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AltaSea Expands Leadership Team with Milken Institute & Berggruen Institute Alum Jade Clemons

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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Clemons most recently served as Senior Program Manager at Berggruen Institute, a Los Angeles-based think tank founded by investor and philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen.

Key Points: 
  • Clemons most recently served as Senior Program Manager at Berggruen Institute, a Los Angeles-based think tank founded by investor and philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen.
  • During her time at Berggruen Institute, Clemons studied equitable and sustainable economic systems with an eye towards human and non-human flourishing.
  • Prior to Berggruen Institute, Clemons served as the Associate Director of the Center for Regional Economics at the Milken Institute focusing on small business and sustainability initiatives.
  • I’m thrilled to be joining the team at AltaSea working to meet this challenge every day,” said Clemons.

$1 MILLION BERGGRUEN PHILOSOPHY PRIZE AWARDED TO PATRICIA HILL COLLINS

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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LOS ANGELES , Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished sociologist whose authorship of Black Feminist Thought (1990) helped kickstart intersectionality as a force in politics and society, has won the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, the Prize Jury announced today. The $1 million award is given annually by the Berggruen Institute to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world. 

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES , Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished sociologist whose authorship of Black Feminist Thought (1990) helped kickstart intersectionality as a force in politics and society, has won the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, the Prize Jury announced today .
  • "We are proud to announce that Patricia Hill Collins is the winner of the 2023 edition of the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture," said Antonio Damasio, Chair of the Berggruen Prize Jury.
  • "Patricia Hill Collins has given a voice and a face to so many who would otherwise have remained unheard and unseen."
  • The first Black laureate of the Berggruen Prize , Patricia Hill Collins was selected from hundreds of scholars and practitioners in the fields of philosophy, social science, economics, human rights, theoretical physics, and beyond.

$1 MILLION BERGGRUEN PHILOSOPHY PRIZE AWARDED TO PATRICIA HILL COLLINS

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Monday, October 23, 2023
Collins, Economics, Life, ARD International Music Competition, Human, Berggruen, Berggruen Prize, Berggruen Institute, Culture, Politics, Black feminism, Human rights, Woman, Philosophy, Vocabulary, Nursing

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished sociologist whose authorship of Black Feminist Thought (1990) helped kickstart intersectionality as a force in politics and society, has won the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, the Prize Jury announced today. The $1 million award is given annually by the Berggruen Institute to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world. 

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patricia Hill Collins, a distinguished sociologist whose authorship of Black Feminist Thought (1990) helped kickstart intersectionality as a force in politics and society, has won the 2023 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, the Prize Jury announced today .
  • "We are proud to announce that Patricia Hill Collins is the winner of the 2023 edition of the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture," said Antonio Damasio, Chair of the Berggruen Prize Jury.
  • "Patricia Hill Collins has given a voice and a face to so many who would otherwise have remained unheard and unseen."
  • The first Black laureate of the Berggruen Prize , Patricia Hill Collins was selected from hundreds of scholars and practitioners in the fields of philosophy, social science, economics, human rights, theoretical physics, and beyond.

TON Diamonds to Showcase Cutting-Edge NFT Artworks at New York Exhibition

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Friday, March 31, 2023
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These cutting-edge artworks will take center stage at the highly-anticipated Focus Art Fair in the heart of New York City from May 18th to 21st.

Key Points: 
  • These cutting-edge artworks will take center stage at the highly-anticipated Focus Art Fair in the heart of New York City from May 18th to 21st.
  • To elevate the excitement, the unique NFT-pieces crafted by the artists will also be available for auction exclusively on the TON Diamonds platform.
  • TON Diamonds is a curated marketplace and auction house based on TON Blockchain where world-famous digital creators release their artworks in the form of NFTs.
  • TON Diamonds has revolutionized the art market by leveraging NFT and blockchain technology and providing a seamless and user-friendly experience for buyers and sellers alike.

ANNUAL BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY & CULTURE AWARDED TO JAPANESE PHILOSOPHER KOJIN KARATANI

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Berggruen Prize Jury announced its selection of preeminent Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani as the winner of the 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world. Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Philosophy & Culture Prize, a rare thinker whose ideas move across philosophy, literary theory, aesthetics, linguistics, economics, and politics—East and West; past and present. The Berggruen Prize Jury has selected Kojin Karatani for his "radically original contributions to modern philosophy, the history of philosophy, and political thinking—making Karatani's work particularly valuable in the current era of troubled global capitalism, crisis in democratic states, and resurgent but seldom self-critical nationalism."

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Berggruen Prize Jury announced its selection of preeminent Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani as the winner of the 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture.
  • Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Philosophy & Culture Prize, a rare thinker whose ideas move across philosophy, literary theory, aesthetics, linguistics, economics, and politicsEast and West; past and present.
  • Not an arm-chair philosopher, Kojin Karatani has actively promoted a modern form of the kind of reciprocity he saw in ancient Ionian culture, which he calls 'associationism,'" said Berggruen Institute Chairman Nicolas Berggruen.
  • Karatani will receive the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture in Spring 2023 in a celebration to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

ANNUAL BERGGRUEN PRIZE FOR PHILOSOPHY & CULTURE AWARDED TO JAPANESE PHILOSOPHER KOJIN KARATANI

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
Kojin Karatani, Origin, Democracy, LOS, Exercise, Linguistics, Vocabulary, Yale University, Society, Powers, Kindai University, Animal rights, Repetition, Government, History, Berggruen Institute, Anger, Paganini Competition, Immanuel Kant, Berggruen, University of California, Los Angeles, Civilization, Humanities, University, Movement, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Poverty, Public health, Noema, University of Tokyo, Essay, Metaphor, Structure, BBC, Berggruen Prize, Thought, Prize, Fear, Capitalism, Altruism, Literature, Social, Columbia University, Education, Hosei University, Research, Economics, BBC World Service, Gunzo, Management, Language, Philosophy, Architecture

TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Berggruen Prize Jury announced its selection of preeminent Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani as the winner of the 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture. The $1 million award is given annually to thinkers whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world. Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Philosophy & Culture Prize, a rare thinker whose ideas move across philosophy, literary theory, aesthetics, linguistics, economics, and politics—East and West; past and present. The Berggruen Prize Jury has selected Kojin Karatani for his "radically original contributions to modern philosophy, the history of philosophy, and political thinking—making Karatani's work particularly valuable in the current era of troubled global capitalism, crisis in democratic states, and resurgent but seldom self-critical nationalism."

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Berggruen Prize Jury announced its selection of preeminent Japanese philosopher and literary critic Kojin Karatani as the winner of the 2022 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture.
  • Karatani is the first Asian laureate of the Berggruen Philosophy & Culture Prize, a rare thinker whose ideas move across philosophy, literary theory, aesthetics, linguistics, economics, and politicsEast and West; past and present.
  • Not an arm-chair philosopher, Kojin Karatani has actively promoted a modern form of the kind of reciprocity he saw in ancient Ionian culture, which he calls 'associationism,'" said Berggruen Institute Chairman Nicolas Berggruen.
  • Karatani will receive the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture in Spring 2023 at a celebration to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

NANCY BAKER CAHILL & SOPHIA THE ROBOT: STONE SPEAKS

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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MIAMI and DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borderless Capital is pleased to announce a historic collaboration between the artist Nancy Baker Cahill and Sophia the Robot on a monumental new AR artwork to launch during Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 and the Decipher 2022 Conference in Dubai, November 28 - 30, 2022. The artwork will be listed for sale on Aorist starting Tuesday, November 29, and the sale will close on Sunday, December 4.

Key Points: 
  • STONE SPEAKSis narrative augmented reality (AR) artwork inspired by conversations between artist Nancy Baker Cahill and Sophia the Robot, Hanson Robotics' latest human-like robot, who was first activated in 2016.
  • In the spirit of Baker Cahill's previous monumental AR works, such as Mushroom Cloud and CORPUS, STONE SPEAKS appears overheadas a massive particle field representing the elements silicon and carbon.
  • The 1/1 NFT of this unique Augmented Reality artwork created between Baker Cahill and Sophia, will be available for sale through Aorist starting Tuesday, November 29.
  • Nancy Baker Cahill is an award-winning new media artist who examines systemic power, selfhood, and embodied consciousness through drawing and shared immersive space.

NANCY BAKER CAHILL & SOPHIA THE ROBOT: STONE SPEAKS

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Cloud, Midnight, Drawing, Berggruen Institute, Blockchain, Aorist, AI, United Nations Development Programme, ARTnews, Silicon, Augmented reality, The Tonight Show, Carbon, LUMA Foundation, TED (conference), Element, Thomas Ramsay Science and Humanities Fellowship, Human, The New York Times, Expert, Art Basel, Borderless, Conference, Artificial intelligence, The Art Newspaper, United Nations, Creativity, Fourth wall, Guild, Publication, Hermitage, Let Simon Decide, NFT, SEMA, Times Square, CORPUS, Tribeca Film Festival, Hanson Robotics, Ethics, Consciousness, Multimedia, Frieze (magazine), MIT, Robotics, Sale, Collection, AR, UNDP, Investment, Museum, Creative industries, Cryptocurrency, Helium, Art

MIAMI and DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borderless Capital is pleased to announce a historic collaboration between the artist Nancy Baker Cahill and Sophia the Robot on a monumental new AR artwork to launch during Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 and the Decipher 2022 Conference in Dubai, November 28 - 30, 2022. The artwork will be listed for sale on Aorist starting Tuesday, November 29, and the sale will close on Sunday, December 4.

Key Points: 
  • STONE SPEAKSis narrative augmented reality (AR) artwork inspired by conversations between artist Nancy Baker Cahill and Sophia the Robot, Hanson Robotics' latest human-like robot, who was first activated in 2016.
  • In the spirit of Baker Cahill's previous monumental AR works, such as Mushroom Cloud and CORPUS, STONE SPEAKS appears overheadas a massive particle field representing the elements silicon and carbon.
  • The 1/1 NFT of this unique Augmented Reality artwork created between Baker Cahill and Sophia, will be available for sale through Aorist starting Tuesday, November 29.
  • Nancy Baker Cahill is an award-winning new media artist who examines systemic power, selfhood, and embodied consciousness through drawing and shared immersive space.

Artist Nancy Baker Cahill Selects the Algorand Blockchain to Mint NFT for "Mushroom Cloud NYC / RISE," Presented as Part of the 2022 Tribeca Festival

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This June, Nancy Baker Cahill's multifaceted augmented reality (AR) public art project, Mushroom Cloud NYC / RISE, reimagined for the Hudson River, makes its debut at the 2022 Tribeca Festival's Immersive Program at Pier 25. Mushroom Cloud NYC / RISE, which will feature an accompanying video NFT minted on the Algorand blockchain, speaks to the environmental concerns specific to New York, expanding the work's scope and opportunities for public engagement. 

Key Points: 
  • Leveraging Algorand, the greenest and most sustainable blockchain, allows artists to push creative boundaries while harnessing the equitable nature of the technology's unique pure Proof-of-Stake model."
  • - Nancy Baker Cahill
    Mushroom Cloud NYC / RISE acknowledges the imminence of the climate crisis while offering hope that through cooperative and constructive action, a vibrant and vital future is still possible.
  • For Mushroom Cloud NYC / RISE's NYC debut, Nancy Baker Cahill will create an NFT video specific to New York City.
  • Mushroom Cloud NYC / RISEwill be the first NFT ever created from an XR festival experience.

Now on Store Shelves: Breakthrough Journal Releases 2022 Spring Issue “Climate Geopolitics”

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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The new issue, Climate Geopolitics, focuses on how global climate action efforts often divorce geopolitical problems from their historical contexts in order to make them fit within the framework of climate change.

Key Points: 
  • The new issue, Climate Geopolitics, focuses on how global climate action efforts often divorce geopolitical problems from their historical contexts in order to make them fit within the framework of climate change.
  • The Breakthrough Journal is the Breakthrough Institute 's quarterly magazine delivering pragmatic opinion and analysis, grounded in the belief that even our most wicked environmental problems have technological solutions.
  • The issue includes 7 essays, 3 responses, and one board game review.
  • Before I came on as editor of the Breakthrough Journal, I spent years in foreign policy journalism.