How the Humanities Can Help Solve Problems | Feat. Prof Christian Madsbjerg (Founder of ReD Associates)
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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
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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
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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
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Thumbnail: Illustration by Tim Robinson
Music: A Journey Through The Universe – Lesion X
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