
Around The Universe with R. Buckminster Fuller: 2 hour program
MP3 Download New Dimensions had the enormous privilege of sitting down with Bucky on many occasions. He had a way of answering an inquiry in detail. His mind was so encompassing, he never talked in the kind of sound-bytes we've become so accustomed to hearing on the media. He much preferred to put things in context by taking us on a whirlwind tour of history, as he connected the dots of unfolding humanity. In this conversation Bucky gives his extraordinarily insightful picture of where the human race is now and how to proceed from here. He describes "cosmic cost accounting," being a "comprehensivist" instead of a specialist, doing more with less, experiential knowing, and the ultimate challenge to the future of humanity. Bucky sums up a lifetime of deep thought and concern for the planet and humankind. This two-part conversation is the "summing up of the summing up." (hosted by Michael Toms) Bio R. Buckminster Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983), affectionately called “Bucky”, was an