国際交流基金×朝日地球会議2023　特別共催対談：「限りある時間」と冒険：不確実性を生きる

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合理性や効率性ばかりが注目される現代社会。スマホや生成AIなどの登場で生活はより便利になったが、人生は豊かになっただろうか。北極犬橇旅行で知られる冒険家の角幡唯介氏は、ＧＰＳや地図を持たずにグリーンランドを旅する。不確定要素を取り除き、安心ばかり求めると「今生きているという実感を乏しくする」からだ。ベストセラー『限りある時間の使い方』で知られるオリバー・バークマン氏も未来の不確実性を受け入れることで初めて「人生の本番を生きられる」と指摘する。「冒険」から見えてくる普遍的真理についての異色対談。

登壇者（略歴はいずれも登壇当時のもの）
角幡唯介
１９７６年生まれ。探検家・作家。ヒマラヤの峡谷地帯の単独踏査や、太陽が昇らない真冬の北極の極夜探検など独創的な活動で知られる。『空白の五マイル』で開高健ノンフィクション賞、大宅壮一ノンフィクション賞、『極夜行』で大佛次郎賞など受賞歴多数。近年はグリーンランド最北部で犬橇による長期狩猟旅行をつづける。最新刊『犬橇事始』。

オリバー・バークマン
ベストセラー作家・ジャーナリスト。英ガーディアン紙で長年心理学に関するコラムを連載。ニューヨークタイムズ紙、ウォールストリートジャーナル紙にも執筆してきた。著書『ネガティブ思考こそ最高のスキル』が世界で話題となったほか、『限りある時間の使い方』はNYタイムズやフィナンシャルタイムズ等で２０２１年のベストセラーに選ばれた。

高橋 末菜
朝日新聞経済部次長

＜朝日地球会議2023：対話でひらく コロナ後の世界＞
誰ひとり取り残さず、すべての人が暮らしやすい持続可能な地球と社会について、みなさまとともに考えていく国際シンポジウム「朝日地球会議」。８回目を迎える2023年は「対話でひらくコロナ後の世界」をメインテーマに、10 月9 日（月・祝）～12 日（木）の4 日間でリアル（東京）・オンライン開催されました。
朝日地球会議についての詳細：https://www.asahi.com/eco/awf/


Special Joint Dialogue by The Japan Foundation＆Asahi World Forum 2023
“Embarking on Adventures in Our Limited Time: Living with Uncertainty”

Much attention is focused on the principles of rationality and efficiency in our contemporary society. The advent of smartphones, generative AI, and other technologies has indeed made our lives more convenient, but have they also enriched our lives? Yusuke Kakuhata, an adventurer known for his dog sledding expeditions in the Arctic, travels throughout Greenland without the use of GPS or maps. He believes that if we were to eliminate all uncertainty and only seek peace of mind, we will lose the sense of living in the moment. Oliver Burkeman, author of the bestseller "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals," has also pointed out that we can only start living life to the fullest by accepting the uncertainty of the future. This fascinating dialogue explores universal truths that we can discover from the adventures we embark on.

Speakers: The positions and job titles of the speakers are current as of the date of the event.
-Yusuke Kakuhata
Explorer born in the city of Ashibetsu, Hokkaido in 1976. Joined the Asahi Shimbun in 2003 after graduating from Waseda University. Explored the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon solo in the winters of 2002 and 2009. He chronicled his experiences in the book ”Kūhaku no go mairu" or Five Miles of Emptiness, which won the Takeshi Kaikō Non-Fiction Prize in 2010, and the Sōichi Ōya Non-Fiction Prize and Tadao Umesao Mountain and Exploration Literary Prize in 2011. His subsequent 2018 work "Kyokuyakō" or A Journey through the Polar Night, won the 2018 Honya Taisho Non-Fiction Prize and the 45th Jirō Osaragi Prize. He is currently exploring Northern Greenland by dogsled.

-Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman is a best-selling author and keynote speaker. His books include "Four Thousand Weeks, Time Management for Mortals" [Penguin Vintage, 2021] as well as "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking" [Penguin Vintage, 2012] and "Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done" [Penguin Vintage, 2011]. For many years Oliver wrote a popular weekly column on psychology for the Guardian, "This Column Will Change Your Life." His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher. He has a devoted following for his writing on productivity, mortality, the power of limits, and building a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment. He has also presented a number of programmes for BBC Radio 4, including Oliver Burkeman is Busy, Why Are We So Angry? and Living with the News.

-Mana Takahashi
Deputy Editor, Economic News Section, The Asahi Shimbun


The Asahi World Forum 2023: Navigating through Dialogue to Move Forward in post-COVID World

The Asahi World Forum is an international symposium to explore the paths, together with our readers, to achieve a sustainable Earth and human society where no one will be left behind. In 2023, the Forum, the eighth in the series, was held over four days from October 9 (Mon, holiday) to 12 (Thu), both onsite (in Tokyo) and online, on the main theme of “Navigating through Dialogue to Move Forward in post-COVID World.”

For more information: https://www.asahi.com/eco/awf/en/

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