Flourishing is not a fixed state; it is an unfolding. In this time of rupture we need encounters with flourishing, to know it in our lived experiences individually and collectively. In this transformative event on December 12, 2024, Ryan McGranaghan, host of the Origins Podcast and founder of the Flourishing Salons, engaged in a moving conversation with four profound provocateurs and a wider community of artists, designers, engineers, scientists, educators, and contemplatives. The event was co-hosted by Flourishing Salons and the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) DC Art and Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER).


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Show Notes:

• Video of the event (link) and event page (link)
• Opening remarks - JD Talasek, Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (03:30)
• DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (03:30)
• Ryan McGranaghan framing (05:50)
• Flourishing Salons (06:00)
• Rainer Maria Rilke "Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower" (07:30)
• Elizabeth Alexander (09:00)
• James Suzman (09:40)
• Danielle Allen (09:40)
• John Paul Lederach and critical yeast (12:00)
• Audrey Tang (12:50)
• David Whyte (13:10)
• "Knowledge Commons and the Future of Democracy" (14:00)
• Simone Weil (18:00)
• American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (19:00)
• 'Flourishing Summits' (19:45)
• Susan Magsamen provocation (20:15)
• Julie Demuth provocation (34:00)
• Jennifer Wiseman provocation (45:00)
• Dan Jay provocation (56:15)
• Salon discussion (01:11:00)
• Find the guests online:
  • Susan Magsamen
  • Julie Demuth
  • Jennifer Wiseman
  • Dan Jay

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