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Is 'flight' in the wings of the bird? Embodied ways of knowing about the world
Annushka and Alicia talk with Dr. Evan Thompson about his work in philosophy, religion, and cognitive science - particularly his seminal work on embodied cognition, which he started with Francisco Varela in the 1980s.They also discuss Evan's education at the Lindisfarne community and why he isn't a Buddhist!
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Creating Sustainable Futures By Listening To Youth Leaders
In November 2022, Diploma Programme (DP) student Rena Kawasaki, a senior at Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin, was honored with the prestigious International Children's Peace Prize for 2022 for her pioneering work to get more young people to participate in politics, the environment, and society. Here she is in conversation with her fellow senior, Tanishka, talking about the work that she has done in setting up 'Earth Guardians Japan' and becoming the youngest ever Chief Future Officer for a bio-fuelled jet company in Japan.