EPISODE · Feb 7, 2022 · 1H 4M
How the Humanities Can Help Solve Problems | Feat. Prof Christian Madsbjerg (Founder of ReD Associates)
from Utopia is Now · host Xavier Logan-Sievers
Christian is the co-founder of management consultancy ReD Associates & Professor of Applied Humanities at The New School and Senior Partner in Red Associates. Christian's work is based on his interest in the practical application of the Human Sciences. Christian teaches philosophy at The New School in New York City and helps out in larger organizations as an advisor. Timestamps ______________________ 0:00 - Christian’s Story & His Heroes 13:44 - Heidegger, Technology & Nature 19:46 - How do we reconcile capitalist systems with the need to preserve the world? 27:03 - Human Intelligence in a world of Big Data 33:47 - The Value of the Humanities & its importance in human progress 39:05 - An Anthropologist Walks Into a Bar.... 45:21 - How Anthropology can solve problems 54:03 - Social Sciences and Ignorance ' 59:56 - What is Christian’s Utopia? Mentioned ______________________ ReD Associates Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm by Christian Madsbjerg The Question Concerning Technology by Martin Heidegger Nassim Nicholas Taleb Credits ______________________ Thumbnail: Illustration by Tim Robinson Music: A Journey Through The Universe – Lesion X
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Christian is the co-founder of management consultancy ReD Associates & Professor of Applied Humanities at The New School and Senior Partner in Red Associates. Christian's work is based on his interest in the practical application of the Human Sciences. Christian teaches philosophy at The New School in New York City and helps out in larger organizations as an advisor. Timestamps ______________________ 0:00 - Christian’s Story & His Heroes 13:44 - Heidegger, Technology & Nature 19:46 - How do we reconcile capitalist systems with the need to preserve the world? 27:03 - Human Intelligence in a world of Big Data 33:47 - The Value of the Humanities & its importance in human progress 39:05 - An Anthropologist Walks Into a Bar.... 45:21 - How Anthropology can solve problems 54:03 - Social Sciences and Ignorance ' 59:56 - What is Christian’s Utopia? Mentioned ______________________ ReD Associates Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm by Christian Madsbjerg The Question Concerning Technology by Martin Heidegger Nassim Nicholas Taleb Credits ______________________ Thumbnail: Illustration by Tim Robinson Music: A Journey Through The Universe – Lesion X
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