Funology
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We like sharing voices that we find in inspiring podcasts, books, videos, music and conversations around the world, trying to discover what it means to be human.
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Kim
Jul 6
The Book of Dust
“One hears all sorts of things. The question is whether they matter.”
― Philip Pullman, La Belle Sauvage
oaive
Nov 24, 2023
Maurine Kornfeld
“How long have you competed?”
I had no idea what he was talking about. So I said, “Not long.”
Kim
Nov 10, 2023
Optimum is not always optimal
Is there a dark side of maximization?
Olivia
Oct 6, 2023
A loose grip on the mug
Reflections on fulfillment
oaive
Aug 19, 2023
Writing in Italian
Jhumpa Lahiri has found a new voice
Olivia
Mar 22, 2023
What's so funny?
Making space
Kim
Feb 1, 2023
Absolutely fine
I'm absolutely fine, but...
Olivia
Dec 17, 2022
Rituals
Collective effervescence, synchrony and the power of rituals
Olivia
Sep 16, 2022
Making Friends
Social connection and health
Olivia
Sep 9, 2022
Rethinking the office
What is the office today actually for?
oaive
May 26, 2022
Bittersweetness
Susan Cain suggests in her new book that longing, sorrow and grief could be the wellsprings of connection, creativity and hope.
Neo
Mar 18, 2022
Relating to work
Anti-burnout vibes
Olivia
Mar 13, 2022
Fiona Hill
On motivations, ambitions, framing, re-framing and imagining a way out of the conflict.
Olivia
Feb 8, 2022
Social illusions
"The picture we have of one another. Layers and layers of misunderstanding. The picture we have of ourselves. Useless. Presumptuous."
Olivia
Dec 15, 2021
The extended mind
Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?
And what is the mind, btw?
Olivia
Dec 11, 2021
On boundaries
How do you create and uphold healthy boundaries?
Olivia
Sep 16, 2021
Sidesplitter
A beautiful conversation between comedian Phil Wang and journalist Elizabeth Day on comedy, engineering and much more.
oaive
Aug 23, 2021
Effortless Action
Physicist Sean Carroll and sinologist Edward Slingerland talk about philosophy and "the flow".
Neo
Aug 14, 2021
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin won the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Her speech is timeless.
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