Petervan's Delicacies - Issue #151

The very best

Gerd Leonhard and friends just launched the Fork In The Road Project. This is a call for global action on 4 existential topics. Consider joining and signing the manifesto. First live online event on May, 13.

Ben Thompson of Stratechery is always worth a read.

"The web started with no economy, then built a commoditized advertising-only one, and now is increasingly a market for all sorts of goods and services — the more differentiated the better. That doesn’t just mean interoperability, in the purest most fungible form of money, but also opportunity."

An illustrated compilation of hybrid creatures of our time, equally inspired by medieval bestiaries and observations of our damaged planet.

Carlos E. Perez in search for a verb for self or identity.

For once not about crypto etc. Just some observations of a beekeeper watching bees as a fascinating example of a natural, decentralized system. By Phil Windley.

Get blown away by Kent Bye and his insights for designing for VR. Long presentation but oh so good.

Love the vibe and the music. You can "feel" New York City. Makes me think of the 70ies

Zeitgeist

Nation-states won’t yield to global solutions, but they can still ignite world wars.

Former Supreme Commander of NATO Adm. James Stavridis’s new novel, “2034,” imagines nuclear war between the U.S. and China.

Innovation

The poorest 125 countries on Earth — pop. 2.5b—have not yet received a single covid vaccine dose. The 85 poorest countries on Earth project full vaccination in 2023 or 2024. This isn’t just a…

Future of work

Today, IDEO and a group of 20+ IDEO Founders are excited to announce the formation of the IDEO Founder Collective, a community of entrepreneurs investing in each other’s success, via a Syndicate DAO…

How the new Wall Street darling benefited from all the upsides of the pandemic.

The way we’re working isn't working

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FinTech

Addressing the climate crisis is a priority for every segment of society and the economy — including new emerging technologies such as cryptocurrencies. That doesn’t just mean moving to renewable…

With Moven now 100% focused on the B2B financial services sector, new opportunities are evolving quickly, giving Moven a unique opportunity in domestic and international markets. The company has announced several management changes to propel growth through 2021 and beyond.

The digital currencies that matter

Get ready for Fedcoin and the e-euro | Leaders

Imagining a world without banks | Special report

Jamie Dimon said he is still skeptical about Bitcoin and has no real interest in it, but JPMorgan's clients are keen on the cryptocurrency

People spend more, take more risks—and demand more of politicians | Finance & economics

Central Bank Digital Currencies may not be everywhere (yet), but you could be forgiven for thinking they are. If you didn’t catch them in or on the morning news, you can hear about them in discussions and debates or read about them in position papers, staff papers, white papers and working papers. If you want to go deeper, go and learn about the tests, trials and taskforces that are underway, or swot up on them by listening to seminars and speeches. Blink and you really won’t miss them. But our

Although Breyer Capital invests across categories, we have our specialties and sector-specific theses. In past posts, I’ve explored some of these. I’ve written about our approach to AI investing and…

Prior to our recent direct listing, in April 2020, we partnered with Pledge 1% to build a corporate giving program that would commit 1% of Coinbase profits, equity, and employee time toward…

Head economist Christian Catalini explained that the Diem stablecoin is a stand-in until banks launch their own CBDCs.

The U.S. nonprofit Digital Dollar Project said on Monday it will launch five pilot programs over the next 12 months to test the potential uses of a U.S. central bank digital currency, the first effort of its kind in the United States.

Crypto fundamentals and NFTs - Google Slides - Really good presentation by @patrickxrivera

on blockchain, NFTs and cryptofundamentals. via @packyM via @azeem

And the continuing adventures of SOCI

AI, Robots, Algorythms

Elon Musk tweeted “I bought a dog!” just before his mystery event yesterday at his space port in Texas. He rolled up on the stage in his New Model S Tesla. Windows darkened, the rear door opened and…

Masks/Defence/Hiding

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Post Capitalism

There is so much talk today about America’s standing in the world. For a long period, the U.S. was viewed as the most powerful nation in the world. The U.S. had the most wealth, the largest military…

What makes human beings special?Watch Rutger Bregman and Yuval Noah Harari discuss their answers to this question in this clip.For full conversation, visit: ...

Weird (Cyber)Space

For his recent release on Secretsundaze Recordings, Lisbon-born, London-based producer Silvestre simply wanted to make bangers. Drawing inspiration from dril...

Pittsburgh producer VRBA has joined forces with 3D artist and designer Adrienne Cassel for the visual accompaniment to ‘intuit’, a track taken from the produ...

Online events and meetings done well

We're still doing virtual meetings, but we're sucking at it, and hungry to travel again. Until then, here's how to make virtual meetings a lot better.

Art related

Director Grace Hartnett invites you to peel back the layers of your mind and delve into your subconscious in a film that explores the mystery of dreaming. Th...

Broodje Brussel gaat digitaal. Corona, weet je wel. Marianne Knop neemt je mee doorheen de tentoonstelling "Be Modern" langs de kunstwerken van Giuseppe Peno...

CAUTION: STROBE WARNINGOn an initial encounter with the work of Ryoji Ikeda, one relatable experience might be an all-pervasive sense of being caught between...

David Hockney created a glorious depiction of a sunrise on his iPad in April and emailed it from his lockdown in Normandy to the Guardian's art critic Jonath...

Friends from Academy

This Card is the second card of a set of 5 cards, that will be minted at the rate of one card per week. A new card will not be listed before the previous one is…

Aesthetics

Raf Simons | Fall Winter 2021/2022 | Full Fashion Show in High Definition. (Widescreen - Exclusive Video/1080p) #FFLovedJoe Henson - Synchronicity/Colour Of ...

Edward Crooks Studio are one of 109 British architectural practices profiled in the Architecture Foundation’s recent publication ’New Architects 4’. NEW ARCH...

Strelka Mag — Exploring new urban conditions. The online magazine of Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design.

Music/Sound

Formula EPCharlotte de WitteStream, download or buy here: https://smarturl.it/KNTXT010?IQid=youtubehttps://www.facebook.com/charlottedewittemusichttps://www....

https://metrograph.com/live-screenings/sisters-with-transistors/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=YouTube%20TrailerSisters With Transistors w...

In the pandemic, nightclubs have been turned into exhibition spaces, switching the craze for museums evoking clubs. It’s throwing fresh perspective on what dancing is even for

For real nerds

Chris Shore talks about Colossus, how it came to be, how it worked and how it changed the course of World War II. Essential viewing!Help us create more vide...

The Isolator - Invention by Hugo Gernsback in 1925 - To stay focused and undistracted

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