The Venus Project was started in the 1980s by Jacques Fresco and Roxanne Meadows with the aim of showing that it was possible to lead a more human centered existence… as long as you built outside of the capitalist market system. Over the decades, the fortunes of the project have fluctuated - from an initial burst of enthusiasm and action (Meadows and Fresco built almost all the structures on the property by hand themselves) to the grinding reality of what it means to grow a stable and vibrant community, to the immense surge of popularity just as Fresco’s life came to an end. Project members Roxanne Meadows and Nate Dinwiddie come by the show with previous guest Simon Michaux to talk about the failures and successes of the project, and what it might look like when its reborn as the framework for Michaux’s Prometheus Project. Sign up for our Patreon and get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB AND rock some Demystify Gear to spread the word: https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/ OR do your Amazon shopping through this link for Fresco's work: https://amzn.to/3WNYMdx 00:00 Go! 00:01:10 Evolution from Venus Project to Prometheus Project 00:02:45 Challenges and Iterations in Alternative Social Systems 00:05:19 Vision for Societal Change 00:22:59 Fresco's Innovations in Architecture and Design 00:29:34 Technocracy Inc. and its Influence on Jacques Fresco 00:31:53 Jacques Fresco's Impact on Science Fiction 00:39:20 Jacques Fresco's Move to Venus, Florida and Community Building 00:44:54 Jacque Fresco's Vision and Beginnings 46:18 Social Engineering and Technological Innovation 47:41 Shift from Technical Designs to Social Values 49:13 Impact of Digital Age and Global Outreach 51:44 Jacque Fresco's Vision for a Resource-Based Economy 57:14 Simon Michaux and Continuing Fresco's Legacy 01:09:18 Sustainable City Design 01:13:36 Challenges and Successes of the Venus Project 01:19:12 Funding and Economic Models 01:26:02 Experimentation with Alternative Systems 01:31:20 Building a City According to Jacque Fresco's Design 01:32:41 Research Institute and Industrial Clusters in the City 01:37:02 Shifting Focus: Optimizing for Quality of Life 01:53:08 Community Structure and Stability 01:56:19 Societal Experiments and Human Nature 02:00:11 Advancements in System Science 02:05:14 Urban Living and Cultural Development 02:14:33 The Future Vision of The Venus Project 02:15:01 The Role of Advisory Board in The Venus Project 02:16:52 Educational Initiatives at The Venus Project 02:18:27 Prometheus: Testing and Innovating Building Materials #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast, #VenusProject, #PrometheusProject, #JackFresco, #ResourceBasedEconomy, #SustainableCities, #SocialRedesign, #TechnocracyMovement, #FutureOfSociety, #UtopianDesign, #CircularEconomy, #AlternativeSociety, #EcoInnovation, #SocialExperiment, #FutureTech, #GlobalSolutions Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671