The ongoing devastation of the biosphere & the current trajectory of AI are rooted in the same phenomenon: anthropocentrism. In her latest book, the legendary N. Katherine Hayles proposes a new theory of cognition that seeks to decenter the human. More via the latest @urgentfutures.bsky.social:

Psychological resilience is critical given *gestures at everything* And importantly, psychological resilience is something that can be developed. This @realitystudies.bsky.social primer explains strategies for building resilience & points to the potential benefits of resilience counseling.

What is Post-Growth Economics? Rethinking Prosperity Beyond GDP Growth via @realitystudies.bsky.social www.realitystudies.co/p/what-is-po...

What You Need to Know About Trump's 'U.S. Crypto Reserve' Why Trump announced this reserve, why he chose the cryptocurrencies he did, and what that means for the global economy (and everyday people). My latest for @realitystudies.bsky.social: www.realitystudies.co/p/trump-cryp...

An immense privilege to speak with @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm on the latest @urgentfutures.bsky.social! We dive into their superb, devastating recent book, 'Overshoot,' which charts the political philosophy that is driving us toward collapse. www.realitystudies.co/p/overshoot-...

We talked about Overshoot with @jessedamiani.bsky.social over at the Urgent Futures podcast before Christmas - and the episode is now online. I enjoyed this one - thanks for having us on Jesse! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV0u...

What are we breathing? There remains a lot of anxiety & confusion about the air in LA County, the “disaster after the disaster.” 😷 Exec. Director of CCAT spells it all out to @jessedamiani.bsky.social in the latest @urgentfutures.bsky.social episode www.realitystudies.co/p/los-angele...

The winds are picking up in LA again today. Please, please listen to/watch/read this @urgentfutures.bsky.social interview with Jane Williams, and share it with friends & family. The stuff in the air is truly horrific.

"If you’re paying attention, you recognize that all of this—the unprecedented “hurricanes” of fire, our inability to prepare for them, the systemic failures of our government, the exploitation for political disinformation—are symptoms of collapse in polycrisis." www.realitystudies.co/p/los-angele...

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Had fun talking to @jessedamiani.bsky.social about ancient apocalypses, and soft launching an ill-considered mustache www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUar...

Any comments on this fun podcast conversation with @jessedamiani.bsky.social of @urgentfutures.bsky.social? I was on shoot in the field, filming our documentary series - no time (clearly, alas) to brush my hair, so he kindly inserted a somewhat more flattering thumbnail 😉 youtu.be/vc0BAemxRPo?...

A true privilege to speak with @phoebebarnard.bsky.social on @urgentfutures.bsky.social! Phoebe is a critical voice advocating for civilizational shift—and the means to do so. Thank you @greymaven.bsky.social for sharing!

I wish I had the grace, equanimity and wisdom of Phoebe Barnard. This is one of my favourite podcasts: @urgentfutures.bsky.social by @jessedamiani.bsky.social #EcologicalOvershoot #HumanBehaviour #ClimateChange #PhoebeBarnard #JesseDamiani #UrgentFutures

"[M]ost democracies nowadays...don’t fail because of a coup d’état ... What usually happens is that an elected, legitimate leader enters office w a goal of taking over the state, of changing the nature of its institutions...so that he doesn’t lose the election next time" - @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

How information spreads—& who shapes it—remains a vital issue for democracy. @ninajankowicz.com has been helping make sense of all this for years, & continues to do so through the American Sunlight Project. We get into all of it in this episode of @urgentfutures.bsky.social youtu.be/REU_-PX-W9Y?...

Reading ‘Overshoot’ by @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm right now, which supports so much of what’s said in this excellent thread (btw you should pick up a copy of the book, it’s vital)

Given *gestures at everything,* it seems like the perfect time to listen to this interview with @noupside.bsky.social, where we dig into her vital book ‘Invisible Rulers,’ the evolution of propaganda, and more. youtu.be/3w6w-mr8OKY?...

Trump's Election, the End of the World Order as We Know It, & Where We Go From Here | Urgent Futures Rapid Response #1 Essay version here via @realitystudies.bsky.social: www.realitystudies.co/p/trump-elec...

If you knew nothing about what COP was, and evaluated carbon emissions across the years it’s been running, it’d be perfectly reasonable for you to assume COP had been designed to *accelerate* fossil fuel use based on the data.

"Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Status quo economics is breaking down. I made a Starter Pack of folks who are progressing ideas, philosophies, & strategies for systems change, including ecological economics, degrowth, post-growth, post-/anti-capitalism, ecosocialism, Modern Monetary Theory, Doughnut Economics go.bsky.app/So5vwTn

“Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump … The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the vast majority of the money to America PAC, which focused on low-propensity and first-time voters.” apnews.com/article/elon...

"When you’re optimizing for efficiency, you’re getting rid of redundancies. But when patients’ lives are at stake, you actually want redundancy. You want extra slack in the system. You want multiple sets of eyes on a patient in a hospital." www.codastory.com/stayonthesto...