Intro to Impact: pathways to positive change
How does change really happen? Explore cutting-edge knowledge and develop practical skills to create positive impact for your own project as we journey into the heart of change-making.
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Meditation Primer: Part 2
Is Tantra the most misunderstood tradition?
Embrace your inner outlier: going full desert weirdo with Brittany Cole Houston | S4E3
Brittany is a silversmith, non-traditional educator, and the creative force behind Full Desert Weirdo. Together we rethink the edges of normalcy, illuminating how our quirkiest traits not only shape an ever-changing personal identity but also hold the potential to remake the world around us.
Meditation Primer: Part 1
Navigate the rich landscapes of meditation by grokking various practices, from Shamatha's calm abiding to Vipassana's insightful mindfulness.
Everybody hates a tourist: why socio-political theory never gets it right about common people
Metaphors matter. When too many of our core conceptual analogies about people and politics try to bring a knife to a gun fight, are we left trying to eat soup with a fork?
Meditation for ADHD
Reduce reactivity, detach from distraction, and find focus.
Deferred Action Game
A frustratingly fun interactive adventure in navigating bureaucracy.
Liberalism and the politics of getting rid of politics
Liberalism nobly attempts to transcend the messiness of politics through a reliance on law and a vision of universal principles. But in its pursuit of a rational and conflict-free societal order, does liberalism undermine the political agency and ethical discourse necessary for a vibrant democracy?
Critical Thinking or Care-full Thinking?
Is it possible that our prized tool for dissecting truth—critical thinking—might actually be sharpening divides rather than bridging them? Peter Gilderdale confronts a paradox at the heart of a cherished intellectual tradition: are we merely critiquing, or are we truly considering?
