Beehives, Greek Wisdom, & Invisible Hands: Pursuing Emergent Optimism with Byron Reese Part I
About this episode
Byron Reese discusses his book on humanity's collective function and the potential for optimism in challenging times.
Byron Reese is a futurist and an optimist. His new book We Are Agora: How Humanity Functions as a Single Superorganism That Shapes Our World and Our Future is named after the Ancient Greek marketplace and suggests that we might be part of a bigger entity that shapes our ends. Does the book have the insights we need to revitalize a sense of optimism even amidst dystopian times though?
Topics covered
- futurism
- optimism
- humanity
- dystopia
- Greek philosophy
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