Culture3 exists to shape technology to unlock human flourishing. The technological revolution of the 21st century takes us into a new epoch, and humanity faces a thousand possible futures. It is culture – the single biggest accelerator of social change – that determines which path we take.

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How digital architecture is improving our physical reality

Venezuelan-born architect Rebeca Ramos founded RARE, an experience-led phygital design studio, to showcase the limitless possibilities that emerging technology offers architecture to further enrich our lived experiences.

Chris Wallace’s plan to bring Hollywood production quality to web3

Exploring environmental issues through decentralised storytelling, Chris Wallace has brought a fresh take to web3 with his Woodies community. He speaks to Leo Nasskau about why decentralised IP is going to transform entertainment and why crypto art is a grail worth protecting. Clovis McEvoy tells the story.

Rob McElhenney's new storytelling platform is using blockchain to rethink creativity

Adimverse is creating a new way of storytelling. Using creator rooms, they introduce a collaborative aspect to character creation. But what is truly special about their model is that they allow each and every contributor to hold IP rights, as well as to collect royalties.

Why Justin Waldron has turned to blockchain to build the future of storytelling

As co-founder of Zynga, Justin Waldron helped create the $20bn social gaming sector. Now he wants to do the same in web3, and define storytelling as a new category in NFTs. He speaks to Leo Nasskau about building a genre-defining business, advice for young entrepreneurs, and his plan for Storyverse. Clovis McEvoy brings the conversation to life.

Leslie Spurlock on capturing truth through photography NFTs

From Haiti to Minneapolis, Leslie Spurlock's career in photojournalism has been spent documenting some of the world's most important events. She spoke with Ola Kalejaye about the challenges of the profession, why web3 has made her see her work differently, and the importance of telling the truth.

“I want to push the boundaries of what a poem can be” — in conversation with David Jones

David Jones is an internationally best-selling author, with over 300k loyal readers on Instagram. Having started his poetic journey on Tumblr, he is well versed in web2. But now, he is writing a new story for himself over on web3. He tells Georgie Miller why he started to create poetry NFTs and how AI is going to “revitalise the literary world.”

Immortalising the emotions of the present — in conversation with Ashu Dodani

Ashu Dodani captures emotions felt in the present in his poetry, but in discovering web3, he found a way to immortalise them on the blockchain. The multimedia artist speaks to Steph Kunkel about working with Amazon Prime and Garnier and choosing a life of poetry.

Culture in our “post-human era” — in conversation with Sasha Stiles

Text artificially generated by large language models has captivated the global discourse. Just know that Sasha Stiles was there first. She speaks to Ola Kalejaye about creating art alongside a machine, the role of technology in augmenting, not replacing, human capabilities, and why the natural home for her poetry is in web3.

Mona opens the door to a new medium for architecture

Mona's aim has always been to empower creating, collecting, and sharing virtual experiences at the intersection of the metaverse, extended reality, and blockchain. Nina Knaack speaks to co-founder Justin Melillo about the evolution his platform and why virtual experiences are worth getting excited about.

“New and fresh and meaningful” — Ana Maria Caballero on literature's future in web3

Poems sell for thousands of dollars these days. Ana Maria Caballero has played a key role in bringing about the change. She speaks in depth to Leo Nasskau about her poetry and what's coming next, her poetry collective theVERSEverse, and her journey in web3. Lea Rose Emery tells the story.

How token-gated communities are reimagining storytelling online

What makes humanity unique is our capacity for storytelling. NFTs add a fundamental new dimension to this ancient craft. By distributing IP ownership, web3 makes it possible for thousands of people to collaborate on building a story. Akansha Jain explores what makes the best stand out.

“Your vision has to be bigger than your obstacles” — David Bianchi on the future of film and poetry

David Bianchi has hundreds of professional credits and is critically acclaimed in mainstream film and poetry, but it was NFTs that made him really pinch himself. He speaks to Mark Fielding about how he's combining spoken word and cinema, and why NFTs are “one of the most important events in art history.”

How Ethnology is immortalising stories of the ancients on-chain

For centuries, communities around the world have told legends about their cultures. Many are forgotten to the sands of time, and lost. Ethnology is building a community to immortalising the totems of cultural groups. Micah Ray explores their new series and speaks to founders Pablo Garcia and Matt Ashcroft about the arduous process of hand-drawing a 10k PFP collection.

How poet and actor Laurence Fuller is changing how Hollywood tells stories

An actor, poet, producer, and composer, Laurence Fuller is part of a community of artists carving out space for poetry in web3. He sat down with Leo Nasskau to talk about the interplay between culture, poetry, film, and web3. Léa Rose Emery tells the story.

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June 20, 2022

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How digital architecture is improving our physical reality

Chris Wallace’s plan to bring Hollywood production quality to web3

Rob McElhenney's new storytelling platform is using blockchain to rethink creativity

Why Justin Waldron has turned to blockchain to build the future of storytelling

Leslie Spurlock on capturing truth through photography NFTs

“I want to push the boundaries of what a poem can be” — in conversation with David Jones

Immortalising the emotions of the present — in conversation with Ashu Dodani

Culture in our “post-human era” — in conversation with Sasha Stiles

Mona opens the door to a new medium for architecture

“New and fresh and meaningful” — Ana Maria Caballero on literature's future in web3

How token-gated communities are reimagining storytelling online

“Your vision has to be bigger than your obstacles” — David Bianchi on the future of film and poetry

How Ethnology is immortalising stories of the ancients on-chain

How poet and actor Laurence Fuller is changing how Hollywood tells stories

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How digital architecture is improving our physical reality

Chris Wallace’s plan to bring Hollywood production quality to web3

Rob McElhenney's new storytelling platform is using blockchain to rethink creativity

Why Justin Waldron has turned to blockchain to build the future of storytelling

Leslie Spurlock on capturing truth through photography NFTs

“I want to push the boundaries of what a poem can be” — in conversation with David Jones

Immortalising the emotions of the present — in conversation with Ashu Dodani

Culture in our “post-human era” — in conversation with Sasha Stiles

Mona opens the door to a new medium for architecture

“New and fresh and meaningful” — Ana Maria Caballero on literature's future in web3

How token-gated communities are reimagining storytelling online

“Your vision has to be bigger than your obstacles” — David Bianchi on the future of film and poetry

How Ethnology is immortalising stories of the ancients on-chain

How poet and actor Laurence Fuller is changing how Hollywood tells stories

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“What is pleasurable to human eyes and ears will never change, but how we tell those stories changes every day” — Laurence Fuller