Culture

Inspired by "The Space"

The Space is a free digital arts service that could help to transform the way people connect with, and experience, arts and culture. It will challenge artists, arts and cultural organisations to collaborate with each other and partners to capture and create a wealth of cultural experiences.

Halcyon Inspired

posted on 12 May 2012

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Identifying the risks of "neuromania"

Philosopher Raymond Tallis and RSA CEO Matthew Taylor debated competing claims about the ability of neuroscience to explain behaviour, culture and society. Tallis argued that recent "mania" for putting neuro- in front of concepts as diverse as aesthetics and law is based on a reductionist overestimation of our current understanding of the brain. ...read more

Halcyon Identifies

posted on 27 July 2011

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In Future - Trends and Countertrends

A leading futurist warned that to every trend there is a countertrend, which could lead to greater culture clashes between opposing trends, and a world of extremes and intolerance as groups fight to dominate the future.