Salon: Magnificent Humanity

At this month’s Salon we discussed the future, using the Pope’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas as a way in to thinking about how to approach the incredible pattern of planets this summer. This led to discussion of inequality, the effects of the 2008 banking crisis and much more.

To watch it on YouTube, follow this link.

Some interesting recommendations were made for further reading and viewing.

Mary recommended The Con, a brilliant explanation of the financial crisis which accelerated the split between the middle classes and the billionaires.

Sabrina recommended The Digital Delusion, a fascinating substack by Jared Cooney Horvath for more discussion of the effects of tech on education and young minds.

Here is the link to the Pope’s encyclical

I recommend this podcast Conspirituality. In episode 311  there is a lively discussion of Magnifica Humanitas.

I also recommend the Channel 4 series Tip Toe.