Podcasts Culture The Sill TSP066 - The Hippo and The Oxpecker: Repairing the synapses of community.

TSP066 - The Hippo and The Oxpecker: Repairing the synapses of community.

Published: Oct. 15, 2018, 10:30 a.m.

From the Humongous Fungus of Oregon to the wave of human migration spreading across our planet, life has become more dependent then ever on the value of connectivity.

Duration - 28:19

VoxBox: Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.


Highlights:

  • Importance of connection and continuity in communities
  • Symbiotic relationship between a hippo and an oxpecker
  • Interconnectedness of nature and the humongous fungus
  • Role of storytelling in communities
  • Challenges of technology, including software updates and lack of compatibility
  • Concept of open source technology
  • Impact of social media on global connectivity and individual isolation
  • Power of art to connect people universally
  • Relationships and the need for flexibility and acceptance
  • Recognizing global interconnectedness in relation to climate change