Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Alex Goodall

@alexgoodall.bsky.social

52 followers 36 following 32 posts

Realist - (Analytic) Idealist - Metamodernist - Integralist - Humanity's Transitionist - ex-Knowledge Managementist - ex-Digital Marketist - ex-Physicist - Too Modist - Endoflist. Location: Oxford, UK Project: http://relevant.education

relevant.education

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Nov 23

My two greatest inspirations in my search for personal meaning and directional indications for humanity's transition are Metamodernism and Analytic Idealism (@BernadoKastrup).

Frustratingly, I've not been able to find enthusiasts within both spheres to discuss their relationship. Are you one?

What is the relationship between Analytic Idealism and Metamodernism?

1 1 2

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · 22d

I just found cascadeinstitute.org and discovered they have a bsky account. Good job!
@cascadeinstitute.bsky.social
Excellent systemic research into the dynamics behind #HumanitysTransition, recognizing we have a #polycrisis

Cascade Institute

Canadian research centre that analyzes complex global systems to anticipate future crises and identify high-leverage interventions to rapidly shift humanity’s course.

cascadeinstitute.org

1 1

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jul 1

Vivian Dittmar

Created "Transrational Ways of Knowing"
It integrates four transrational ways of knowing: Inspiration, intuition, intention and the heart intelligence
Alongside a rational way, using Reason
I found her while exploring different conceptions of "Transrationality"
viviandittmar.net/en/

Reposted by Alex Goodall

VØ₦ ฿Ø₲ ₩ł₮₵Ⱨ @bogwitch.bsky.social · Jul 1

100 1.2K 7K

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Mar 23

Inspiring and hope-sustaining.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 22

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.

This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.

Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.

And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Mar 23

Agree!

Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · Mar 22

3 political parties are now polling at about a quarter of the vote – Reform, Labour, and the Conservatives.

First Past the Post means that any one of them could win the next election, even if more than two in three of us don't want them!

We need fair votes!

@makevotesmatter.bsky.social

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Feb 16

Just found Oli's YouTube channel and subscribed. Insightful analyses related to the #metacrisis

www.youtube.com/@Go-Meta

@olisharpe.bsky.social

Go Meta with Oli Sharpe

Seeking solutions to the metacrisis and exploring ideas in a way that I hope contributes to a culture of healthy public discussion. The rise of AI tools like ChatGPT is likely to put further strain on...

www.youtube.com

1 2

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Feb 4

Who stole who's data? Nice analysis!
youtube.com/shorts/BhFcN...

#DeepSeek #OpenAI #AI

Did DeepSeek steal from OpenAI? (lol)

YouTube video by Alberta Tech

youtube.com

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 25

This is part of the conscious evolution of culture. But in a dystopic direction.

Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Jan 20

🔎 NEW 🔍

Over the past two decades, rightwing think-tanks and pressure groups that spread climate denial, attack public services and stoke culture wars have bagged millions of pounds in donations from charities.

@mc00.bluesky.social investigates:
buff.ly/40BtEB7

A good cause? How charities funnelled £28m into rightwing think-tanks | Good Law Project

Over the past two decades, rightwing think-tanks and pressure groups that spread climate denial, attack public services and stoke culture wars have bagged millions of pounds in donations from charitie...

buff.ly

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 24

Ali's new venture is not about fixing the old but exploring the new through "films, articles and experiences that blend cultural sensemaking with hope, imagination and impact."

Just what we need.
beiner.substack.com/p/from-rebel...

#Kainos #HumanitysTransition @alexanderbeiner.bsky.social

From Rebel Wisdom to Kainos

Announcing a new media platform for a new era

beiner.substack.com

1 4

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 23

Bioregionalism seems like a no-brainer as part of Humanity's Transition.

Not the whole story, obviously, but a definite contour of the transformational phase of the transition.

#humanitystransition #bioregionalism #thegreatsimplification
@tgspodcast.bsky.social

The Great Simplification @tgspodcast.bsky.social · Jan 22

Bioregionalist Samantha Power on the hope that place-based living and governance can offer us.

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 23

Blue Sky is growing FAST!

Earlier today, we hit 29 Million #Sklyers here on #Bsky

Unless the rate drops a lot, we should be at 30 million before the end of the month.

There was a big increase in the rate of signups immediately after the inauguration, which has since decreased a bit.

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 19

We now have 28+ Million #Sklyers here on #Bsky

Onwards to 30 Million. Should be around 3rd or 4th of Feb at the current rate.

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 13

A superb, short overview of many of the systemic dystopic attractors. Absolutely great job, Krystal! @krystalball.bsky.social

#oligarchy #corruption #inequality #climatechange #climatecoverup #wildfires #aidatacentres

youtu.be/Sm6w2Jrt44o?...

LA Hellscape Fueled by Oligarch Greed, Rigged Politics

YouTube video by Breaking Points

youtu.be

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 11

We've just hit 27 million wondrous users! Onwards to 30 million before the month's out?

#blue-sky

Reposted by Alex Goodall

Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · Jan 7

Mad and infantile men are in control. Brace. The rest of this decade will be a ride unlike anything in recorded history.

2 8 42

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 8

Anti- democracy extremeism
Needs to be highlighted...
youtu.be/n5yWN_Z4mZw?...

BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Certification, Will Hear Ballot Challenge Case

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

youtu.be

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 7

The only way I can make sense of this is that Spokesperson Trump is explaining the policies of President Musk. Not so much national security as 'I need the minerals for my business" Musk-security.

That makes it perfectly reasonable.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jan 7

Trump just suggested that he may declare war on Denmark to take Greenland.

“It might be that you'll have to do something.”

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Jan 7

Mostly agree, ‪@mikebernerslee.bsky.social‬
My quibble it that I don't think there's any 'maybe' about it!

Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · Jan 7

Maybe time to ditch Facebook and Instagram. At the very least don't take anything on there as information unless you can verify the source and its trustworthiness. Avoid paying any money to Meta and remember that even by going on them you support thier ad revenue.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content

Mark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads

www.theguardian.com

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Dec 30

I believe @bernardokastrup.bsky.social‬ has predicted a high likelihood that @drmichaellevin.bsky.social will get a Nobel Prize for Medicine. It's hard to disagree when you see this....

Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · Dec 27

This is a BIG ONE!
By manipulating the bioelectric fields, Prof. Michael Levin has shown how eyes and other organs can grow in unconventional locations, and perhaps most importantly: how cancer cells can be ‘told’ to stop growing.
www.essentiafoundation.org/they-told-ca...

They 'told' cancer to stop, and it did: The science and philosophical implications of bioelectric fields

'Talking' to cells without influencing genes or molecules: it can be done by influencing bioelectric fields. By manipulating the bioelectric fields in organisms like planaria and tadpoles, Prof. Micha...

www.essentiafoundation.org

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Dec 30

Levin's view of studying life and it's "origins, scaling, transformations and scaling terminology" reminds me of #HanziFreinacht and #metamames for understanding the origin, scaling, transformations and scaling terminology of #culture as part of #metamodernism

Mike Levin @drmichaellevin.bsky.social · Dec 29

Some life forms

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Dec 28

The direction is clear.

The alternative attractor isn't.
#oligarchy #economicCollapse
#inequality

youtu.be/dU3aIpMRRMU?...

We can do better. We must do better.

YouTube video by Bernie Sanders

youtu.be

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Dec 14

This is mind-blowing! Bacteria have 3-4 million protein molecules & much else besides. Every molecule interacts with every other one at least once/second!! Our concepts of time and motion are totally inadequate.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryWM...

@bernardokastrup.bsky.social

#bacteria #animations

We Slowed Down A Bacterium to One Billionth Of A Second | WORLD PREMIERE

YouTube video by Essentia Foundation

www.youtube.com

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Dec 8

We hope for a transition to a liberal democracy, but that can't happen in a single step. An attempt to do so/a pretense at doing so will inevitably involve corruption. What should we look for as a transitionary, intermediate step? #Syria #Assad #Damascus #Moscow
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad Flees To Moscow After Regime Collapses, Russian Media Says

Syrian rebels appeared to have toppled the longtime dictatorship on Sunday after years-long civil war.

www.forbes.com

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Dec 8

Exactly the sentiment I've been feeling. #BrianThompson #UnitedHealthcare #Billionaires

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Dec 5

Makes sense to me

Alex Goodall @alexgoodall.bsky.social · Dec 8

Agree it's unbearable in a most compelling way. Wife and I are loving the series. All aspects are professional, believable and imaginative. #WolfHall

www.hellomagazine.com/film/733406/wolf-hall-viewers-point-out-unbearable-aspect-episode-four/

Wolf Hall viewers point out 'unbearable' aspect of show after episode 4

Mark Rylance leads the cast as Thomas Cromwell