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Wisdom Hackers: An Incubator for Philosophers to Launch Oct. 6th
The 6th of October 2014 sees the launch of an exciting series of philosophical dispatches from young, edgy
thinkers from major cities across the globe Berlin, London, Mexico City, Nairobi, New York, Paris, and San
Francisco.
Founded in the summer of 2014, Wisdom Hackers brings together fresh voices from art, activism, technology,
and design to ask ancient questions in modern contexts. Over the course of eight weeks, participants (afec-
tionately called Seekers) each explored a deep question and produced meditations on these questions in the
form of dispatches. Questions related to the future of democracy, technology consumption, the inherent wisdom
of children, the evolution of consciousness, and the nature of Enlightenment in the world today.
The community of Seekers includes British novelist Anna Stothard, actress and poet Grace Dunham, Occupy
journalist Nathan Schneider, hacker and activist Bret Scot, and artist and TED Fellow Rachel Sussman. For a
complete list of Seekers see: www.wisdomhackers.com/seekers

The philosophical dispatches will be published through a new digital literary start-up called The Pigeonhole,
starting on October 6th. The Pigeonhole harnesses 21st-century technology to bring back the serialized book, a
format made famous by Dickens, Dumas and Dostoevsky. Through the Pigeonhole bespoke app and trans-me-
dia platform, Wisdom Hackers will publish their dispatches direct to readers.

Our aim in partnering with the Pigeonhole is to create new markets for self-expression outside of traditional
publishing, says Wisdom Hackers Founder Alexa Clay. Our very real challenge is to understand how philoso-
phy and wisdom can be adapted for our digital age. We want to create a learning community of the future where
spirited inquiry into lifes burning questions are actively encouraged and shared with a wider public.
Wisdom Hackers participant and journalist, Nathan Schneider ofered his own observations on the experience,
Its such a relief to be able to have an excuse to put the quest for wisdom at the center of ones work for a spell.
Even if we wouldnt say it out loud, its that quest that secretly motivates so many of us. Wisdom Hackers has
been a much-needed coming-out party for clandestine mystics, dreamers, wanderers, and guerrillas in a world
that ordinarily prefers not to make a place for themfor us.
For more information contact:
Alexa Clay
Founder, Wisdom Hackers
+ 49 (0) 176 8473 8303
alexa@wisdomhackers.com
@alexaclay
Kelly Pike
Hello Public Relations
+44 (0) 7824 812520
kellydpike@gmail.com
@publicistkelly
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hackers/