Around the Universe – Part 2 – with R. Buckminster Fuller

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Buckminster Fuller has been called “the Leonardo da Vinci of our time.” In this conversation, the late visionary inventor, philosopher and humanitarian 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. In his autobiographical book Critical Path (St. Martin’s Press 1981), Bucky sums up a lifetime of deep thought and concern for the planet and humankind. This conversation is the “summing up of the summing up.”

In his autobiographical book Critical Path (St. Martin’s Press 1981), Bucky sums up a lifetime of deep thought and concern for the planet and humankind. To learn more about the work of R. Buckminster Fuller go to www.bfi.org

Topics Explored in this Dialogue:

• What is cosmic accounting: the real cost of what we consume
• How the space program has changed our awareness of Earth
• What you can do to contribute to the welfare of the planet
• Why a triangle is the strongest structural shape
• How private property evolved with corporations
• How synergetic geometry makes it possible to understand nature’s coordinating principles
• How we can eliminate the use of fossil fuels

Interview Date: 5/5/1981Program Number: 1606b