Simon’s latest book, The Good Country Equation: How We Can Repair the World in One Generation is full of amusing and sometimes surreal anecdotes from a long and colorful career meeting with all sorts of political leaders. His ultimate aim was to help increase the type of international cooperation that can solve the challenges of globalization. His …

Tom Crompton’s research into values shows that the dominant narrative of the selfishness of humankind is deeply flawed. Paul Allen presents a positive and attainable vision of the future, where technology creates smart, localised and integrated infrastructures that help us humans live in harmony with the planet for centuries to come. We then hear f…

Walid founded a ground-breaking news aggregation service in his home country of Yemen, which spurred him onto work with tracking Internet censorship and enabling activists and journalists to bypass government-imposed firewalls to access news and social media websites. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society (ISOC) and co-fou…

Ajay Rastogi works closely with the women of Majkhali village in foothills of the Himalayas, in Uttarakhand, India, where making art is an intrinsic part of everyday life. Ajay set up the Vrikshalaya Centre there to be a meeting place and knowledge hub for the villagers and other communities in the Himalayan lowlands, as well as visitors and homest…

First we hear from Ajay Rastogi who works closely with the women of Majkhali village in foothills of the Himalayas, in Uttarakhand, India. He set up the Vrikshalaya Centre there to be a meeting place and knowledge hub for the villagers and other communities in the Himalayan lowlands, as well as foreign visitors and homestay guests interested in mor…

Both Ajay Rastogi and Dr John, as his students call him, are part of an growing movement that calls for a new kind of ethics that views all places as part of our home, all generations and beings as part of our scope of responsibility, and all actions as potential expressions of human care for the world. Dr. John and Ajay were at the Foundation’s HQ…

First you hear the words of Andrew and Kayla Blanchflower, tipi dwellers and makers whose way of the life can be an inspiration to all of us to live lighter. Andrew and Kayla met and fell in love in Oregon in the States, and decided to raise their family ‘off the grid’ with a closer contact to the earth and Mother Nature. You will then hear Yvette …

First, we hear Tim Kasser, currently a professor of psychology at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, USA. He has authored over 100 scientific articles and book chapters on materialism, values, goals, well-being, and environmental sustainability, among other topics. In 2018, he collaborated with the cartoonist Larry Gonick to create HyperCapitalis…

Tomas is the author of the book The World We Create and the co-author of The Nordic Secret. He is a founding member of the Swedish youth association Protus for lifelong learning and philosophical exploration. In 2016, he founded the Research Institute Perspectiva in London together with Jonathan Rowson - to inspire our political, academic and busin…

Nordic By Nature is a mindful podcast inspired by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess who coined the term deep ecology. In this episode, ON INNER RESILIENCE, you will hear from Ajay Rastogi, is the co-founder of the Foundation for the Contemplation of Nature (foundnature.org). Together with the village residents, Ajay runs experiential 'Resilience…

Nordic By Nature is a mindful podcast with a global perspective, inspired by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess, who coined the term Deep Ecology. Nordic By Nature is created for you to listen with your headphones. Culinary curator Monika Kucia from Poland talks about how she takes the ego out of food. Design Leader and author Daniel Christian Wa…

Nordic By Nature is a mindful podcast with a global perspective, inspired by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess, who coined the term Deep Ecology. Nordic By Nature is created for you to listen with your headphones. In this episode On Activism, you will meet Satish Kumar, world leading activist for over 50 years, Marijn van de Geer, active member …