Scott Santens
Writer and full-time advocate of unconditional basic income (UBI); Citizen of Earth and New Orleans; Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Editor of Basic Income Today
Who Wants a Free Sample of Basic Income?
"My Basic Income" raffling in Germany, The Netherlands, and Now the United States
One thing I've learned so far in observing the world increasingly discuss the idea of basic income, is that this discussion, as is true with any discussion, can be like the Telephone Game. A reported fact can be tweeted, blogged, shared, re-reported, re-blogged,re-shared, and suddenly the world is talking like the first person said . . .
The Science Behind Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
On Huffington Post Science
My latest piece on Huffington Post is available to read and share, titled "The Science Behind Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol".
Introduction:
First published in 1843, A Christmas Carol is a timeless story that we have cherished ever since, especially during the holidays. The tale by Charles Dickens has . . .
Posted in: huffington postinequalityscience
Press Release: American Achieves First Crowdfunded Monthly Basic Income
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 14, 2015
Contact: Scott Santens
scott@scottsantens.com
Twitter: @scottsantens
American Achieves First Crowdfunded Monthly Basic Income
(New Orleans, La.) – Writer and basic income advocate Scott Santens has become the first person to successfully crowdfund a perpetual . . .
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What YouTube and Star Wars Fans Are Showing Us About the Future of Work
A New New Hope
In 2015 I was invited to take part in a panel at the Brookings Institution about the future of work in light of accelerating technological advances, and during that panel (which is available on YouTube), I mentioned YouTube as an example of the kind of work I see right now that is new to this world, and yet remains mostly . . .
Posted in: star warsunpaid laboryoutube
You can register to watch my panel live at the Brookings Institute
Webcast information
I will be part of a panel at Brookings tomorrow, Oct 26, at 3pm in Washington, DC. For those interested in watching it, it will be live streamed online. Here's the link to use to register for the webcast. My fellow panelist will be Nick Hanauer.
Topic for panel:
The modern workforce is changing in response to . . .
Universal Basic Income Will Likely Increase Social Cohesion
New on HuffPost Science
My latest piece on Huffington Post is available to read and share, titled "Universal Basic Income Will Likely Increase Social Cohesion". It's about the observed pro-social and community building effects of unconditionally increasing people's incomes.
Excerpt:
I think we should avoid letting our . . .
Posted in: huffington postsciencesocial cohesion
Jobs, Work, and Universal Basic Income
a world without jobs ≠ a world without work
I recently spoke at the first World Summit on Technological Unemployment that took place in the Time Life Building in New York City on September 29, 2015. I was not the only one. Very well known names like Robert Reich and Joseph Stiglitz were also there to speak, and others just as well known like Larry Summers and John Markoff spoke via . . .
Posted in: bullshit jobs
