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This page serves as the landing page for Esperantists accessing the online home for the Fulmo Talk Series.
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En Esperanto
Äi tiu paÄo funkcias kiel la alvenpaÄo por esperantistoj, kiuj vizitas la retan hejmon de la Fulmo Talk Series.
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Information about the Fulmo Talk Series can be found below. This website is primarily in English, as we found that using Esperanto as the primary language can be confusing for our web visitors. You can use Google Translate to translate content below from English into Esperanto or another language of your choice.
We will also be using this page to offer some links and pointers for our ongoing Pacosperanto Project. We also have added a Frequently Asked Questions section regarding the Pacosperanto Project below.
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En Esperanto
Informoj pri la prelegserio “Fulmo” troviÄas sube. Äi tiu retejo estas Äefe en la angla, Äar ni konstatis, ke uzi Esperanton kiel Äefan lingvon povas esti konfuza. Vi povas uzi Google Translate por traduki la suban enhavon el la angla al Esperanto aÅ al alia lingvo laÅ via elekto.
Ni ankaÅ uzos Äi tiun paÄon por provizi ligilojn kaj informojn pri nia daÅranta projekto Pacosperanto. Krome, ni aldonis sube sekcion pri ofte demandataj demandoj pri la Pacosperanto Projekto.
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The website now hosted at FulmoTalkSeries.Site ā formerly hosted at TalkSeries.orgā offers a collection of thought-provoking talks that bring together voices from around the world as well as a comprehensive set of resources covering ideas from the area of Psychology, in particular, Happiness Studies and Positive Psychology. We were fortunate to secure the TalkSeries.org domain name itself earlier during 2025, perhaps a little reward for sending plenty of Gxoja (joy) into the worldā¦ or maybe just good luck ā who knows?
What exactly does the Fulmo Talk Series offer? One, it offers, for Esperantists as well as non-Esperantists, a set of Talks created especially for college and university students. Each Talk is designed to share ideas that matter, spark meaningful conversations, and/or inspire action across cultures and disciplines. This page offers a few resources especially for Esperantists. It is meant to make this webpage accessible for Esperantists. If you donāt know Esperanto, simply skip over any content in Esperanto ā all such content is clearly marked with ESP. Second, it offers a comprehensive set of low-cost and even zero-cost resources for people interested in learning more about how they can improve their own happiness levels, including a fully prepared course syllabus. Third, it offers links to other websites and resources that people can share with members of their komunumo (trans. : “community”) to help their own komunumo as well. Fourthly, we have put together a curated list of web appsāincluding several developed in-houseādesigned to help users enhance their productivity and support their mental wellness.
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Esperanta Traduko
La retejo nun gastigata Äe FulmoTalkSeries.Site ā antaÅe gastigita Äe TalkSeries.org ā proponas kolekton de penseveka prelegaro, kiu kunigas voÄojn el la tuta mondo, kune kun ampleksa aro da rimedoj kovrantaj ideojn el la kampo de Psikologio, precipe Studoj pri FeliÄo kaj Pozitiva Psikologio. Ni estis fortunaj certigi la domajnan nomon TalkSeries.org mem pli frue dum 2025, eble kiel malgrandan rekompencon pro dissendo de multe da Äojo (Gxoja) en la mondonā¦ aÅ eble simple pro bona Åanco ā kiu scias?
Kion ekzakte proponas la Prelegserio “Fulmo”? Unue, Äi proponas, kaj por esperantistoj kaj por neesperantistoj, aron da Prelegoj kreitaj speciale por universitataj kaj altlernejaj studentoj. Äiu Prelego estas dezajnita por dividi gravajn ideojn, ekbruligi signifoplenajn babiladojn kaj/aÅ inspiri agadon trans kulturoj kaj fakoj. Äi tiu paÄo proponas kelkajn rimedojn speciale por esperantistoj. Äi celas igi Äi tiun retpaÄon alirebla por esperantistoj. Se vi ne scias Esperanton, simple preterpasu ajnan enhavon en Esperanto ā Äiu tia enhavo estas klare markita per ESP.
Due, Äi proponas ampleksan aron da malkostaj kaj eÄ senkostaj rimedoj por homoj interesitaj pri lerni pli pri tio, kiel ili povas plibonigi siajn proprajn feliÄnivelojn, inkluzive de plene preparita kursplano. Trie, Äi proponas ligilojn al aliaj retejoj kaj rimedoj, kiujn homoj povas dividi kun membroj de sia komunumo por helpi ankaÅ sian propran komunumon. Kvare, ni kunmetis elektitan liston de retaplikaĵoj ā inkluzive de pluraj disvolvitaj Äe ni ā dezajnitaj por helpi uzantojn pliigi sian produktivecon kaj subteni sian mensan bonfarton.
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The Fulmo Talk Series is presented by Fulmo Technologies. Technologies developed by Fulmo Technologies and the sister concern, Qwykr Technologies, have been brought to the attention of numerous researchers and academics, including even two Nobel Prize winners. Some technological components of our platforms have been accepted into prestigious incubation programs, including Microsoft for Startups, Google for Startups and the IGNITE program of the Wadhwani Foundation, established by the billionaire Mr. Romesh Wadhwani.
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Esperanta Traduko
La Fulmo Talk Series estas prezentata de Fulmo Technologies. Teknologioj evoluigitaj de Fulmo Technologies kaj la fratina kompanio Qwykr Technologies altiris la atenton de multaj esploristoj kaj akademianoj, inkluzive de du Nobel-premiitoj. Iuj teknologiaj komponantoj de niaj platformoj estis akceptitaj en prestiÄajn inkubatorajn programojn, interalie Microsoft for Startups, Google for Startups kaj la programon IGNITE de la Fondaĵo Wadhwani, fondita de la miliardulo Romesh Wadhwani.
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For more information, see below.
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Esperanta Traduko
Por pliaj informoj, vidu sube.
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What is the Fulmo Talk Series?
Kio estas la Fulmo Talk Series?
The Fulmo Talk Series is a collection of short talks where people from many different backgrounds share thought-provoking ideas, stories, and insights designed to spark curiosity, reflection, and conversation. The aim of the Fulmo Talk Series is to spark interest in the field of Happiness Studies and in Constructed Languages with both our Featured Talks and the Talks in our special Happiness Related Talks section.
Our speakers come from all walks of life, sharing insights on topics ranging from happiness and mental wellness to language innovation, disability rights, and more. With every talk, we aim to create a bridge between communities ā making ideas accessible to a global audience and giving voice to authentic thinking, independent of influencer-driven trends.
Weāre proud to have executed the 2025 edition of the Fulmo Talk Series which hosted the inaugural set of talks in the Fulmo Talk Series ā the Fulmo Talk Series 2025 has been a platform for idea-rich talks that illuminate both thinking and lived experience, which featured many speakers including Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky, Mr. Anand Manikutty and Mr. Vishwanath Mallabadi. The series brought together innovators, thinkers, and experts from several different fields in a format designed for both depth and accessibility. We continued our Talk Series into 2026, and are now in the process of the planning process for the talk series to continue it into 2027 and beyond.
The Fulmo Talk Series is presented by Fulmo Technologies in association with Qwykr Technologies. Technologies developed by Fulmo Technologies and the sister concern, Qwykr Technologies, have been brought to the attention of numerous researchers and academics, including even two Nobel Prize winners. Some technological components have been accepted into prestigious incubation programs, including Microsoft for Startups, Google for Startups and the IGNITE program of the Wadhwani Foundation, established by the billionaire Mr. Romesh Wadhwani.
Following the success of the Fulmo Talk Series, we also launched a Substack, Epistemika Mensa, which is available here. The Substack is named after books in the Epistemika series, which are available on Amazon.
Below are the Featured Talks from Fulmo Talk Series 2025.
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ā ļø Site update notice: The development of the Fulmo Talk Series website is now complete. We are still updating some content pertaining to Fulmo Talk Series 2026, but the website offers a number of useful resources already.
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ā ļø Avizo pri Äisdatigo de la retejo: La evoluigo de la retejo de Fulmo Talk Series nun estas finita. Ni ankoraÅ Äisdatigas iom da enhavo rilata al Fulmo Talk Series 2026, sed la retejo jam ofertas multajn utilajn rimedojn.
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Featured Talks from Fulmo Talk Series 2025š„ā”
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As part of the Fulmo Talk Series, we have hosted several inspiring speakers who have shared powerful ideas with our audience:
- Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky ā leading happiness researcher, sharing science-backed insights on how to boost well-being. Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky is one of the pioneers in the field of Happiness Studies and currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Riverside.
- Mr. Anand Manikutty ā Chief Product Officer at Fulmo Technologies, and researcher in computer science and strategic management, who has developed a new conlang (or constructed language) based on Esperanto to improve literacy and organizational outcomes around the world. In this Talk, he introduces Esperanto as a language for world citizens, bridging cultures through communication and mentions the concept of “aayaato” (trans. ” import”) which holds significant potential for improving learning and organizational outcomes.
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Watch the Fulmo Talk Series on Youtube:
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š Spotlight Talks
1. How to Be Happier, Backed by Science ā Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky
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We were honored to feature Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky, one of the worldās leading researchers in Happiness Studies.
In this concise yet insightful talk, Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky explores what science says about well-being and how small changes can lead to lasting happiness. The speaker, a social psychologist with decades of research experience in psychology, emphasizes that happiness is enhanced by focusing on others, cultivating social connections, and practicing activities like gratitude, kindness, and meditation. She also offers a few key tips: engage in meaningful 15-minute conversations by sharing authentically, listening to learn, and showing greater curiosity about the world around us. Watch the Talk to find out more!
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En Esperanto
Ni havis la honoron prezenti prof-on Sonja Lyubomirsky, unu el la mondaj pintaj esploristoj pri la studo de feliÄo.
En Äi tiu konciza sed profunda prelego, prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky esploras tion, kion la scienco diras pri bonfarto, kaj kiel etaj ÅanÄoj povas konduki al daÅra feliÄo. La preleganto ā socia psikologo kun jardekoj da esplora sperto en psikologio ā emfazas, ke feliÄo plifortiÄas per atento al aliaj, kultivado de sociaj ligoj kaj praktikado de agadoj kiel dankemo, afableco kaj meditado. Åi ankaÅ proponas kelkajn gravajn konsilojn: partoprenu en signifoplenaj 15-minutaj konversacioj per aÅtentika komunikado, aÅskultado por lerni kaj montrado de pli granda scivolemo pri la mondo ÄirkaÅ ni. Spektu la prelegon por scii pli!
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2. Designing Joy ā Prof. Anand Manikutty
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We were honored to also feature Prof. Anand Manikutty, an educator, researcher, inventor and technology industry professional, who introduces ideas from ancient Indian thought and links to ideas from modern research on happiness. This links to his work on a new way of looking at South Asian History. (In related work, he has even offered an entirely different way of looking at South Asian History.)
In this key talk, Anand Manikutty brings together ancient Tamil literature, happiness research, and computational thinking. Drawing from a new developed Philosophy La Joya Filozofio, he challenges colonial readings of Indian philosophy as well as history, and offers a bold, modern reinterpretation. This is a talk for anyone curious about the science of well-being, and the wisdom of the past. This Prelego (trans. : āTalkā) was prepared as an adjunct to a later Talk by Prof. Anand Manikutty sponsored by the IEEE Society and the ACM Society. The talk is subtitled Gxoja Filozofio, Ancient Tamil Wisdom, and Computational Thinking. In addition to introducing a new way of looking at South Asian History, he has also developed a new Philosophy, called La Joya Filozofio, which is meant to be a rival to ancient philosophies, such as Stoicism and Epicureanism, as well as modern philosophies, such as Existentialism.
The slide deck for this Talk is available here: http://bit.ly/4fh1p0k
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En Esperanto
Ni havis la honoron prezenti ankaÅ Prof-on Anand Manikutty ā edukiston, esploriston, inventiston kaj profesiulon en la teknologia industrio ā kiu prezentas ideojn el antikva hinda pensmaniero kaj ligas ilin al konceptoj el moderna esplorado pri feliÄo. Äi tio ligas al lia laboro pri nova maniero rigardi la historion de Suda Azio. (En rilata laboro, li eÄ proponis tute alian manieron rigardi la historion de Suda Azio.)
En Äi tiu grava prelego, Anand Manikutty kunigas antikvan tamilan literaturon, esploradon pri feliÄo kaj komputilan pensmanieron. Bazante sin sur nove evoluigita filozofio nomata La Joya Filozofio, li defias koloniajn interpretojn de hinda filozofio kaj historio, kaj proponas kuraÄan, modernan reinterpretadon. Äi tiu prelego celas Äiujn, kiuj interesiÄas pri la scienco de bonfarto kaj la saÄeco de la pasinteco. Äi estis preparita kiel aldono al antaÅa prelego de Prof. Anand Manikutty, sponsorita de la societoj IEEE kaj ACM. La prelego havas la subtitolon: Äoja Filozofio, Antikva Tamila SaÄeco kaj Komputila Pensmaniero. Krom prezenti novan vidmanieron pri la historio de Sud-Azio, li ankaÅ kreis novan filozofion, La Joya Filozofio, kiu celas rivali kun antikvaj filozofioj (kiel stoikismo kaj epikuranismo) kaj ankaÅ kun modernaj filozofioj (kiel ekzistadismo).
La prezentaj lumbildoj por Äi tiu prelego estas haveblaj Äi tie: http://bit.ly/4fh1p0k
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š„ What Youāll Find Here
- Featured Talks ā Our spotlight talks from speakers with important ideas worth sharing. Available here.
- Other Talks of Interest ā Inspiring sessions that deserve special attention. Available here.
- Other Interesting Talks ā Unique perspectives that enrich the conversation. Available here.
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Video Walkthrough of the Fulmo Talk Series Website
Below is a video walkthrough that tells you how you can navigate this website.
Link to access the video walkthrough: http://bit.ly/3HS8lVn
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[ The Latest from the Esperanto and ConLang Society of South India ]
As part of our association with the Esperanto and ConLang Society of South India, we would like to feature a humorous talk by Prof. Anand Manikutty: Wendy Doniger vs. Anand Manikutty: The 10-Year Debate Saga (Spoiler: I Win). With a humorous title referencing the many years of their polite debate marked by their different debating styles, it offers a compelling critique of certain academic approaches to Hindu mythology, challenging dominant narratives shaped by scholars like Wendy Doniger.
Prof. Anand Manikuttyās āEnmiksiÄo critique“, a brand new critique of mainstream American scholarship of Hinduism, highlights how certain interpretationsāespecially those using Freudian psychology to analyze sacred symbolsācan unintentionally interfere with Hindu spiritual practices and well-being, and has the distinction of being the first critique that argues based on science and, therefore, an objective lens, and not merely from subjective, religious perspectives. Although you will find one of Wendy Doniger’s latest books prominently displayed in Indian bookstores, this Talk makes the case that such prominent positioning is not really deserved. The lives of humble, everyday people in India and around the world would be improved if the views expressed in Prof. Doniger’s book are challenged.
This talk ā while not technically part of the Fulmo Talk Series ā is currently in preparation. Weāve included it here because it has a distinctly humorous flavour. Delivering a genuinely funny talk is harder than it seems ā it requires far more preparation and finesse. We also recommend Mr. Manikutty’s August 2025 talk for the IEEE Society and ACM Society, Chennai Chapter, for its humor. In an earlier talk to these groups, he challenged Mr. Narayana Murthyās call for employees to work 70-hour weeks āto make India progress.ā In this new talk, he ventures into another billionaireās domain ā that of Sundar Pichai ā arguing that YouTube and similar social-media platforms are optimised not for your happiness, but for something quite different. In a future talk, he plans to take on yet another billionaireās bailiwick. Such challenging of billionaires in this fashion is essential for the good of Indian society and for the good of the world at large. You see, billionaires are different from you and me. Because they have more money. In fact, more money than they really need.
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[ From the Esperanto and ConLang Society of South India’s website ]
Information on the Talks is available here on the Esperanto and ConLang Society of South India’s webpage on the Fulmo Talk Series, with some additional comments and content in Esperanto:
A list of Pliaj Fulmaj Prelegoj (trans. : “Additional Talks”) is available here, also with additional Esperanto content:
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š Why This Matters
In a rapidly changing world, conversations matter more than ever. These talks help preserve knowledge, promote understanding, and connect people across borders.
š Get Involved
Watch our talks, share them with your network, and join us in celebrating the power of ideas.
š Explore the talks now and be part of the dialogue.
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Image credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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š Why NASA Images?
Because like NASA, we want to explore new frontiers. And because we believe that every new Talk is a new universe waiting to be explored.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI
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š Additional Information for Esperantists
{š Aldonaj Informoj por Esperantistoj | ESP }
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This page has been written with information in English and an accompanying translation of some of that information into Esperanto. We hope this does not prove confusing. Just use Google Translate to translate any portions of the website you do not understand or ask a friend who speaks English to help. We have not seen any complaints from people who speak English about understanding or navigating this website.
Information in Esperanto on the Fulmo Talk Series, primarily the Featured Talks, is available on this webpage, and also available here. Just search for the phrase “Want to read about the Fulmo Talk Series in Esperanto?” on that page to locate the information.
This webpage is now also being used to point Esperantists to information regarding the Pacosperanto Project. For that information, please see the below section.
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En Esperanto
Äi tiu paÄo enhavas informojn en la angla lingvo kune kun traduko de parto de tiuj informoj al Esperanto. Ni esperas, ke tio ne kaÅzas konfuzon. Simple uzu Google Translate por traduki iujn ajn partojn de la retejo, kiujn vi ne komprenas, aÅ petu helpon de anglalingva amiko. Ni ne ricevis plendojn de anglalingvanoj pri la kompreno aÅ navigado de Äi tiu retejo.
Informoj en Esperanto pri la prelegserio Fulmo Talk Series ā precipe pri la elstarigitaj prelegoj ā estas haveblaj sur Äi tiu retpaÄo kaj ankaÅ Äi tie. Por trovi la informojn, simple serÄu la frazon “Want to read about the Fulmo Talk Series in Esperanto?” (Äu vi volas legi pri la prelegserio Fulmo Talk Series en Esperanto?) sur tiu paÄo.
Äi tiu retpaÄo nun ankaÅ direktas esperantistojn al informoj pri la projekto Pacosperanto. Por tiuj informoj, bonvolu vidi la suban sekcion.
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š Frequently Asked Questions about the Pacosperanto Project
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Q1. What is the Pacosperanto Project?
Ans. The Pacosperanto Project aims to create a set of resources on peace, conflict resolution and non-violent communication within organizations. Additionally, we aim to create a small community of pacofarantoj, that is, people advocating for peace, particularly in Africa.
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Q2. Are you creating a new ConLang?
Ans. The conlang has already been developed ā it’s called Pacosperanto.
We also developed another conlang, Mensaperanto, hand-in-hand with the Fulmo Talk Series, the Fulmo Games Hub, and other Fulmo Technologies projects.
The goal behind these conlangs is to build communities. We’ve already built one around mental wellness and productivity with Mensaperanto, and we’re now doing the same for Pacosperanto. We see no reason a community like this can’t take shape here too.
What we ask of participants who want to contribute is that they record a seven-to-ten-minute talk on the subject of peace. We were able to attract such people as Sudhanshu Mani, Sanjiv Chopra, Sonja Lyubomirsky and others to the Fulmo Talk Series community as part of our Fulmo Talk Series effort previously.
What attracts people to the Fulmo Talk Series is that you are allowed to even promote your books, startups, et cetera. For some people, there is significant value add. For others, there isn’t a whole lot of value add. That is why the decision has to be taken by each individual based on whether it makes sense for them to spend the two or three hours of time it takes to record a talk.
Note that many participants simply participate as observantoj (that is, “observers”) and we have many, many people who are basically spektantoj (that is, viewers).
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Q3. What do partoprenantoj, or participants, in the Pacosperanto Project have to do?
Ans. All that is required of participants is to record a 7-to-10-minute Prelego (talk). We also offer coaching and advice to help you optimize your preparation time, and delivering the talk itself takes no more than 10 minutes. It will take no more than three hours of your time, in total.
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More questions
We already have a Frequently Asked Questions in our GitHub repo for the Pacosperanto Project. More questions have been answered there. You can access it using the URL below.
You can find additional information on the Pacosperanto Project, including introductory information on the project, on the same GitHub repository.
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The Fulmo Talk Series 