Can we evolve? Part 1
We must use our extraordinary abilities for a planned retreat, ensuring that we take care of the wounded and saving what is most valuable in our current culture.
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Pepe
Every person, animal, plant and inanimate thing, singly and in functional conjunctions with other things, ultimately the whole universe, continually extends their life from the present into the future. How precious is life, and how great is our mission to serve it!
A fragile frankenstein
Is there an imminent danger that artificial intelligence will leap-frog human intelligence, go rogue, and either eliminate or enslave the human race? You won’t find an answer to this question in an expert consensus, because there is none.
“We will defend this life, we will resist on this land”
The example of Koçerata wants to be a source of strength, hope and inspiration to think also about how we can resist and defend our territories, how we can build alliances with struggles in other geographies, communities and thereby free life.
How Climate Fiction Reflects Reality
Our civilizational pathway is always inseparable from the fate of the wider planet, but neither does it walk in lockstep. Climate fiction novels can help us see the way we are going, and help us question — knowing the world that lies ahead — if this is the right road to embark upon.
Overpopulation Is Still a Huge Problem: An Interview with Jane O’Sullivan
Globally we increase by somewhere between 70 million and 90 million annually, and that pace has been unrelenting for more than 40 years.
Why don’t humans respond to extinction-level risks?
Human extinction is a topic much in the air these days. But we humans are very short on action in response to the many threats.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Can Sortition Save Us From the Zombies of Extinction?
This method of snatching random strangers and dumping the victims into decision making institutions is, as I have already explained, called sortition – a rather uninspiring label for the most revolutionary idea ever conceived.
Embracing The Values Of Sustainable And Democratic Societies (Part 2)
My goal is to provide frameworks that help people to think more deeply about where their values come from, how well these values resonate with the societies we must create, whether their actions align with their values, and how to achieve greater value-action alignment.
Patrick Knodel: “Question Everything – Towards Cooperation & Change”
On this episode, Nate is joined by impact investor Patrick Knodel to discuss how philanthropy and non-profit work might make positive change beyond the superficial level.
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
With AI, humanity is outsourcing its executive control of nearly every key sector —finance, warfare, medicine, and agriculture—to algorithms with no moral capacity. If you are wondering what could go wrong, the answer is plenty.
How to talk about climate change and the problem with doomerism
Should we be yelling that the sky is falling at every chance? Or might that paralyze us into inaction, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy?
