EP 336 Rufus Pollock on the Wisdom Gap and the Second Renaissance

Why open knowledge doesn't make open minds, what the metacrisis really is, pragmatic utopianism, and much more.

Published on Jim Rutt • Mar 19

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February 2026 Newsletter - Life Itself

Welcome to our February 2026 Newsletter: a new white paper, a Second Renaissance course, updates from Over the Mountains and Research, and a warm…

Mar 12 • Life Itself

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Reflections on My Time at Life Itself - from Lauren

After nearly three years, my formal time with Life Itself is coming to an end and I am stepping into new pastures.

Mar 12 • Lauren Wigmore and Life Itself

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February 2026

New White Paper: In Tech We Trust

A new essay explores our late modern relationship with technology, and asks what kind of inner shift might help a future society to avoid…

Feb 19 • Rufus Pollock, Rosie Bell, Sylvie Barbier, and Catherine Tran

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January 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to our January 2026 Newsletter. This month, we’re announcing the Life Itself UK Summer Gathering, and sharing updates from Second Renaissance…

Feb 6 • Finn Clancy

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January 2026

Join the Life Itself team: Hiring a Life & Studio Steward

We're hiring a Studio Assistant (part-time or full-time; remote) to hold the connective tissue that keeps people, projects, and life flowing.

Jan 23 • Rufus Pollock

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December 2025 Newsletter: Year in Review

Welcome to our December 2025 Newsletter. In this edition, we look back over some of the highlights of 2025.

Jan 15 • Finn Clancy and Lauren Wigmore

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December 2025

Living in deep connection: Reflections on the Autumn Praxis Residency 2025

Residents share their reflections on two and a half months of shared inquiry and conscious co-living at the Life Itself Riverside Hub in Bergerac…

Dec 23, 2025 • Finn Clancy

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November 2025 Newsletter

Welcome to our November 2025 Newsletter. This month: become a Founding Subscriber to a Transformative New Magazine, catch up on updates from the Second…

Dec 11, 2025 • Lauren Wigmore

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November 2025

Join Life Itself! We're hiring for 4 part-time roles: Financial Steward, Operations Steward, Communications Steward, and Graphic & Web…

Hiring for 4 part-time roles at Life Itself. Location: remote, with option to spend some time at our Hubs in France. Contribute to our mission of…

Nov 12, 2025 • Rufus Pollock and Catherine Tran

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October 2025 Newsletter

Welcome to our October 2025 Newsletter. Here you will find our community, research, Second Renaissance, and the Bergerac Praxis Hub updates from the…

Nov 6, 2025 • Lauren Wigmore

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October 2025

John Vervaeke and Thomas Hübl join Rebecca Henderson at the Second Renaissance Online Conference

December 5–7, 2025 - 25 earlybird tickets remaining. Join a gathering of practitioners, thought-leaders and those passionate about responding to the…

Oct 30, 2025 • Lauren Wigmore

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