Videos by Sustainable Human
The Cure For A World Run By Psychopaths | George Monbiot 7 min
7 min · What if the world we live in isn’t broken by accident but by design? And what if the path to fixing it has been within us all along?
The Rules of the Game Must Change | Yanis Varoufakis 6 min
6 min · In a world where machines talk and robots walk, what becomes of human work? Discover why 'Universal Basic Income' might just be the lifeline we need in an automated future. Are we ready...
The Hungry Ghost Inside Us: What Really Causes Addiction | Dr. Gabor Mate 7 min
7 min · What if the addictions that grip so many are merely attempts to silence a deeper, emotional pain?
How Advertising Creates Cultural Violence | Peter Joseph 3 min
3 min · Are we shaping our lives, or is an invisible hand steering us towards a cliff?
How To Resist Radical Evil | Chris Hedges 6 min
6 min · Across diverse landscapes of conflict and peace, a common thread unites them: the unwavering resolve to confront injustice. From the depths of their courage, they challenge the very...
What Do Animals Think And Feel? | Carl Safina 6 min
6 min · Scientist Carl Safina explains the unique ways that animals use their natural intelligence to work together for survival. He explains that love is not unique to humans. We see many ways...
How Devils Heal Forests | Rob Brewster 5 min
5 min · Foxes and cats have devastated the trophic cascade balance in the Australian ecosystem. The reintroduction of Tasmanian Devils is being utilized to protect bandicoots, bettongs, and...
To The Ones Consumed By Darkness 4 min
4 min · Each of us needs to examine our intentions and the energy inside us. Peace is possible when we focus on meeting our unacknowledged emotional needs, both individually and collectively...
A Path Away From War | The Science Of Peace Systems 9 min
9 min · Many people think, “There always has been war and there always will be war.” But scientific evidence shows that some societies have successfully shunned war by creating peace systems.
Why Do We Make Life So Hard? | Jon Jondai 10 min
10 min · Jon Jondai shares his life story of trying to find success in the city only to turn around and come back home to live a life of freedom.
Life's Hidden Energy (with Jeddah Mali) 7 min
7 min · Could all our problems be traced to not understanding how to utilize life’s hidden energy? Learn more: https://www.intelligent.life/
The Hungry Ghost Inside Us (with Gabor Maté) 7 min
7 min · “Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful experience. A hurt is at the centre of all addictive behaviours. It is present in...
The Goal of Life is Not to Survive It |  Charles Eisenstein 7 min
7 min · With climate change and biodiversity loss worsening every day, we're all asking ourselves: will humanity survive?
The Most Brilliant Heist In History | Wendell Berry 6 min
6 min · “There is in fact no significant difference between the mass destruction of warfare and massive destruction of industrial land abuse.” ~ Wendell Berry
The Opposite Of Utopia | Jeremy Rifkin 11 min
11 min · “Empathy is the opposite of utopia - the exact opposite.” ~ Jeremy Rifkin
The Politics Of Belonging | George Monbiot 7 min
7 min · “We are a society of altruists, but we are governed by psychopaths.” ~ George Monbiot
What Kids Need Most | Dr. Gabor Mate 7 min
7 min · This video is dedicated to all the children of the world. Let us end the cycle of trauma that prevents the healing of our species and the world.
The Truth About Depression | Johann Hari 7 min
7 min · “You are not a machine with broken parts. You are a human being with unmet needs.” ~ Johann Hari
You Are Alive For A Reason | Clare Dubois 6 min
6 min · Contrary to what you may have heard, you are needed in this world.
The End of Kings | Caitlin Johnstone 7 min
7 min · When kings went out of style, that impulse didn’t leave with them; it simply found a different way of manifesting.
How Cynicism Masks Pain 5 min
5 min · I was just feeling some grief before you came and found me looking out at the water there - birds diving for fish, seals out there - and I just felt such sadness that there are fewer of...
Finding Inner Peace Through Meditation with Filmmaker David Lynch 6 min
6 min · In “Finding Inner Peace,” David Lynch describes how his personal experience with meditation helped him to deal with anxiety, fear, and depression and taught him how to tap into the root...
Sustainable Human Launches New Gift-Based Economic System 4 min
4 min · We recognize at the very root of many of our systemic issues is an economic system that measures progress and success in only one metric - growth or profit. Economic growth means...
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible - Charles Eisenstein 5 min
5 min · "There is a vast territory between what we're trying to leave behind, and where we want to go - and we don't have any maps for that territory." - Charles Eisenstein
A Sustainable Death 3 min
3 min · What do you want to happen to your body after you die?
How Whales Change Climate | George Monbiot 5 min
5 min · When whales were at their historic populations, before their numbers were reduced, it seems that whales might have been responsible for removing tens of millions of tonnes of carbon from...
The Story of the Chinese Farmer 2 min
2 min · "The whole process of nature is a process of immense complexity and it is really impossible to tell whether something that happens in it is good or bad." A parable about life and nature...
The Myth Of Human Nature | Gabor Mate 2 min
2 min · Are we competitive, selfish, individualistic creatures by nature? What is human nature, anyway?
What Did You Forget? 3 min
3 min · Alan Watts asks "what did you forget?" in this Sustainable Man film starring Chris, Sean, and Luke Abad as "Joe Dokes" "Do you have any control over being conscious? Do you know how you...
Reimagining Investment for the Whole Human 7 min
7 min · Our ideas about financial investment have been fairly limited thus far. Investment has been all about maximizing financial return at any cost, even if that cost is environmental...
A New Approach To Solving Problems | Charles Eisenstein 5 min
5 min · It would be hard to argue that the environmental movement, which began in earnest in the 1960s, and despite several successes in the 1970s, has failed. Today, the Clean Water Act has...
The Real Reason Millons of People Love Star Trek 3 min
3 min · Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was ahead of his time. In his own words, he explains the universal appeal of Star Trek and why the people of this world "are ready for the 23rd century...
Earth Trek / The Economics of the Future 4 min
4 min · A beautiful and inspiring lesson in sustainable Star Trekonomics featuring Charles Eisenstein, George Carlin, Martin Luther King Jr. and a couple captains of the Enterprise...  "We...
Earth Trek / The Challenge 3 min
3 min · "If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a...
Redefining Family | Guruju Sri Vast 4 min
4 min · Guruju Sri Vast argues that it's our concept of family that leads to so much conflict and suffering in the world. "By only seeing those inside your house as your family, naturally, you...
Earth Democracy 3 min
3 min · Vandana Shiva explains the concept of a deeper democracy called "Earth Democracy."
A New Story of the People | Charles Eisenstein 8 min
8 min · The old story of our culture is losing its meaning for more and more people. Perhaps almost everyone can feel it these days. But a new story is emerging too - one that recognizes some...
Sustainable Man Vs. The Keystone XL Pipeline 4 min
4 min · We attended the "Forward On Climate Rally" and made this video about it. Thanks to all those we met and agreed to be a part of the video. Vandana Shiva said "When you do the right thing...
A Moral Question 5 min
5 min · If you don't have a moral question in your governing process, then you don't have a process that's going to survive." -Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper, Turtle Clan.
The Citizen's Oath 5 min
5 min · The #1 demand of both the Occupy Movement & the Tea Party has been to end the bribing of our public officials to once and for all have a government of the people, for the people, and by...
Take Nothing for Granted 9 min
9 min · What do you take for granted? Hopefully, we feel gratitude for all that we do have.  I made this film to inspire us to be grateful for and protect all that we have.
The Choice Between Fear And Love 5 min
5 min · Each of us has a choice to make each and every moment: a choice between love and fear. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor, Jim Carrey, and the late...
Eleven Fifty Nine 7 min
7 min · The Earth Is Full. But will this "11th Hour" be our darkest...or our finest?
The Value Of A Buck 3 min
3 min · John Perkins, author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman", explains why we need to remember the value of a buck. Interview filmed by Katie Teague for the film "Money & Life."
What Happens When an Internet Revolution Merges with a Green Energy Revolution? Something Amazing. 8 min
8 min · Renowned  thinker Jeremy Rifkin speaks about a new Third Industrial Revolution - one based on a distributed, lateral power.
Eyes 100 Percent Open 4 min
4 min · Citizens Of The World: We must work together to solve our problems. For the sake of our children and all future generations, let us put past differences aside and work together to create...
We Societies 5 min
5 min · Thom Hartmann describes a society based on cooperation and the idea that we're all in this together. Compares our current "me" society with a potential "we" society.
Conventional Economics Is A Form Of Brain Damage | David Suzuki 5 min
5 min · An "externality" is an effect of an industry whose costs are born by society, rather than by the company. Cancer is an externality of the tobacco industry. Climate change is an...
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