Videos
Our Pronoiac Heroes, Part 2
What would our buildings and products look like if designers took into account “all children, all species, for all time?”
If You Can’t Find Any Pronoia, Create Some
Every Now and then, Bathe Yourself in Glory
Get your minimum daily requirement of beauty
This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide. Spain´s highest mountain @(3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories…The goal was to capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains I know El Teide.
Hot Beauty in the Heavens
One of the most spectacular solar sights is an erupting prominence. Two weeks ago, NASA’s Sun-orbiting Solar Dynamic Observatory spacecraft imaged an impressively large prominence erupting from the surface…The scale of the prominence is huge — the entire Earth would easily fit under the flowing curtain of hot gas.
Experiments in Poetic Justice
Reality TV show: Six wealthy young fashion addicts never thought about who makes their clothes — until they were relocated to India, where they worked in cotton fields and clothes factories. Find out whether they could handle a sewing machine and meet the target of two garments a minute.
Take It Easy, Relax, Let Go
New Spiritual Technique [NSFW]
Bringing Life to the Dead Spots
Bathe Yourself in Innocent Sound
Pretty music you’ve never heard - “We’ll dazzle them all — hold on”
There’s More Intelligence in the World Than Any of Us Imagines
The Emotional World of Farmer Animals
Jefferey Masson, author of When Elephants Weep and Dogs Never Lie About Love, leads viewers through the personal journey he underwent while writing his latest book, The Pig Who Sang to The Moon.
This journey into the sentient, emotional lives of farm animals brings Masson to animal sanctuaries around the country where caregivers and the animals themselves tell their harrowing stories of rescue and escape.
Masson delves into the rich ancestry of these curious and intelligent animals and interviews top experts in animal behavior who offer scientific perspectives on these amazing creatures.
Believe the Facts About Human Progress, Not the Demagogic Appeals of Irrational Cynics
Pronoia’s Sneaking up on You
Redefining Pronoia
Aimee Mullins and her 12 pairs of legs
Athlete, actor, and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height. She redefines what the body can be.
Your Minimum Daily Requirement of Beauty
Is Broccoli Sentient?
It may be time to stop the senseless slaughter of plants
Here’s a fascinating TED talk by Stefano Mancuso, a founder of the study of plant “neurobiology”, which explores how plants communicate, or “signal,” with each other, using a complex internal analysis system to find nutrients, spread their species and even defend themselves against predators.
An Endangered Species No Longer Endangered
In Britain, otters were on the verge of extinction 30 years ago. They have made an amazing comeback, and are now almost everywhere.
Be Alert for Unexpected Dancing
Not Quite As Good As the Lion Lying Down With the Lamb, but Close
This video from National Geographic shows some brazen hippopotamuses and their audacity to romp freely among African crocodiles, even amidst intense feeding sessions. If that isn’t enough, the hippos also lick and gnaw at the crocodiles’ armor. A baby hippo is even seen to treat a croc like its personal chew toy!
Kindness Invades Capitalism
A cafe where you pay what you want.
The idea for Panera Bread’s first nonprofit cafe was to open an eatery where customers paid what they could afford. A month into the honor system experiment, the restaurant is exceeding expectations and paving the way for more locations.
Making Fun of Yourself Could Be a Primal Pronoiac Act
In case you need some instructions and inspiration in being silly…
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