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Global Challenges



While some problems we encounter are only pertinent on a personal or more local, grassroots level, there are some issues that affect humanity as a whole, on a global scale. These range from warring nations and ideological matters, to environmental and sustainability issues, to poverty and societal concerns. Due to the advent of technology and the subsequent globalization of world economies and society as a whole, such concerns are only becoming more evident in the modern age.

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Discussions on Youth: For the Leaders of the Future

In a straightforward question-and-answer format, Buddhist teacher Daisaku Ikeda responds to the complicated issued facing American young people.

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O World Project Interview - Sacred Activism - Andrew Harvey

O World Project interview with author/creator of Sacred Activism - Andrew Harvey.

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Dark Gold: The Human Shadow and the Global Crisis

Dark Gold: The Human Shadow and the Global Crisis endeavors to educate, challenge, and most importantly, inspire the reader to engage with the personal and collective shadow as a necessary first step in both individual and planetary healing.

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Soapbox Presents Dr Vandana Shiva

Dr Vandana Shiva give a talk in this Soapbox Presents.

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Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis

Looking to the future, Diamond examines whether the United States, Japan, and the whole world are successfully coping with the grave crises they currently face.

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Earth Talk: Matthew Fox - Recovering the Sacredness of the Earth

Matthew Fox talks on the subject of "Recovering the Sacredness of the Earth and the Difference it Makes as the Next Stage of Human Evolution".

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Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge

Genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are “the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodification of nature.… Life itself is being colonized,” according to renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva.

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"India's Green Revolution: More Harm Than Good" by Vandana Shiva

Dr. Vandana Shiva explains the harms caused by India's "green revolution."

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Jared Diamond - What Is the Far Far Future of Humans in the Universe?

Consider humanity's astounding progress in science during the past three hundred years. Now take a deep breath and project forward three billion years. Assuming humans survive, can we even conceive of what our progeny might be like?

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Is Nationalism Ever a Force for Good? | Jared Diamond | Big Think

Nationalism isn't always a bad thing. When a country doesn't have self-confidence, and a collective sense of identity, that is also a problem. The optimal situation, in the case of nationalism, is that a nation's citizens have a healthy amount of it.

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