Rufus Pollock
@rufuspollock.bsky.social
For a radically wiser, weller world. https://lifeitself.org/ https://secondrenaissance.net/ https://datopian.com/ https://flowershow.app
Busy converting lifeitself.org/research over to its own #Flowershow (flowershow.app) powered site research.lifeitself.org
Research
We are a research collective exploring paths to a second renaissance and awakening societies 🌻. We produce reports, papers, methods and tools.
lifeitself.org
May 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Busy converting lifeitself.org/research over to its own #Flowershow (flowershow.app) powered site research.lifeitself.org
Check out the #SecondRenaissance white papers for an accessible introduction to what is happening right now in terms of #climatecrisis #xrisk with AI #populism and what is a credible path to a radically wiser future.
Second Renaissance
Our current civilization is crumbling, leading to a period of crisis and potential rebirth – a
secondrenaissance.net
May 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Check out the #SecondRenaissance white papers for an accessible introduction to what is happening right now in terms of #climatecrisis #xrisk with AI #populism and what is a credible path to a radically wiser future.
@mssophiaparker.bsky.social looking for a way to connect to talk about emerging futures - this is Rufus from lifeitself.org and secondrenaissance.net
Life Itself
We’re committed to practical action for a radically wiser, weller world. We create hubs, start businesses, do research and engage in activism to pioneer a wiser culture.
lifeitself.org
April 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
@mssophiaparker.bsky.social looking for a way to connect to talk about emerging futures - this is Rufus from lifeitself.org and secondrenaissance.net
Finally, 15y+ after we recommended in our review to the UK gov (back in 2007/8) the UK Gov opens up the land registry
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c9af...
More info in excellent post here:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c9af...
More info in excellent post here:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…
whoownsengland.org
April 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Finally, 15y+ after we recommended in our review to the UK gov (back in 2007/8) the UK Gov opens up the land registry
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c9af...
More info in excellent post here:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c9af...
More info in excellent post here:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
If you're looking for good #opendata datasets check out datahub.io
February 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If you're looking for good #opendata datasets check out datahub.io
We've just released our first video intro to the #SecondRenaissance this moment of civilizational crisis and awakening. Love to get feedback as we want to evolve it and do more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xdU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xdU...
What Is Second Renaissance? An Introduction
YouTube video by Life Itself
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We've just released our first video intro to the #SecondRenaissance this moment of civilizational crisis and awakening. Love to get feedback as we want to evolve it and do more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xdU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xdU...
December 6, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Reposted by Rufus Pollock
If you're interested in #OpenData, you should follow what @rufuspollock.bsky.social and @davidgasquez.com are doing with the data collective. I think great things will come from them :).
open.substack.com/pub/thedatac... #databs #datasky
open.substack.com/pub/thedatac... #databs #datasky
Introducing the Data Collective - Fireside chat #1
Rufus and David give a short introduction to what the data collective is and why it exists
open.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:55 AM
If you're interested in #OpenData, you should follow what @rufuspollock.bsky.social and @davidgasquez.com are doing with the data collective. I think great things will come from them :).
open.substack.com/pub/thedatac... #databs #datasky
open.substack.com/pub/thedatac... #databs #datasky