Understanding AI has is a recurrent challenge. Should we be afraid or more sanguine or some combination of the two? Ben is a good person to talk to as he works in the front line of AI developments and is alert to the wonder and complexity of things. He found the Realisation Festival through the work of figures such as Iain McGilchrist and John Verveake and brings their insights to bear upon his work and sense of things. In this conversation, he discusses his own story of moving from a mechani...
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Understanding AI has is a recurrent challenge. Should we be afraid or more sanguine or some combination of the two? Ben is a good person to talk to as he works in the front line of AI developments and is alert to the wonder and complexity of things. He found the Realisation Festival through the work of figures such as Iain McGilchrist and John Verveake and brings their insights to bear upon his work and sense of things. In this conversation, he discusses his own story of moving from a mechani...
Poetry as a tool for transformation. A conversation with Josiane Smith
The Realisation Festival Podcast
50 minutes
6 months ago
Poetry as a tool for transformation. A conversation with Josiane Smith
What good is a poem? How might poetry be a tool for transformation, both personally and collectively? And how does poetry help us to better understand the spirit of our times? In this conversation, Mark Vernon and Josiane Smith explore the ways in which poetry goes beyond 'the poem', towards a more soulful way of living; engaging more deeply with the forces of nature and change all around. It can be used in surprising places to console and challenge, it can be a catalyst for our dreams ...
The Realisation Festival Podcast
Understanding AI has is a recurrent challenge. Should we be afraid or more sanguine or some combination of the two? Ben is a good person to talk to as he works in the front line of AI developments and is alert to the wonder and complexity of things. He found the Realisation Festival through the work of figures such as Iain McGilchrist and John Verveake and brings their insights to bear upon his work and sense of things. In this conversation, he discusses his own story of moving from a mechani...
