Mark knows life. Mark knows death. He’s contemplated both. Mark Henick has dedicated his life from an early age to opening minds and creating change, drawing from his personal experience with suicide and self-harm. His TEDx talk on suicide is amongst the top 50 most watched in the world. Mark is currently a member of the board of directors for the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and … Continue reading A Life or Death matter
Andrew Solomon is a writer and lecturer on psychology, politics, and the arts; and an activist in LGBTI rights and mental health, as well as one of five parents to four kids. His book The Noonday Demon, 2000, won the 2001 National Book Award (US), was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, and was included in The Times list of one hundred best books of the decade. His Far from … Continue reading Andrew Solomon: The experience of depression tends to be bad where people don’t feel that they are able to communicate with one another
Professor Dan Ariely, the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics, currently teaches at Duke University and is the author of the bestsellers Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality. His TEDx lectures have over 12 million views and counting. Prof Ariely is the founder of The Centre for Advanced Hindsight. His work has been featured in a variety of media including The New York Times, Wall Street … Continue reading Prof. Dan Ariely: Economic improvement without psychological perspective won’t help
“Education allows you to upgrade yourself – intellectually, emotionally, professionally. Imagine living in a society where everyone is always able to „updgrade“ themselves. I think more and more of us will become life-long learners and build a portfolio career – re-skilling and up-skilling as we go. This innovation is great news for a planet with explosive growth in population. But providing education can be costly and … Continue reading A generation of life-long learners in times of explosive over-population
Breathing is sex. Life is sex. Death is sex. Annie Spinkle is sex. She’s been a NYC prostitute and a porn star for 20 years. She is a founder of the Post Porn Modernism and the rapidly growing global Ecosexology movement. She is also the first porn star to earn a Phd (BFA at School of Visual Arts in NYC). Today Annie Sprinkle is a widely renowned sex educator … Continue reading Ecosexual is the new sexual
Michael Stokes. You know Michael. You were recently shocked by his photoshoot of naked American veterans who have lost limbs in the Middle East. (see photos below) Michael is a fine art photographer with a twist of eroticism. His first veteran amputee photoshoot was in 2012 with the 26-year-old U.S. Marine Alex Minsky. A year later, after the shoot went viral, other veterans approached Michael to be photographed. All … Continue reading Michael Stokes: It’s not the subject that matters, it is how the subject is presented
Ambassador Vondra was a founding member of the Civic Forum in Czechoslovakia. He served as Foreign Policy Advisor to President Václav Havel (1990-1992) and was First Deputy Foreign Minister (1992-1997). From 1997 to 2001, Vondra was Czech Ambassador to the United States and afterwards, as Czech Government Commissioner, prepared the 2002 Prague NATO Summit. Later, he served as Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2007), Deputy … Continue reading Vondra: EU should show its muscles to Putin
