What if we celebrated ‘a night in?’

In this episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Rinat Sherzer, a visionary dreamer, passionate creator, and relentless advocate for both the earth and humanity.

Rinat, currently a PhD candidate at RMIT, brings a wealth of experience to our conversation. She is a biotech engineer, transdisciplinary designer and artist, social entrepreneur, and educator. Rinat divides her time between teaching at Parsons School of Design in New York and serving as the Head of Design & Innovation at Wix Studio, while also giving keynote speeches worldwide. Previously, she was the Head of Design Management & Innovation at Bezalel Academy.

Rinat combines principles from biomimicry and strategic design to create a cultural shift towards an egalitarian society. We explore the concept of "the rhythm of the egg"—an intriguing idea that challenges our conventional approach to life and success. Rinat’s perspective encourages us to slow down, appreciate the quieter moments, and find joy in simplicity.

Is the fastest always the winner?

How can we turn inward and uncover the unique gifts within ourselves, especially in the context of Western society and the relentless summertime mindset?

In an era rife with burnout, what is truly worth chasing?

And what if we could replace fear with curiosity?

Join us to discover how we can collectively drive a cultural shift towards a more equitable and sustainable future. For show notes & links visit TNM official website

If I weren’t an architect, I would have become an anthropologist. My fascination with cultures from around the globe has fueled my imagination for as long as I can remember.

In this episode, I had the immense pleasure of hosting someone who has profoundly expanded my understanding of hunter-gatherer societies and their worldview, and what it means for our lives today and the current state of the world. Dr. Daniel Naveh, who lived with the Nayaka for over a year, joins us to share his insights.

Dr. Daniel Naveh is an anthropologist and an environmental studies lecturer at Tel Aviv and Bar-Ilan Universities. He spent over a year among hunter-gatherers in the forests of South India. His research focuses on the environmental perceptions, consciousness, and educational practices of hunter-gatherer societies.

Daniel shares his personal story of living with the Nayaka in India, highlighting the unique ways hunter-gatherers understand and interact with their environment and the relevance of this perspective to the current climate crisis. We also discuss how anthropological lessons from hunter-gatherers and additional scientific discoveries can help us reconnect with plants, animals, and the astonishing nature of reality.

What are the valuable lessons that modern societies can learn from the wisdom of hunter-gatherer cultures? Tune in to expand your understanding and discover how ancient wisdom can transform our modern world.

Buddhi online course in Anthropology, Environment, and Consciousness

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Growing architecture is an innovative approach that integrates living plants into architectural designs, addressing ecological issues such as climate change adaptation and promoting sustainable living environments. This concept challenges traditional design methodologies by incorporating elements like growth, decay, chance, and probability into the creation of resilient and beautiful structures.

This episode's guest is Ferdinand Ludwig, a Professor of Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture and the Director of the Research Group Baubotanik at the Technical University of Munich. He co-founded OLA – Office for Living Architecture in Stuttgart, Germany, and is the author of the book “Growing Architecture – How to Design and Build with Trees.”

In our conversation, we explore the following questions:

• What inspired the concept of Baubotanik, and what challenges arise when designing with nature?
• How can we adopt a mindset that looks beyond our own lifetimes when planning and building structures?
• What are the three approaches to time in the context of living architecture?
• How can we understand cities as living systems and the concept of inhabitable forests?

Tune in to this episode to discover how Ferdinand Ludwig's groundbreaking work is reshaping our understanding of architecture and encouraging us to design with nature, time, and the unknown in mind.

Locations of the experiments mentioned on the episode: Plane Tree Cube Baubotanik Tower, Baubotanik Footbridge, Arbor Kitchen

Growing Architecture book

For show notes & links visit TNM official website