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- hosting the Futurecraft Residency at Brave Earth in Costa Rica in December
- leading the development of the Dandelion platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings as part of not-for-profit worker co-op Symbiota
- practicing as a qualified coach
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Stephen Reid is a transdisciplinary technologist and coach devoted to the flourishing of Life on Earth who has trained in the fields of AI/ML, complexity science, physics, transformative coaching, meditation and plant medicine. Current projects include:
- hosting the Futurecraft Residency at Brave Earth in Costa Rica in December
- leading the development of the Dandelion platform for regenerative events and co-created gatherings as part of not-for-profit worker co-op Symbiota
- practicing as a qualified coach
Previously, he founded The Psychedelic Society, taught the Introduction to AI, Introduction to web3, How to DAO, Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance, The Promise of Decentralisation & Life as Practice courses, served as the youngest ever board member of Greenpeace UK, and consulted for organisations including Supermodular, the New Economics Foundation, and 350.org. Stephen has an MPhys in Physics from the University of Oxford, where he specialised in quantum field theory, an MRes in Complexity Science from the University of Bristol, and a Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence from UC Berkeley.
Training and teachers
Technical
- Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, UC Berkeley (2023)
- MRes (Distinction) in Complexity Science, University of Bristol (2008-2009)
- Dissertations supervised by Prof. Dave Cliff and Prof. Karoline Wiesner
- Lead developer of the software that won Best Model at the iGEM 2009 competition
- MPhys (First-class) in Physics, University of Oxford (2004-2008)
- Dissertation on community detection in complex networks supervised by Prof. Mason Porter
Coaching & psychotherapy
- Accredited Diploma in Transformative Coaching (ICF Level 2), Animas Coaching (2022)
- Foundation in Core Process Psychotherapy, Karuna Institute (Mar 2020)
Meditation
- Retreats at Gaia House:
- The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness with Catherine McGee and Yahel Avigur (Sep 2023, 8 days)
- Liberating Ways of Looking with Kirsten Kratz and Yahel Avigur (Oct 2022, 7 days)
- The Boundless Heart of Metta with Zohar Lavie and Jake Dartington (Mar 2022, 4 days)
- The Courageous Heart with Kirsten Kratz and Laura Bridgman (Dec 2021, 3 days)
- Seeing Through Dualities, Deepening in Emptiness with Yahel Avigur and Susy Keely (Jan – Mar 2023)
- Vipassana at Dhamma Dipa (Feb 2017, 10 days)
- Sensory Awareness at the Esalen Institute with Lee Lesser (Nov 2015)
Shipibo plant medicine
- Ceremonies with Maestras Laura and Lila near Sintra, Portugal (Jul 2023, 6 days)
- Guayusa dieta with Maestras Ynes, Laura and Lila near La Fortuna, Costa Rica (Oct 2021, 10 days)
- Noya Rao dieta with Maestra Manuela near Pucallpa, Peru (Dec 2017, 10 days)
Soulcraft & Wild Mind
- Betwixt: Exploring the Threshold between Worlds with Rebecca Card and Bell Selkie Lovelock (Mar 2022)
- Wild Mind Intensive at Lūžņa, Latvia with Sage Magdalene and Sara McFarland (Aug 2021)
Conscious sexuality
- Trainings with Elaine Yonge (Sep 2019, Apr 2022)
- Ma Ananda Sarita's Tantra Essence course (2020)
- The Tantric Opening with Gaia Ma at Inanitah, Ometepe, Nicaragua (Nov 2017)
Music
- Natural Voice Camp (Aug 2022)
- Music retreats with Rainer Scheurenbrand (Mar 2018, Feb 2020)
Online
- Capra Course with Fritjof Capra on the The Systems View of Life (Fall 2022)
- KERNEL KB7 (Sep – Nov 2022)
- Recapture the Rapture with Jamie Wheal (Aug 2021)
- Platform Co-ops Now! by The New School & Mondragon University (Oct 2020)
Other
- Navigating the Mysteries with Dr. Martin Shaw (Mar 2023)
- Life Itself’s Embodying Collective Transformation residency (Nov 2022)
- Integral facilitation with Zen teacher Diane Musho Hamilton (Oct 2022)
- HER men's retreat with coach Alain Lagger at Brave Earth, Costa Rica (Oct 2021)
- Clowning at the Divine Ridiculous Lupercalia (Feb 2020)
- Haka with Matiu Te Huki at Canaan Downs, Golden Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand (Feb 2019)
- Deep Magic retreat with Julian Vayne and Nikki Wyrd at St. Nectan's Glen (May 2018)
- Short course in Erotic Ecology at Schumacher College with Andreas Weber (Mar 2018)
- Mushroom cultivation at Fungi Academy, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala (Jan 2018)
- Awakening of Love by Path Retreats (Mar 2017)
Burns
- The Borderland (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022)
- Kiez Burn (2019)
- Nowhere (2014, 2015, 2016)
Triathlons
- Weymouth Classic Triathlon 2023 (3h26m)
- Weymouth Sprint Triathlon 2022 (1h38m)
Recent speaking engagements
- Jun 2023
- Reforge the Ring #2: Distribution, Contextualization & Instantiation
- Jun 2023
- Reforge the Ring #1: Accumulation, Extraction & Abstraction
- Mar 2023, GreenPill
- Metacrisis.xyz with Stephen Reid
- Feb 2023
- Post Capitalism & Psychedelic Colonialism with Alnoor Ladha, Lynn Murphy and Stephen Reid
- Dec 2022, University of Bristol
- Psychedelics and the Regenerative Renaissance
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Previous affiliations
- The Psychedelic Society, Founder
- Breaking Convention Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness, Press officer
- Greenpeace UK, Board member
- New Economy Organisers Network, Network organiser
- Extinction Rebellion, Livestreaming & Wellbeing
- UK Uncut, Co-founder
- The Intruders, Co-founder
- Camp for Climate Action, Activist
- Enspiral, Contributor
- Digital consultancy work for organisations including Supermodular, the New Economics Foundation, 38 Degrees, the Labour Party, the Green Party, 350.org, the Living Wage Foundation, Positive Money, SumOfUs, 10:10 and Brandalism
Peer-reviewed research
- Sep 2012, PLOS One
- BSim: An Agent-Based Tool for Modeling Bacterial Populations in Systems and Synthetic Biology
- Aug 2012, APS Physical Review E
- Taxonomies of networks from community structure
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