectual development is as a sort of argument about what did Marx really mean and what are the important bits of it, what are the less essential bits of it. It's a bit like the "what did Keynes really mean" that you get in liberal circles.So yeah, Marx, obviously, this is basically an intellectual history of critiques of capitalism. In that frame, he is absolutely a central figure. Why didn't I give him more space than a chapter and a chapter and a half with Engels? There have been a million books written about Marx. I mean, it's not that—it's not that he's an unknown figure. You know, there's a best-selling book written in Britain about 20 years ago about him and then I was quoting, in my biographical research, I relied on some more recent, more scholarly biographies. So he's an endlessly fascinating figure but I didn't want him to dominate the book so I gave him basically the same space as everybody else.Andrew Keen: You've got, as I said, you've got a chapter on Adam Smith who's often considered the father of economics. You've got a chapter on Keynes. You've got a chapter on Friedman. And you've got a chapter on Hayek, all the great modern economists. Is it possible, John, to be a distinguished economist one way or the other and not be a critic of capitalism?John Cassidy: Well, I don't—I mean, I think history would suggest that the greatest economists have been critics of capitalism in their own time. People would say to me, what the hell have you got Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek in a book about critics of capitalism? They were great exponents, defenders of capitalism. They loved the system. That is perfectly true. But in the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, middle of the 20th century, they were actually arch-critics of the ruling form of capitalism at the time, which was what I call managed capitalism. What some people call Keynesianism, what other people call European social democracy, whatever you call it, it was a model of a mixed economy in which the government played a large role both in propping up demand and in providing an extensive social safety net in the UK and providing public healthcare and public education. It was a sort of hybrid model.Most of the economy in terms of the businesses remained in private hands. So most production was capitalistic. It was a capitalist system. They didn't go to the Soviet model of nationalizing everything and Britain did nationalize some businesses, but most places didn't. The US of course didn't but it was a form of managed capitalism. And Hayek and Friedman were both great critics of that and wanted to sort of move back to 19th century laissez-faire model.Keynes was a—was actually a great, I view him anyway, as really a sort of late Victorian liberal and was trying to protect as much of the sort of J.S. Mill view of the world as he could, but he thought capitalism had one fatal flaw: that it tended to fall into recessions and then they can snowball and the whole system can collapse which is what had basically happened in the early 1930s until Keynesian policies were adopted. Keynes sort of differed from a lot of his followers—I have a chapter on Joan Robinson in there, who were pretty left-wing and wanted to sort of use Keynesianism as a way to shift the economy quite far to the left. Keynes didn't really believe in that. He has a famous quote that, you know, once you get to full employment, you can then rely on the free market to sort of take care of things. He was still a liberal at heart.Going back to Adam Smith, why is he in a book on criticism of capitalism? And again, it goes back to what I said at the beginning. He actually wrote "The Wealth of Nations"—he explains in the introduction—as a critique of mercantile capitalism. His argument was that he was a pro-free trader, pro-small business, free enterprise. His argument was if you get the government out of the way, we don't need these government-sponsored monopolies like the East India Company. If you just rely on the market, the sort of market forces and competition will produce a good outcome. So then he was seen as a great—you know, he is then seen as the apostle of free market capitalism. I mean when I started as a young reporter, when I used to report in Washington, all the conservatives used to wear Adam Smith badges. You don't see Donald Trump wearing an Adam Smith badge, but that was the case.He was also—the other aspect of Smith, which I highlight, which is not often remarked on—he's also a critic of big business. He has a famous section where he discusses the sort of tendency of any group of more than three businessmen when they get together to try and raise prices and conspire against consumers. And he was very suspicious of, as I say, large companies, monopolies. I think if Adam Smith existed today, I mean, I think he would be a big supporter of Lina Khan and the sort of antitrust movement, he would say capitalism is great as long as you have competition, but if you don't have competition it becomes, you know, exploitative.Andrew Keen: Yeah, if Smith came back to live today, you have a chapter on Thomas Piketty, maybe he may not be French, but he may be taking that position about how the rich benefit from the structure of investment. Piketty's core—I've never had Piketty on the show, but I've had some of his followers like Emmanuel Saez from Berkeley. Yeah. How powerful is Piketty's critique of capitalism within the context of the classical economic analysis from Hayek and Friedman? Yeah, it's a very good question.John Cassidy: It's a very good question. I mean, he's a very paradoxical figure, Piketty, in that he obviously shot to world fame and stardom with his book on capital in the 21st century, which in some ways he obviously used the capital as a way of linking himself to Marx, even though he said he never read Marx. But he was basically making the same argument that if you leave capitalism unrestrained and don't do anything about monopolies etc. or wealth, you're going to get massive inequality and he—I think his great contribution, Piketty and the school of people, one of them you mentioned, around him was we sort of had a vague idea that inequality was going up and that, you know, wages were stagnating, etc.What he and his colleagues did is they produced these sort of scientific empirical studies showing in very simple to understand terms how the sort of share of income and wealth of the top 10 percent, the top 5 percent, the top 1 percent and the top 0.1 percent basically skyrocketed from the 1970s to about 2010. And it was, you know, he was an MIT PhD. Saez, who you mentioned, is a Berkeley professor. They were schooled in neoclassical economics at Harvard and MIT and places like that. So the right couldn't dismiss them as sort of, you know, lefties or Trots or whatever who're just sort of making this stuff up. They had to acknowledge that this was actually an empirical reality.I think it did change the whole basis of the debate and it was sort of part of this reaction against capitalism in the 2010s. You know it was obviously linked to the sort of Sanders and the Occupy Wall Street movement at the time. It came out of the—you know, the financial crisis as well when Wall Street disgraced itself. I mean, I wrote a previous book on all that, but people have sort of, I think, forgotten the great reaction against that a decade ago, which I think even Trump sort of exploited, as I say, by using anti-banker rhetoric at the time.So, Piketty was a great figure, I think, from, you know, I was thinking, who are the most influential critics of capitalism in the 21st century? And I think you'd have to put him up there on the list. I'm not saying he's the only one or the most eminent one. But I think he is a central figure. Now, of course, you'd think, well, this is a really powerful critic of capitalism, and nobody's going to pick up, and Bernie's going to take off and everything. But here we are a decade later now. It seems to be what the backlash has produced is a swing to the right, not a swing to the left. So that's, again, a sort of paradox.Andrew Keen: One person I didn't expect to come up in the book, John, and I was fascinated with this chapter, is Silvia Federici. I've tried to get her on the show. We've had some books about her writing and her kind of—I don't know, you treat her critique as a feminist one. The role of women. Why did you choose to write a chapter about Federici and that feminist critique of capitalism?John Cassidy: Right, right. Well, I don't think it was just feminist. I'll explain what I think it was. Two reasons. Number one, I wanted to get more women into the book. I mean, it's in some sense, it is a history of economics and economic critiques. And they are overwhelmingly written by men and women were sort of written out of the narrative of capitalism for a very long time. So I tried to include as many sort of women as actual thinkers as I could and I have a couple of early socialist feminist thinkers, Anna Wheeler and Flora Tristan and then I cover some of the—I cover Rosa Luxemburg as the great sort of tribune of the left revolutionary socialist, communist whatever you want to call it. Anti-capitalist I think is probably also important to note about. Yeah, and then I also have Joan Robinson, but I wanted somebody to do something in the modern era, and I thought Federici, in the world of the Wages for Housework movement, is very interesting from two perspectives.Number one, Federici herself is a Marxist, and I think she probably would still consider herself a revolutionary. She's based in New York, as you know now. She lived in New York for 50 years, but she came from—she's originally Italian and came out of the Italian left in the 1960s, which was very radical. Do you know her? Did you talk to her? I didn't talk to her on this. No, she—I basically relied on, there has been a lot of, as you say, there's been a lot of stuff written about her over the years. She's written, you know, she's given various long interviews and she's written a book herself, a version, a history of housework, so I figured it was all there and it was just a matter of pulling it together.But I think the critique, why the critique is interesting, most of the book is a sort of critique of how capitalism works, you know, in the production or you know, in factories or in offices or you know, wherever capitalist operations are working, but her critique is sort of domestic reproduction, as she calls it, the role of unpaid labor in supporting capitalism. I mean it goes back a long way actually. There was this moment, I sort of trace it back to the 1940s and 1950s when there were feminists in America who were demonstrating outside factories and making the point that you know, the factory workers and the operations of the factory, it couldn't—there's one of the famous sort of tire factory in California demonstrations where the women made the argument, look this factory can't continue to operate unless we feed and clothe the workers and provide the next generation of workers. You know, that's domestic reproduction. So their argument was that housework should be paid and Federici took that idea and a couple of her colleagues, she founded the—it's a global movement, but she founded the most famous branch in New York City in the 1970s. In Park Slope near where I live actually.And they were—you call it feminists, they were feminists in a way, but they were rejected by the sort of mainstream feminist movement, the sort of Gloria Steinems of the world, who Federici was very critical of because she said they ignored, they really just wanted to get women ahead in the sort of capitalist economy and they ignored the sort of underlying from her perspective, the underlying sort of illegitimacy and exploitation of that system. So they were never accepted as part of the feminist movement. They're to the left of the Feminist Movement.Andrew Keen: You mentioned Keynes, of course, so central in all this, particularly his analysis of the role of automation in capitalism. We did a show recently with Robert Skidelsky and I'm sure you're familiar—John Cassidy: Yeah, yeah, great, great biography of Keynes.Andrew Keen: Yeah, the great biographer of Keynes, whose latest book is "Mindless: The Human Condition in the Age of AI." You yourself wrote a brilliant book on the last tech mania and dot-com capitalism. I used it in a lot of my writing and books. What's your analysis of AI in this latest mania and the role generally of manias in the history of capitalism and indeed in critiquing capitalism? Is AI just the next chapter of the dot-com boom?John Cassidy: I think it's a very deep question. I think I'd give two answers to it. In one sense it is just the latest mania the way—I mean, the way capitalism works is we have these, I go back to Kondratiev, one of my Russian economists who ended up being killed by Stalin. He was the sort of inventor of the long wave theory of capitalism. We have these short waves where you have sort of booms and busts driven by finance and debt etc. But we also have long waves driven by technology.And obviously, in the last 40, 50 years, the two big ones are the original deployment of the internet and microchip technology in the sort of 80s and 90s culminating in the dot-com boom of the late 90s, which as you say, I wrote about. Thanks very much for your kind comments on the book. If you just sort of compare it from a financial basis I think they are very similar just in terms of the sort of role of hype from Wall Street in hyping up these companies. The sort of FOMO aspect of it among investors that they you know, you can't miss out. So just buy the companies blindly. And the sort of lionization in the press and the media of, you know, of AI as the sort of great wave of the future.So if you take a sort of skeptical market based approach, I would say, yeah, this is just another sort of another mania which will eventually burst and it looked like it had burst for a few weeks when Trump put the tariffs up, now the market seemed to be recovering. But I think there is, there may be something new about it. I am not, I don't pretend to be a technical expert. I try to rely on the evidence of or the testimony of people who know the systems well and also economists who have studied it. It seems to me the closer you get to it the more alarming it is in terms of the potential shock value that there is there.I mean Trump and the sort of reaction to a larger extent can be traced back to the China shock where we had this global shock to American manufacturing and sort of hollowed out a lot of the industrial areas much of it, like industrial Britain was hollowed out in the 80s. If you, you know, even people like Altman and Elon Musk, they seem to think that this is going to be on a much larger scale than that and will basically, you know, get rid of the professions as they exist. Which would be a huge, huge shock. And I think a lot of the economists who studied this, who four or five years ago were relatively optimistic, people like Daron Acemoglu, David Autor—Andrew Keen: Simon Johnson, of course, who just won the Nobel Prize, and he's from England.John Cassidy: Simon, I did an event with Simon earlier this week. You know they've studied this a lot more closely than I have but I do interview them and I think five, six years ago they were sort of optimistic that you know this could just be a new steam engine or could be a microchip which would lead to sort of a lot more growth, rising productivity, rising productivity is usually associated with rising wages so sure there'd be short-term costs but ultimately it would be a good thing. Now, I think if you speak to them, they see since the, you know, obviously, the OpenAI—the original launch and now there's just this huge arms race with no government involvement at all I think they're coming to the conclusion that rather than being developed to sort of complement human labor, all these systems are just being rushed out to substitute for human labor. And it's just going, if current trends persist, it's going to be a China shock on an even bigger scale.You know what is going to, if that, if they're right, that is going to produce some huge political backlash at some point, that's inevitable. So I know—the thing when the dot-com bubble burst, it didn't really have that much long-term impact on the economy. People lost the sort of fake money they thought they'd made. And then the companies, obviously some of the companies like Amazon and you know Google were real genuine profit-making companies and if you bought them early you made a fortune. But AI does seem a sort of bigger, scarier phenomenon to me. I don't know. I mean, you're close to it. What do you think?Andrew Keen: Well, I'm waiting for a book, John, from you. I think you can combine dot-com and capitalism and its critics. We need you probably to cover it—you know more about it than me. Final question, I mean, it's a wonderful book and we haven't even scratched the surface everyone needs to get it. I enjoyed the chapter, for example, on Karl Polanyi and so much more. I mean, it's a big book. But my final question, John, is do you have any regrets about anyone you left out? The one person I would have liked to have been included was Rawls because of his sort of treatment of capitalism and luck as a kind of casino. I'm not sure whether you gave any thought to Rawls, but is there someone in retrospect you should have had a chapter on that you left out?John Cassidy: There are lots of people I left out. I mean, that's the problem. I mean there have been hundreds and hundreds of critics of capitalism. Rawls, of course, incredibly influential and his idea of the sort of, you know, the veil of ignorance that you should judge things not knowing where you are in the income distribution and then—Andrew Keen: And it's luck. I mean the idea of some people get lucky and some people don't.John Cassidy: It is the luck of the draw, obviously, what card you pull. I think that is a very powerful critique, but I just—because I am more of an expert on economics, I tended to leave out philosophers and sociologists. I mean, you know, you could say, where's Max Weber? Where are the anarchists? You know, where's Emma Goldman? Where's John Kenneth Galbraith, the sort of great mid-century critic of American industrial capitalism? There's so many people that you could include. I mean, I could have written 10 volumes. In fact, I refer in the book to, you know, there's always been a problem. G.D.H. Cole, a famous English historian, wrote a history of socialism back in the 1960s and 70s. You know, just getting to 1850 took him six volumes. So, you've got to pick and choose, and I don't claim this is the history of capitalism and its critics. That would be a ridiculous claim to make. I just claim it's a history written by me, and hopefully the people are interested in it, and they're sufficiently diverse that you can address all the big questions.Andrew Keen: Well it's certainly incredibly timely. Capitalism and its critics—more and more of them. Sometimes they don't even describe themselves as critics of capitalism when they're talking about oligarchs or billionaires, they're really criticizing capitalism. A must read from one of America's leading journalists. And would you call yourself a critic of capitalism, John?John Cassidy: Yeah, I guess I am, to some extent, sure. I mean, I'm not a—you know, I'm not on the far left, but I'd say I'm a center-left critic of capitalism. Yes, definitely, that would be fair.Andrew Keen: And does the left need to learn? Does everyone on the left need to read the book and learn the language of anti-capitalism in a more coherent and honest way?John Cassidy: I hope so. I mean, obviously, I'd be talking my own book there, as they say, but I hope that people on the left, but not just people on the left. I really did try to sort of be fair to the sort of right-wing critiques as well. I included the Carlyle chapter particularly, obviously, but in the later chapters, I also sort of refer to this emerging critique on the right, the sort of economic nationalist critique. So hopefully, I think people on the right could read it to understand the critiques from the left, and people on the left could read it to understand some of the critiques on the right as well.Andrew Keen: Well, it's a lovely book. It's enormously erudite and simultaneously readable. Anyone who likes John Cassidy's work from The New Yorker will love it. Congratulations, John, on the new book, and I'd love to get you back on the show as anti-capitalism in America picks up steam and perhaps manifests itself in the 2028 election. Thank you so much.John Cassidy: Thanks very much for inviting me on, it was fun.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

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JVC Broadcasting
Healthy Lifestyles 5-10-25 Jan Arkwright - Getting Organized - The Path to a Healthier You

JVC Broadcasting

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 42:28


Healthy Lifestyles 5-10-25 Jan Arkwright - Getting Organized - The Path to a Healthier You by JVC Broadcasting

Crimes Like These
Anthony Arkwright

Crimes Like These

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 66:18


August 1988,  South Yorkshire. 21 year old Anthony Arkwright is brought in for questioning following a burglary at his neighbours house. It was well known in the area that Anthony had trouble with his neighbours, so this was nothing out of the ordinary. Following his release, another of Anthony's neighbours, Marcus Law, is found brutally murdered in his flat by his mother. Anthony is arrested and confessed to more murders, leading police to believe that this was not just a normal neighbourly disagreement. 00:00:00 - 00:01:07 - Network ad, theme & intro00:01:07 - 00:15:11 - Background00:15:11 - 00:21:01 - Murder of Marcus Law and initial interrogation00:21:01 - 00:23:35 - Murder of Raymond Ford 00:23:35 - 00:28:31- Murder of Anthony's grandfather & housekeeper00:28:31 - 00:39:52 - Trial and aftermath00:39:52 - 01:05:56 - Next episode announcement, general chat/recommendations (Nope/alien invasion, Gabby Petito docuseries, Apple Cider Vinegar/Belle Gibson docuseries, Criminal Minds), closing themeTwitter: @crimeslikeInstagram: @crimesliketheseMusic by: Glitterwolf, Twitter Spotify Check our other podcast on the Black Fur Network!Aah!fter Horror with hosts Paul, Mike, Dan and CheerInstagram: @aahfterhorrorpodcast

Breakfast in the Ruins
Luther Arkwright Part One featuring Bryan Talbot

Breakfast in the Ruins

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 123:03


Tom Murphy of Colossive Press drops by Derry and Toms to discuss The Adventures of Luther Arkwright. Plus, Bryan Talbot joins us so we can quiz him about his early career and the origins of Arkwright!

SharkPreneur
Episode 1120: Mastering the Revenue Engine: Transforming Sales Without Spending More with Thomas Kaiser

SharkPreneur

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 15:15


Tom Kaiser, Managing Partner at Masterful Coaching, LLC. He has been the President of Global 1000 companies like AIG, Zurich, and Arkwright and an entrepreneur who helped turn Arch Insurance into a $billion company from scratch. Tom is also a co-author of The Revenue Engine—How to Double Your Revenue and Transform Your Bottom Line. The red thread that runs through Tom's career is he dramatically increased the revenue of every company he worked with. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Thomas Kaiser about growing your sales without spending more money. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - Why your employees should be advocates for your business. - How setting ambitious goals inspires innovation and focus. - Why it's essential to foster relationships between employees at different levels. - How executives should adopt a coaching mindset while focusing on helping their teams succeed. - Why it's important to know the difference between coaching someone and managing someone. Connect with Thomas: Guest Contact Info X Instagram Facebook   Links Mentioned: Masterful Coaching   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reading with Rella B
Outerspace Storytime: Nan Arkwright Teaches Emotional Literacy with 'Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure!'

Reading with Rella B

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 31:07


Message Rella B Here!Welcome to Reading with Rella B! This episode features a sample reading of the early reader chapter book: Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure! by Nan Arkwright.Joseph doesn't want to go to bed, and when his mom asks him to turn off the TV, he has a big meltdown! Suddenly, he's whisked away on a space adventure with his dog, Gretchen, to Planet Kelvin 273. There, they face the sneaky Green HypnoZoids, who can hypnotize anyone! But only Joseph can stop them—if he can learn to control his big feelings! Can Joseph calm down and make it back home? Tune in to see how a little self-control can help manage big feelings! If you like this book, it can be purchased on Amazon.FREE ACTIVITYSupport the show***I have a new book that will be coming out! Check it out on BackerKit to get exclusive merch and a copy before it is released to market!*** We will begin getting our brains and bodies ready with some stretching and a riddle with Rella, then we will hear the story and shout out our Co-Creators!There are many participation opportunities for the little ones, so please go to RellaBBooks.com or your favorite social channel, if you would like to learn more about those! I send out FREE weekly activities to my newsletter subscribers and followers. Social HandlesFacebook: @RellaBBooksInstagram: @RellaBBooksTwitter: @RellaBBooksPinterest: @RellaBBooksYouTube: @RellaBBooksTikTok: @RellaBBooksWebsite: RellaBBooks.comThanks for listening, toodles!

Salesology - Conversations with Sales Leaders
105: Thomas Kaiser – The Revenue Engine

Salesology - Conversations with Sales Leaders

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 25:00


Guest: Thomas Kaiser   Guest Bio: Tom Kaiser, Managing Partner at Masterful Coaching, LLC. He has been the President of Global 1000 companies like AIG, Zurich, and Arkwright and an entrepreneur who helped turn Arch Insurance into a $billion company from scratch. Tom is also a co-author of The Revenue Engine—How to Double Your Revenue and Transform Your Bottom Line. The red thread that runs through Tom's career is he dramatically increased the revenue of every company he worked with.   Key Points: 1.     Building Effective Teams: o   Successful leaders must align their team behind a common vision and ensure they have the right people. Importance of quickly identifying and replacing unaligned or ineffective team members. Everyone in the organization should be involved in sales, not just the sales department. 2.     Coaching vs. Managing: o   Managers often check boxes, but coaches engage with their teams to help them succeed. Coaching is essential for identifying whether a salesperson is committed and effective. 3.     Increasing Revenue: o   Empowering every department to contribute to sales can increase revenue without adding headcount. All roles, including non-sales positions like accounting or IT, should be engaged in building customer relationships. 4.     Guiding Principles for Leadership: o   Find Your Hero: Leaders should identify and be inspired by role models who exemplify the ideals they aspire to. o   Take a Stand for Something Larger: Leaders should pursue bold, almost impossible goals to drive greater achievements. o   Leaders should strive to be trusted and genuinely care about their team, similar to a coach who wants their team to win.   Guest Links:  The Revenue Engine, masterfulcoaching.com Tom Kaiser | LinkedIn     About Salesology®: Conversations with Sales Leaders Download your free gift, The Salesology® Vault. The vault is packed full of free gifts from sales leaders, sales experts, marketing gurus and revenue generation experts.  Download your free gift, 81 Tools to Grow Your Sales & Your Business Faster, More Easily & More Profitably. Save hours of work tracking down the right prospecting and sales resources and/or digital tools that every business owner and salesperson needs. If you are a business owner or sales manager with an underperforming sales team, let's talk. Click here to schedule a time. Please, subscribe to Salesology®: Conversations with Sales Leaders so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to https://podcast.gosalesology.com/ and connect on LinkedIn and follow us on Facebook and Twitter and check out our website at  http://www.gosalesology.

Producer Points
"David Arkwright"

Producer Points

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 82:33


Join host Justin Gammella on this episode of Producer Points as we welcome not just the hardest-working producer in the business, but also an incredible friend, David Arkwright. Originally from Toronto and now based in Los Angeles, David's music production prowess and Grammy-nominated songwriting success are making international waves. From platinum hits in the US to chart-topping songs in Europe, India, Japan, and Korea, David's work showcases his versatility and reach in the music industry. His collaborations with a diverse array of artists, including Bella Poarch, ILLENIUM, KING, Nick Jonas, NCT DREAM, Johnny Orlando, Salem Ilese, and Benson Boone, highlight his exceptional talent and dedication. In this episode, we dive into David's journey from his musical beginnings to his current success. We discuss his typical day and workflow, including his vocal chain and mixbus techniques, as well as his approach to songwriting. David also shares insights into his work in the Indian music industry, discussing how those connections happened and how he envisions the industry fully crossing over. We take a closer look at two standout tracks: KING's "We Are The Ones" from the album "NEW LIFE," and Benson Boone's "Let Me Go." David explains the creative process behind these songs, from the crazy and inspired production of "We Are The Ones" to the minimal yet powerful arrangement of "Let Me Go." We also explore David's current favorite gear and plugins, and wrap up with our "Plug or Unplug" segment, where David gives his quick takes on various studio essentials. Don't miss this episode with the incredibly talented and insightful David Arkwright, available on all major podcast platforms. Tune in to learn from one of the best in the industry and gain valuable insights into the world of music production. Be sure to check out the official Producer Points playlist, featuring all the songs discussed in our episodes. Listen here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/producerpoints/support

A New Morning
Cleanup continues in Arkwright following tornadoes

A New Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 2:34


Arkwright Highway Superintendent Lisa Waldron tells us cleanup is underway after Wednesday's tornado.

WBEN Extras
Arkwright Highway Supervisor Lisa Waldron after the storms that swept through the region Wednesday afternoon

WBEN Extras

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 1:34


Arkwright Highway Supervisor Lisa Waldron after the storms that swept through the region Wednesday afternoon

On Your Mind
Nan Arkwright - Pediatric Occupational Therapist And Author

On Your Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 36:43


In this episode, we dive deep into pediatric mental health with Nan Arkwright, a renowned Pediatric Occupational Therapist and author. Nan talks about her extensive career supporting children's mental health and her new journey as an author. With over 50 years of experience, she shares valuable insights and practical tips for parents and caregivers. Discover how her 17 children's books, available at A Hop, Skip, and A Jump Ahead, are transforming the way families approach emotional regulation and everyday challenges. Join us for an enlightening discussion that promises to equip you with the tools to better support the young minds in your life.

Now Hear This Entertainment
NHTE 539 David Arkwright

Now Hear This Entertainment

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024


A producer, songwriter, artist, and engineer who has worked on GRAMMY-nominated and platinum projects with a long list of artists including Nick Jonas, Bella Poarch, Benson Boone, Gucci Mane, Salem Ilese, and several others. Based in Los Angeles, he has been written about in major music media such as Billboard and Rolling Stone. Last year there were more than 233 million streams on Spotify alone of songs that he wrote. Send your questions or comments about this episode via https://featuredup.com/nhte

Tech&Co
Edward Arkwright, directeur général exécutif du groupe ADP – 23/05

Tech&Co

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 9:24


Edward Arkwright, directeur général exécutif du groupe, était l'invité de François Sorel dans Tech & Co, la quotidienne, ce jeudi 23 mai. Il s'est penché sur l'innovation dans le secteur aérien et de l'aviation et sur la préparation des taxis volants pour les JO, sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au jeudi et réécoutez la en podcast.

Every Town
The Most Unbelievable & Terrifying Murder Spree of Anthony Arkwright

Every Town

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 23:11


His name was Anthony Arkwright and chances are if you're not from England then you probably havn't even heard of him. But in the span of just a couple days he did a couple things so terrifying and messed up that I almost didn't make this episode.

The Country
The Country 12/04/24: Kit Arkwright talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 4:18


Beef+Lamb NZ's chief executive congratulates Mackay on 30 years and talks about how B+LNZ is supporting Kiwi athletes at the 2024 Olympics in Paris - before discussing his favourite cut of lamb.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sales POP! Podcasts
Harnessing the Power of the "Great Wheel" in Sales with Tom Kaiser

Sales POP! Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 22:05


In a captivating conversation with Tom Kaiser, Managing Partner at The Revenue Engine, I, John Golden, gleaned invaluable insights into the transformative "Great Wheel" concept and its profound impact on sales and business growth. Tom, whose career highlights include pivotal roles at AIG, Zurich, and Arkwright, shared his extensive experience in driving companies to achieve remarkable success.

SFC Radio Presents
TGFM Jan Arkwright

SFC Radio Presents

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 31:13


In celebration of Get Organized & Be Productive Month, Jan Arkwright - President of Before & After Organizing by Jan LLC - speaks after the organizing profession and the importance of being organized, especially in the workplace.

The Country
The Country 24/01/24: Kit Arkwright talks to Jamie Mackay

The Country

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 5:19


Beef + Lamb New Zealand's CEO talks about the partnership between the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Beef + Lamb New Zealand, which will encompass the entire New Zealand Team as they gear up for success at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Plus we go back in time to reflect on the Iron Maidens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No-Problem Parenting™ How to Become the Confident Leader Your Kids Crave You to Be, More Respect, Better Relationship, Get
EP 210 Part 3/3 Mission Control: A Big Feelings Adventure, Prosocial Behaviors with Author Nan Arkwright

No-Problem Parenting™ How to Become the Confident Leader Your Kids Crave You to Be, More Respect, Better Relationship, Get

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 24:22


Welcome Back No-Problem Parents!   In the concluding episode of the "Mission Control: A Big Feelings Adventure" series, host Jaci Finneman and author Nan Arkwright explore the vital topic of prosocial behaviors. Prosocial behaviors involve actions that benefit others, emphasizing the importance of empathy and kindness.   Nan provides insights into integrating these behaviors into everyday life, emphasizing awareness, modeling, and aligning actions with higher purposes and values. The discussion draws inspiration from qualities like love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, echoing the guiding principles from the Bible.   The series' focus on Joseph's learning journey continues in the exploration of prosocial behaviors, showcasing the role of parental guidance and support in imparting valuable life lessons. Listen to Part One on Episode 207 and Part 2 on Episode 208 __________________________________________________________________________ Nan Arkwright is a pediatric occupational therapist with almost 30 years of experience and writer who supports families in regulating emotions and solving everyday problems that come up at home and school.   At age 72, Nan is launching her writing career with an explosion of children's mental health books expected to be published in 2024. Already published is her best-selling, award-winning book, Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure!   Visit www.AHopSkipandaJumpAhead.com to get Nan's book and join Spaceman Sam's Club.   Learn more about Nan by clicking one of the links: https://www.facebook.com/issioncontrolthebook https://twitter.com/nanarkwright https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-arkwright-51177413 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nan+arkwright https://www.pinterest.com/thebadgesofpower https://www.instagram.com/missioncontrolthebook __________________________________________________________________________________   Thank you for tuning in to the No Problem Parenting podcast. Be sure to subscribe for more valuable insights and grab your free PDFs below. Click this link: 60 Ways to Respond to Your Kids without Losing Your Cool Click this link: Make it Right Technique PDF   Are you ready to become a No-Problem Parent?   Start here: Becoming a No-Problem Parent Parenting on-demand training.   Get started TODAY for just $50! Become a No-Problem Parent Schedule a 30-minute call with Jaci! This 30-minute Problem Solving appt includes the No-Problem Parenting DIY training! It's a 2 for 1 deal

No-Problem Parenting™ How to Become the Confident Leader Your Kids Crave You to Be, More Respect, Better Relationship, Get
EP 208 Part 2/3 Mission Control: A Big Feelings Adventure (ages 3-13) Emotional Regulation with Author Nan Arkwright

No-Problem Parenting™ How to Become the Confident Leader Your Kids Crave You to Be, More Respect, Better Relationship, Get

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 30:45


Welcome Back No-Problem Parents! Today we continue the exploration of the "Mission Control: A Big Feelings Adventure" series with author Nan Arkwright. In Part 2/3 we learn about emotional regulation and Nan introduces us to the characters in the book. Nan defines emotional regulation as the ability to control one's emotions and manage reactions to feelings, emphasizing its importance for mental health. The discussion explores the challenges both children and adults face in managing emotions, including difficulties with disappointments, impulsivity, and stress reactions. The book provides practical examples of how parents can model emotional regulation, particularly in bedtime scenarios. Join us for the final part of the series in the next episode, where we'll explore empowering children through problem-solving and Pro Social Skills.   _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Nan Arkwright is a pediatric occupational therapist with almost 30 years of experience and writer who supports families in regulating emotions and solving everyday problems that come up at home and school.   At age 72, Nan is launching her writing career with an explosion of children's mental health books expected to be published in 2024. Already published is her best-selling, award-winning book, Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure!   Get the 60 ways to respond to your kids download here   Visit www.AHopSkipandaJumpAhead.com to purchase Nan's book and learn more about how to join Spaceman Sam's Club   Learn more about Nan by clicking one of the links: https://www.facebook.com/issioncontrolthebook https://twitter.com/nanarkwright https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-arkwright-51177413 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nan+arkwright https://www.pinterest.com/thebadgesofpower https://www.instagram.com/missioncontrolthebook   To learn more about Sleep Issues find the links in Episode 144: http://smpl.ro/ApplePodcastEpisode144 __________________________________________________________________________________   Parenting is a journey with its ups and downs. These responses are your tools to handle challenging moments while maintaining a positive relationship with your child. Remember, you've got this! Thank you for tuning in to the No Problem Parenting podcast. Be sure to subscribe for more valuable insights and grab your free PDFs below. Click this link: 60 Ways to Respond to Your Kids without Losing Your Cool Click this link: Make it Right Technique PDF   Are you ready to become a No-Problem Parent?   Start here: Becoming a No-Problem Parent Parenting on-demand training.   Foundation: Three core lessons: Seek first to understand, prepare for the worst, and change the conversation. Emphasis on conditional praise before unconditional praise. Understanding Problem and Resistance: Clear definitions for "Problem" and "Resistance" in the course context. Acknowledging that children's choices matter and play a role in their future. Objective: Help parents respond (instead of reacting) to your children's behavior and develop resilient, self-aware children. Recognize that your children crave your leadership to guide them into adulthood. Resistance and Coping Skills: Resistance is a coping mechanism that protects identity, self-worth, and knowledge. Many coping skills are developed in early childhood. Controlling Behavior: Distinguishes between controlling behavior as a means of dominating and controlling behavior to stop specific problems or behaviors. Benefits of No-Problem Approach: Focus on changing behavior without making children pay for their mistakes or behavior. Promotes a healthier parent-child relationship.   Get started TODAY for just $50! Become a No-Problem Parent   To learn more about Parenting Support or to pick Jaci's brain on the next steps for you or your child, Schedule a call now: Jaci's Calendar To learn more about the 30-minute Problem Solving appt which includes the no-problem parenting DIY course, Schedule a call with Jaci now: 30 minute call For more resources CHECK OUT our No-Problem Parenting Resource Playground! Follow @NoProblemParents on: FB IG LinkedIn __________________________________________________________________________________   Check out our Books! No-Problem Parenting; Raising Your Kiddos with More Confidence and Less Fear! Order your copy HERE No Problem Parenting; Resources and Stories that Create Confidence and Connection AVAILABLE NOW: Paperback or KINDLE   Hugs and High Fives,   Jaci

No-Problem Parenting™ How to Become the Confident Leader Your Kids Crave You to Be, More Respect, Better Relationship, Get
EP 207 Part 1/3: Mission Control: A Big Feelings Adventure - Bedtime Battles, with Author Nan Arkwright

No-Problem Parenting™ How to Become the Confident Leader Your Kids Crave You to Be, More Respect, Better Relationship, Get

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 29:08


Welcome Back No-Problem Parents!   In this Part 1/3 episode of the No Problem Parenting Podcast, we welcome author Nan Arkwright to explore the challenges of bedtime struggles in both parents and children. We focus on the complexities of bedtime, including tiredness, disconnection, anxiety, and unresolved issues from the day, leading to behaviors like procrastination, arguing, and power struggles. Part 2 Topic is Emotional Regulation Part 3 Topic is ProSocial Behaviors Be sure to click the + button on your podcast app to follow our show! You'll be notified when the episodes publish!   To order a copy of Nan's first book in the Badges of Power Series, Click Here: "Mission Control! A Big Feelings Adventure" When a young boy's tantrum sends him into outer space, can he stop the aliens from controlling his feelings? Joseph doesn't want to go to bed. When his mom asks him to turn off the TV, the imaginative boy's meltdown launches him on an intergalactic adventure. But as Joseph escapes to Planet Kelvin 273, he must battle the Green HypnoZoids to save himself from their hypnotizing powers. Joined by his beloved dog Gretchen, Joseph has to gather the self-control to defeat the aliens. But if he can't master his overwhelming emotions, he fears his pesky enemies will always have command over his life. Can he conquer his outbursts and return home with new problem-solving skills? In Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure, you'll discover: Tools for addressing anger in a non-threatening and entertaining way How parents can model positive actions to assist their child in learning to manage problems A delightful story that shows effective methods for improving behavior A creative view of the flight-or-fight response to help understand children's thinking process An encouraging mindset for kids dealing with disappointment, and much, much more! Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure is an inspiring children's picture book suitable for ages 4 – 10 to help youngsters deal with their emotional reactions and grow from setbacks. If you and your child like valuable lessons, inventive journeys, and relatable heroes, then you'll love Nan Arkwright's fun tale.   Join us for the next episode as we continue the "Mission Control" series, and how this book helps kiddos with emotional regulation. _________________________________________________________________ Nan Arkwright is a pediatric occupational therapist with almost 30 years of experience and writer who supports families in regulating emotions and solving everyday problems that come up at home and school.   At age 72, Nan is launching her writing career with an explosion of children's mental health books expected to be published in 2024. Already published is her best-selling, award-winning book, Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure!   Visit www.AHopSkipandaJumpAhead.com   Learn more about Nan by clicking one of the links: https://www.facebook.com/issioncontrolthebook https://twitter.com/nanarkwright https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-arkwright-51177413 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nan+arkwright https://www.pinterest.com/thebadgesofpower https://www.instagram.com/missioncontrolthebook   Thank You Shear Dynamics for sponsoring today's episode! __________________________________________________________________________________   Parenting is a journey with its ups and downs. These responses are your tools to handle challenging moments while maintaining a positive relationship with your child. Remember, you've got this! Thank you for tuning in to the No Problem Parenting podcast. Be sure to subscribe for more valuable insights and grab your free PDFs below. Click this link: 60 Ways to Respond to Your Kids without Losing Your Cool Click this link: Make it Right Technique PDF   Are you ready to become a No-Problem Parent?   Start here: Becoming a No-Problem Parent Parenting on-demand training.   Foundation: Three core lessons: Seek first to understand, prepare for the worst, and change the conversation. Emphasis on conditional praise before unconditional praise. Understanding Problem and Resistance: Clear definitions for "Problem" and "Resistance" in the course context. Acknowledging that children's choices matter and play a role in their future. Objective: Help parents respond (instead of reacting) to your children's behavior and develop resilient, self-aware children. Recognize that your children crave your leadership to guide them into adulthood. Resistance and Coping Skills: Resistance is a coping mechanism that protects identity, self-worth, and knowledge. Many coping skills are developed in early childhood. Controlling Behavior: Distinguishes between controlling behavior as a means of dominating and controlling behavior to stop specific problems or behaviors. Benefits of No-Problem Approach: Focus on changing behavior without making children pay for their mistakes or behavior. Promotes a healthier parent-child relationship.   Get started TODAY for just $50! Become a No-Problem Parent   To learn more about Parenting Support or to pick Jaci's brain on the next steps for you or your child, Schedule a call now: Jaci's Calendar   For more resources CHECK OUT our No-Problem Parenting Resource Playground!   Follow @NoProblemParents on: FB IG LinkedIn YouTube Twitter Threads   __________________________________________________________________________________   Check out our Books! No-Problem Parenting; Raising Your Kiddos with More Confidence and Less Fear! Order your copy HERE No Problem Parenting; Resources and Stories that Create Confidence and Connection AVAILABLE NOW: Paperback or KINDLE   Hugs and High Fives,   Jaci

Teatime with Miss Liz
Teatime with Miss Liz T-E-A Open Discussion with Nan Arkwright Children Mental Health

Teatime with Miss Liz

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 60:05


Afternoon teatime December 7th, 3 pm EST, joining Miss Liz for a T-E-A on children's mental health is Nan Arkwright's Mission: CONTROL, The Book. Join us, and let's make a difference together. LIVE STREAMING TO MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND PODCAST STATIONS AND APPS. LIVE SHOW ON MISS LIZ'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL BELOW. Please give it a quick subscription and be notified when the teatimes are live. https://youtube.com/@misslizsteatimes?si=VhVODhNkY__evnOtHerControlNan Arkwright is a pediatric occupational therapist and writer who supports families in regulating emotions and solving everyday problems that come up at home and school. At age 72, Nan is launching her writing career with an explosion of children's mental health books expected to be published in 2024. Her best-selling, award-winning book, Mission: CONTROL!, has already been published. A Big Feelings Adventure! https://www.ahopskipandajumpahead.com/#teatimewithmissliz #makingadifference #childrenmentalhealth #childrenbooks #author#awardwinning #writer#homeschool#emotions #sensory#skills#screening #liveshow #livestreaming #joinus #likefollowshare #youtubechannel #subscribe #podcastshow #podcasting

Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast
TDP 1208: Heart Of Empire - Luther Arkwright 2

Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 13:43


  This title was released in September 2023. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 October 2023, and on general sale after this date. The legacy of Luther Arkwright haunts his daughter Victoria, as she embarks on a mission to uncover her family's hidden secrets... Part 1 Daughter of Albion Princess Victoria Arkwright never knew her father, a man whose shadow she has lived under since he saved the multiverse from the cataclysmic forces of the Disruptors. 23 years after she and her brother Henry were born in the flames of war, Victoria seeks answers, but the truth lies deep in shadow. As rebellion gains momentum against Queen Anne's totalitarian rule, dark forces grow at the heart of the British Empire, forces that threaten all realities. The multiverse needs Luther Arkwright to save it once more, but Luther Arkwright is dead... Part 2 Cataclysm Victoria Arkwright is drawn towards destiny as she unravels the dangerous secrets that have remained hidden since her brother's brutal murder. Prophecy says that reality will cease on her 23rd birthday - Victory Day - but with the help of Harry Fairfax and Rose Wylde, Victoria is determined to prevent the new apocalypse. To unlock her true self, Victoria must embrace painful realities and the enormity of the multiverse; only then will she discover the legacy of Luther Arkwright.  

The Creative Process Podcast
AI & THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

The Creative Process Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 6:06


What will the future look like? What are the risks and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in?Voices of philosophers, futurists, AI experts, science fiction authors, activists, and lawyers reflecting on AI, technology, and the Future of Humanity. All voices in this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast.Voices on this episode are:DR. SUSAN SCHNEIDER American philosopher and artificial intelligence expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University. Author of Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence, and The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness. www.fau.edu/artsandletters/philosophy/susan-schneider/indexNICK BOSTROM Founder and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Philosopher, Author of NYTimes Bestseller Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom's academic work has been translated into more than 30 languages. He is a repeat main TED speaker and has been on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list twice and was included in Prospect's World Thinkers list, the youngest person in the top 15. https://nickbostrom.com https://www.fhi.ox.ac.ukBRIAN DAVID JOHNSONFuturist in residence at Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab. He is Author of The Future You: How to Create the Life You Always Wanted, Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction, 21st Century Robot: The Dr. Simon Egerton Stories, Humanity in the Machine: What Comes After Greed?, Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing, and the Devices We Love.https://csi.asu.edu/people/brian-david-johnsonDEAN SPADE Professor at SeattleU's School of Law, Author of Mutual Aid, Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law.www.deanspade.netALLEN STEELEScience Fiction Author. He has been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright, and other books. His books include Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Books & Writers · The Creative Process
AI & THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

Books & Writers · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 6:06


What will the future look like? What are the risks and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in?Voices of philosophers, futurists, AI experts, science fiction authors, activists, and lawyers reflecting on AI, technology, and the Future of Humanity. All voices in this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast.Voices on this episode are:DR. SUSAN SCHNEIDER American philosopher and artificial intelligence expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University. Author of Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence, and The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness. www.fau.edu/artsandletters/philosophy/susan-schneider/indexNICK BOSTROM Founder and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Philosopher, Author of NYTimes Bestseller Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom's academic work has been translated into more than 30 languages. He is a repeat main TED speaker and has been on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list twice and was included in Prospect's World Thinkers list, the youngest person in the top 15. https://nickbostrom.com https://www.fhi.ox.ac.ukBRIAN DAVID JOHNSONFuturist in residence at Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab. He is Author of The Future You: How to Create the Life You Always Wanted, Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction, 21st Century Robot: The Dr. Simon Egerton Stories, Humanity in the Machine: What Comes After Greed?, Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing, and the Devices We Love.https://csi.asu.edu/people/brian-david-johnsonDEAN SPADE Professor at SeattleU's School of Law, Author of Mutual Aid, Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law.www.deanspade.netALLEN STEELEScience Fiction Author. He has been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright, and other books. His books include Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Future Cities · Sustainability, Energy, Innovation, Climate Change, Transport, Housing, Work, Circular Economy, Education &

What will the future look like? What are the risks and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in?Voices of philosophers, futurists, AI experts, science fiction authors, activists, and lawyers reflecting on AI, technology, and the Future of Humanity. All voices in this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast.Voices on this episode are:DR. SUSAN SCHNEIDER American philosopher and artificial intelligence expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University. Author of Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence, and The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness. www.fau.edu/artsandletters/philosophy/susan-schneider/indexNICK BOSTROM Founder and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Philosopher, Author of NYTimes Bestseller Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom's academic work has been translated into more than 30 languages. He is a repeat main TED speaker and has been on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list twice and was included in Prospect's World Thinkers list, the youngest person in the top 15. https://nickbostrom.com https://www.fhi.ox.ac.ukBRIAN DAVID JOHNSONFuturist in residence at Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab. He is Author of The Future You: How to Create the Life You Always Wanted, Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction, 21st Century Robot: The Dr. Simon Egerton Stories, Humanity in the Machine: What Comes After Greed?, Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing, and the Devices We Love.https://csi.asu.edu/people/brian-david-johnsonDEAN SPADE Professor at SeattleU's School of Law, Author of Mutual Aid, Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law.www.deanspade.netALLEN STEELEScience Fiction Author. He has been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright, and other books. His books include Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

The Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society

What will the future look like? What are the risks and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in?Voices of philosophers, futurists, AI experts, science fiction authors, activists, and lawyers reflecting on AI, technology, and the Future of Humanity. All voices in this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast.Voices on this episode are:DR. SUSAN SCHNEIDER American philosopher and artificial intelligence expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University. Author of Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence, and The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness. www.fau.edu/artsandletters/philosophy/susan-schneider/indexNICK BOSTROM Founder and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Philosopher, Author of NYTimes Bestseller Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom's academic work has been translated into more than 30 languages. He is a repeat main TED speaker and has been on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list twice and was included in Prospect's World Thinkers list, the youngest person in the top 15. https://nickbostrom.com https://www.fhi.ox.ac.ukBRIAN DAVID JOHNSONFuturist in residence at Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab. He is Author of The Future You: How to Create the Life You Always Wanted, Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction, 21st Century Robot: The Dr. Simon Egerton Stories, Humanity in the Machine: What Comes After Greed?, Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing, and the Devices We Love.https://csi.asu.edu/people/brian-david-johnsonDEAN SPADE Professor at SeattleU's School of Law, Author of Mutual Aid, Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law.www.deanspade.netALLEN STEELEScience Fiction Author. He has been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright, and other books. His books include Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Tech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process

What will the future look like? What are the risks and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in?Voices of philosophers, futurists, AI experts, science fiction authors, activists, and lawyers reflecting on AI, technology, and the Future of Humanity. All voices in this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast.Voices on this episode are:DR. SUSAN SCHNEIDER American philosopher and artificial intelligence expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University. Author of Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence, and The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness. www.fau.edu/artsandletters/philosophy/susan-schneider/indexNICK BOSTROM Founder and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Philosopher, Author of NYTimes Bestseller Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom's academic work has been translated into more than 30 languages. He is a repeat main TED speaker and has been on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list twice and was included in Prospect's World Thinkers list, the youngest person in the top 15. https://nickbostrom.com https://www.fhi.ox.ac.ukBRIAN DAVID JOHNSONFuturist in residence at Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab. He is Author of The Future You: How to Create the Life You Always Wanted, Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction, 21st Century Robot: The Dr. Simon Egerton Stories, Humanity in the Machine: What Comes After Greed?, Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing, and the Devices We Love.https://csi.asu.edu/people/brian-david-johnsonDEAN SPADE Professor at SeattleU's School of Law, Author of Mutual Aid, Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law.www.deanspade.netALLEN STEELEScience Fiction Author. He has been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright, and other books. His books include Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Education · The Creative Process
AI & THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY

Education · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 6:06


What will the future look like? What are the risks and opportunities of AI? What role can we play in designing the future we want to live in?Voices of philosophers, futurists, AI experts, science fiction authors, activists, and lawyers reflecting on AI, technology, and the Future of Humanity. All voices in this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast.Voices on this episode are:DR. SUSAN SCHNEIDER American philosopher and artificial intelligence expert. She is the founding director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University. Author of Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence, and The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness. www.fau.edu/artsandletters/philosophy/susan-schneider/indexNICK BOSTROM Founder and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Philosopher, Author of NYTimes Bestseller Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom's academic work has been translated into more than 30 languages. He is a repeat main TED speaker and has been on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list twice and was included in Prospect's World Thinkers list, the youngest person in the top 15. https://nickbostrom.com https://www.fhi.ox.ac.ukBRIAN DAVID JOHNSONFuturist in residence at Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab. He is Author of The Future You: How to Create the Life You Always Wanted, Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction, 21st Century Robot: The Dr. Simon Egerton Stories, Humanity in the Machine: What Comes After Greed?, Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing, and the Devices We Love.https://csi.asu.edu/people/brian-david-johnsonDEAN SPADE Professor at SeattleU's School of Law, Author of Mutual Aid, Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law.www.deanspade.netALLEN STEELEScience Fiction Author. He has been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright, and other books. His books include Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

The Creative Process Podcast
ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

The Creative Process Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 43:55


What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century."I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

The Creative Process Podcast
Highlights - ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

The Creative Process Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 10:33


"I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto from a field trip to Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth NH, now closed. Photo credit: Chuck Peterson

Books & Writers · The Creative Process
ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

Books & Writers · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 43:55


What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century."I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Books & Writers · The Creative Process
Highlights - ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

Books & Writers · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 10:33


"I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto from a field trip to Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth NH, now closed. Photo credit: Chuck Peterson

The Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society
ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

The Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 10:33


"I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto from a field trip to Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth NH, now closed. Photo credit: Chuck Peterson

Future Cities · Sustainability, Energy, Innovation, Climate Change, Transport, Housing, Work, Circular Economy, Education &
ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

Future Cities · Sustainability, Energy, Innovation, Climate Change, Transport, Housing, Work, Circular Economy, Education &

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 43:55


What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century."I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Future Cities · Sustainability, Energy, Innovation, Climate Change, Transport, Housing, Work, Circular Economy, Education &
Highlights - ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

Future Cities · Sustainability, Energy, Innovation, Climate Change, Transport, Housing, Work, Circular Economy, Education &

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 10:33


"I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto from a field trip to Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth NH, now closed. Photo credit: Chuck Peterson

Tech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process
ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

Tech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 43:55


What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century."I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Tech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process
Highlights - ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

Tech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 10:33


"I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto from a field trip to Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth NH, now closed. Photo credit: Chuck Peterson

Education · The Creative Process
Highlights - ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

Education · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 10:33


"I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastPhoto from a field trip to Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth NH, now closed. Photo credit: Chuck Peterson

Education · The Creative Process
ALLEN STEELE - Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of the Coyote Trilogy, Arkwright

Education · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 43:55


What does the future of space exploration look like? How can we unlock the opportunities of outer space without repeating the mistakes of colonization and exploitation committed on Earth? How can we ensure AI and new technologies reflect our values and the world we want to live in? Allen Steele is a science fiction author and journalist. He has written novels, short stories, and essays and been awarded a number of Hugos, Asimov's Readers, and Locus Awards. He's known for his Coyote Trilogy and Arkwright. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also served as an advisor for the Space Frontier Foundation. In 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century."I'm really very glad. I was happy to see that within my lifetime that the prospects of not just Mars, but in fact interstellar space is being taken seriously. I've been at two conferences where we were talking about building the first starship within this century. One of my later books, Arkwright, is about such a project. I saw that Elon Musk is building Starship One, I wish him all the best. And I envy anybody who goes.I wish I were a younger person and in better health. Somebody asked me some time ago, would you go to Mars? And I said, 'I can't do it now. I've got a bum pancreas, and I'm 65 years old, and I'm not exactly the prime prospect for doing this. If you asked me 40 years ago would I go, I would have said: in a heartbeat!' I would gladly leave behind almost everything. I don't think I'd be glad about leaving my wife and family behind, but I'd be glad to go live on another planet, perhaps for the rest of my life, just for the chance to explore a new world, to be one of the settlers in a new world.And I think this is something that's being taken seriously. It is very possible. We've got to be careful about how we do this. And we've got to be careful, particularly about the rationale of the people who are doing this. It bothers me that Elon Musk has lately taken a shift to the Far Right. I don't know why that is. But I'd love to be able to sit down and talk with him about these things and try to understand why he has done such a right thing, but for what seems to be wrong reasons."www.allensteele.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Board Game Blitz
Episode 184 - Feelin' Good

Board Game Blitz

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 26:39


Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including In the Palm of Your Hand, Codex Naturalis, and Kingdomino. Then, we talk about the tactile nature of board games and what components we like physically handling. 0:00-Intro 0:48-Recent Games - In the Palm of Your Hand 5:37-Codex Naturalis 9:33-Kingdomino 12:12-Components 25:25-Outro 26:20-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ2023" to get 10% off your ENTIRE ORDER, including upgrades not available anywhere else! For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/352

SFC Radio Presents
TGFM Jill Arkwright Harvey

SFC Radio Presents

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 30:34


In anticipation of National Financial Advisor Day on Tuesday, April 18, Jill Arkwright Harvey, Chartered Financial Analyst - Director and Wealth Advisor - discusses the Financial Advisor role and how to celebrate National Financial Advisor Day.

Vad blir det för mord?
Anthony Arkwright

Vad blir det för mord?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 59:12


En kille som älskade Jack the Ripper och gärna ville bli han. (Hade jag unnat honom ett spexigt medienamn hade jag kunnat kalla honom Hack the Ripper men det gör jag inte.) När han fick sparken gick han iaf på en killing spree och det är jätteräligt.tw: Mycket gore, alltså våld med kniv och yxa och hammare. Och styckning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nonlinear Library
LW - Think wider about the root causes of progress by jasoncrawford

The Nonlinear Library

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 7:15


Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Think wider about the root causes of progress, published by jasoncrawford on December 21, 2022 on LessWrong. Too much discussion of the Industrial Revolution is myopic, focused narrowly on a few highlights such as steam and coal. The IR was part of broader trends that are wider in scope and longer in time than its traditional definition encompasses. To understand anything, it is crucial to get the correct scope for the phenomenon in question. Here are some ways in which we have to widen our focus in order to see the big picture. Wider than coal and steam Some explanations of the IR focus on steam engines, and especially on the coal that fueled them. Economist Robert Allen, for instance, has one of the best-researched and most convincing arguments for cheap coal as a requirement for the development of steam power. A weak version of this claim, such as “coal was a crucial factor in the IR,” is certainly true. But sometimes a much stronger claim is made, to the effect that the IR couldn't have happened without abundant, accessible coal, and that this is the main factor explaining why it happened in Europe and especially in Britain. Or more broadly, that all of material progress is driven by fossil fuels (with the implication that once we are, sooner or later, forced to transition away from fossil fuels—whether by geology, economics, or politics—growth will inevitably slow). But much of the early IR wasn't dependent on steam power: Textile machinery, such as Arkwright's spinning machines, were originally powered by water. Henry Maudslay's earliest machine tools were made to manufacture locks; another key application of machine tools was guns with interchangeable parts. This was not motivated by steam power. Improvements in factory organization, such as the arrangement of Wedgwood's pottery manufacturing operation, were management techniques, independent of power sources. The reaper was pulled by horses—even after the development of steam power, because steam tractors were too heavy for use in fields. Even stationary agricultural machines such as for threshing or winnowing were often muscle-powered. You could argue that all of these inventions would have reached a plateau and would not have had as much economic impact without eventually being hooked up to steam or gas engines. But the fact remains that they were initially powered by water or muscle, and they were economically useful in those first incarnations, often achieving 10x or more gains in productivity. They didn't need coal or gas for that, nor were they invented in anticipation that such power would soon be available. So either it was an amazing coincidence that all of this mechanical invention was going on at the same time—or there was some wider, underlying trend. Wider than industry Further, the IR itself only represents a subset of the broader technical innovations that were going on in this period. Here are a few key things that aren't considered “industrial” and so are often left out of the story of the IR: Improvements to agriculture other than mechanization: for instance, new crop rotations Improvements to maritime navigation, such as the marine chronometer that helped solve the longitude problem Immunization techniques against smallpox: inoculation and later vaccination To me, the fact of all these inventions happening in roughly the same time period indicates a general acceleration of progress during this time, reflecting some deep cause, not a simple playing out of the consequences of one specific resource or invention. Wider than invention In many areas, incremental improvements were being made even before the major inventions that make the history books: Roads and canals were improved in the 17th and 18th centuries, speeding up transportation even before railroads Experiments by engineers like John ...

British Murders Podcast
S06E07 | Anthony Arkwright | The Wath upon Dearne Spree Killer

British Murders Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 27:46


In the seventh episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Anthony Arkwright.In August 1988, Anthony murdered Stasys Puidokis, Raymond Ford and Marcus Law in 56 hours and was suspected of having killed Elsa Konradite.In the middle of his sadistic killing spree, he was arrested on suspicion of robbery but was released only to go and kill again.He was initially given a life sentence in 1989 with a minimum term of 25 years before his sentence changed to a whole life order in 1990.Please check out Chic Creations for high-quality handcrafted gifts for all occasions:https://www.facebook.com/Chic.CreationsUK⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣Intro music:⁣David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic⁣My recording equipment:⁣Shure SM7B Vocal MicrophoneCloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio InterfaceRode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom ArmRecorded in:⁣Hindenberg PROEdited in:⁣DaVinci Resolve 17⁣References:⁣www.britishmurders.com/anthonyarkwright/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British Murders Podcast
S06E07 | Anthony Arkwright | The Wath upon Dearne Spree Killer

British Murders Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 30:16


In the seventh episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Anthony Arkwright. In August 1988, Anthony murdered Stasys Puidokis, Raymond Ford and Marcus Law in 56 hours and was suspected of having killed Elsa Konradite. In the middle of his sadistic killing spree, he was arrested on suspicion of robbery but was released only to go and kill again. He was initially given a life sentence in 1989 with a minimum term of 25 years before his sentence changed to a whole life order in 1990. Please check out Chic Creations for high-quality handcrafted gifts for all occasions: https://www.facebook.com/Chic.CreationsUK ⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣ https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣ Intro music:⁣ David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣ https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic⁣ My recording equipment:⁣ Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1 Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm Recorded in:⁣ Hindenberg PRO Edited in:⁣ DaVinci Resolve 17⁣ References:⁣ www.britishmurders.com/anthonyarkwright/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Board Game Barrage
#233: A Decade of Missed Games: 2010-2019

Board Game Barrage

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 64:47 Very Popular


Well, we can't play everything, and that was probably more true ten years ago than it is now. So we thought we'd look back at the decade past, and highlight some games that we feel like we missed out on. Before we prolong our backlogs, we talk about Loot of Lima, Yosemite, and Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture. 02:13 - Loot of Lima 09:17 - Yosemite 14:56 - Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture 23:01 - Games from last decade we want to play 24:14 - Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game 25:53 - Black Friday 27:12 - Haggis 28:07 - Sentinels of the Multiverse 30:09 - Kolejka 31:30 - Eclipse 33:02 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery 34:20 - Copycat 35:31 - Caverna: The Cave Farmers 38:06 - Duel of Ages II 40:24 - Kanban 42:07 - Wir sind das Volk! 43:21 - Kingdom Death: Monster 45:18 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization 47:23 - Mombasa 48:59 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game 50:14 - Arkwright 51:03 - Adrenaline 52:18 - This War of Mine: The Board Game 53:14 - Gaia Project 54:36 - Calimala 55:51 - Obsession 57:50 - Mage Knight Board Game 58:34 - Gùgōng 59:39 - Barrage 1:00:53 - Crusader Kings Check out our wiki at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/wiki Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord Join our Facebook group at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/facebook Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store

Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast with Matthew Robinson and his Gaming Group
Round 16, Extra Turn: Game Sommelier Roundup with Paul

Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast with Matthew Robinson and his Gaming Group

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 91:46


Ben and Paul make up for episodes of neglected game sommelier segments with this mega roundup of questions we're overdue to answer.0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben and Paul 0:04;39 - This Week's Game Night: 1848, Dice Realms, Taverns of Tiefenthal, (Russian Railroads) 18Ireland 0:23:11 - Board Game Sommelier0:24:10: Games for an Adult Community: Scrabble, Catan, Wavelength, Tichu, Telestrations, Ticket to Ride, 6 Nimmt, A Fake Artist Goes to New York, Just One, Concordia, Mahjong0:32:10 - Games for Newish Players who value Player Interaction:  Fresh Fish, Innovation, Concordia, Crisis, Gunkimono, Voluspa, Santorini, Twilight Struggle0:44:20 - Games/Designers that Suggest a Player who likes them  is a good or bad fit for the group: Sagrada, Catan, Arkwright, 18xx, Brass, Twilight Imperium, Foundations of Rome, Cards Against Humanity, Werewolf, Mafia, Avalon, Secret Hitler, Code Names, Decrypto, Ticket to Ride, 18Chesapeake, Age of Steam, Otello, Exploding Kittens1:03:05 - Economic Games with Player-Driven Economies (for train game and Splotter enthusiasts): Lowlands, Hegemony, Modern Art, Bohnanza, Navagador, Clans of Caledonia, Food Chain Magnate, Brass, Kraftwagen, Art Decko1:11:28 - Games that Hold Up: Taverns of Tiefenthal, Carnegie; and that don't: Art Decko, Bitoku; and maybe both; Russian Railroads; Brick and Mortar1:17:30 - Six Player Games:  (like Architects of the West Kingdom and Libertalia, but not Dune) Quartermaster General, Railways of the World, Tribune, Keyflower, Key to the City: London, Medici, Viticulture (Tuscany), Thunder Alley1:24:26 - Shag, Marry, Kill: Barrage, 18xx, Avalon1:31:09 - Sign Off: @kirbooloni.com

Board Game Blitz
Episode 156 - Top 5 Worker Placement Games

Board Game Blitz

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 39:10


Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion and Planet Unknown. We then talk about worker placement games and our top 5 board games with worker placement. Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 1:30 Top 5 Worker Placement Games: 13:04 Outro: 38:09 Bloopers: 39:07 Watch our 6 year anniversary video to enter our contest: https://youtu.be/K7gxz_rNaiI Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302344/scooby-doo-escape-haunted-mansion Planet Unknown: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258779/planet-unknown Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/321

Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast with Matthew Robinson and his Gaming Group
Round 15, Turn 11: "Railways of the World" with Ben, Paul, and Candice

Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast with Matthew Robinson and his Gaming Group

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 159:53


Ben, Paul, and Candice review "Railways of the World" and then discuss what makes a game "fun-forward."00:00:00 - Intro00:03:02 - Game Night—00:05:21 - Lorenzo il magnfico—00:09:15 - Avalon—00:09:58 - Crisis—00:15:57 - Forged in Steel—00:18:49 - Survive: Escape from Atlantis—00:20:58 - Tapestry—00:21:43 - 18Ireland00:23:47 - Game News—00:24:00 - Oranienburger Kanal—00:26:35 - Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods—00:28:00 - Skymines00:33:12 - Games on the Brain—00:35:23 - No Retreat—00:44:44 - Autobahn—00:50:50 - Feudem (& Arkwright)00:55:49 - Review:  Railways of the World —01:36:49 - Age of Steam01:54:09 - Discussion: Fun Forward Games—02:04:32 - Catan—02:05:24 - Twilight Imperium—02:07:06 - Santiago—02:09:43 - Jaws—02:12:29 - Automobiles—02:16:28 - Carson City—02:20:12 - Quartermaster General—02:24:13 - Smartphone Inc.—02:26:52 - Tank Duel!!—02:30:27 - Citadels!!!—02:33:47 - Castles of Mad King Ludwig—02:35:07 - Dead of Winter