Life Calling

Preserving our humanity in the Digital Age

On the Line

Just as scientists warn we're approaching a tipping point beyond which the planet's original nature might be lost forever — the same is true of our inner climate. The human is reaching a tipping point beyond which we may never return to the original nature of our humanity. This digital tipping point is not yet a crisis. For now, it remains an opportunity — a call to reflect on what it means to be human and to embody what no machine can touch.

Mission

Our Calling

To preserve our humanity in the Digital Age.

Vision

Unwavering Connection

Life Calling envisions a world of profound human connection, invincible to the currents that disconnect us from ourselves and each other.

What We Do

Dialing In

We awaken the public's consciousness to the connection opportunity within our reach.

The Work

June 2025 Exhibition

Notes to Humanity Pavilion at the London Design Biennale

Somerset House, London, UK

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June 2025 Presentation

A Return to Nature: Crises and Opportunity for Wisdom

SXSW London — Nature & Climate House, London, UK

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Feb 2025 Activation

Notes to Humanity — A Global Archive

Life Calling, Meatpacking District, New York, USA

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May 2023 Lecture

It's HAI Time: Ensuring Human-Centeredness Before It's Too Late

HAI, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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Jun 2023 Exhibition

A Species Between Worlds: Our Nature, Our Screens

London Design Biennale, Somerset House, London, UK

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Nov 2022 Podcast

The Tools of Our Mind

Freedom Matters — Apple, Spotify, Anchor

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Oct 2022 Podcast

John Mack on Why Reality Cannot Actually Be "Augmented"

At a Distance / The Slowdown — Sponsored by Grand Seiko

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Sep 2022 Exhibition

A Species Between Worlds: Our Nature, Our Screens

Skylight Studios, Chelsea, New York, USA

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Jul 2022 Lecture

Charting Paradise

GLEX Summit, Azores, Portugal

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Apr 2022 In Conversation

Leaping off the Timeline — John Mack & Yuval Noah Harari

Awareness 1 on 1, Tel Aviv, Israel

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Apr 2022 Presentation

A Walk in the Park: Exploring the Truth of our Nature

The Explorers Club, New York, USA

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Dec 2021 Workshop

The Inverse Universe / The Vertical Homonym

IADE, Lisbon, Portugal

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Nov 2021 Presentation

Consciousness Merges with the Algorithm

CODA Summit, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

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Supported By

Tavros Capital Partners
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Rockefeller Brothers Fund

John Mack

John Mack is an author, artist, keynote speaker, and founder of the Life Calling Foundation. Over the past decade Mack has brought to the forefront deeper issues of our humanity in light of our increasing dependence on smart-devices and rising AI. He promotes human connection as the key to preserving our humanity in the Digital Age.

John was an honoree of The Explorer's Club 50: Fifty people changing the world who the world needs to know about.

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John Mack, Author, Artist & Founder of Life Calling

Photo by Stephen Mack