Category: Politics
Donna Haraway – Making Oddkin in the Chthulucene
2016 Anthropocene Consortium Series, Evergreen State College - START 10:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWQ2JYFwJWU
Christy Graph
For the animated version see the link below. The animation shows the flaws in a chart frequently presented by John Christy in the media and Congressional testimony. The chart has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal. http://www.skepticalscience.com/graphics.php?g=243
Reenacting Science: Bruno Latour at SCIENCE GALLERY
A far more digestible insight into Latour's current thinking than his excellent Gifford lectures. Outlines his view of how science and politics may need to merge in view of the threat posed by climate change denial, how he relates to Peter Sloterdijk's thoughts on envelopes etc and how these may relate to 21st century art in … Continue reading Reenacting Science: Bruno Latour at SCIENCE GALLERY
Donna Haraway: “From Cyborgs to Companion Species”
Donna Haraway presented her lecture as the 2003-2004 Avenali Chair in the Humanities at the Townsend Center for the Humanities, UC Berkeley. Haraway is a prominent theorist of the relationships between people and machines, and her work has incited debate in fields as varied as primatology, philosophy, and developmental biology. Haraway's The Cyborg Manifesto, … Continue reading Donna Haraway: “From Cyborgs to Companion Species”
Religion and environmental sustainability
Pope Francis stresses 'right to environment' in UN speech http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34360928 Pope's key messages for US Congress http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34351940
UN sustainable development goals 2015
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ The 17 proposed Sustainable Development Goals 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 5. Achieve … Continue reading UN sustainable development goals 2015
DARK THOUGHTS ON ECOMODERNISM
http://dark-mountain.net/blog/dark-thoughts-on-ecomodernism-2/ and response to critics http://www.resilience.org/stories/2015-09-10/ecomodernism-a-response-to-my-critics as suggested by George Monbiot http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2015/sep/24/meet-the-ecomodernists-ignorant-of-history-and-paradoxically-old-fashioned
The unique ecology of human predators
Humans are 'unique super-predator' "We can tackle adult prey at minimal cost, and so gain maximum, short-term reward, explained Prof Darimont from the University of Victoria (UoV), Canada. "Advanced killing technology mostly excuses humans from the formerly dangerous act of predation," he told reporters. "Hunters 'capture' mammals with bullets, and fishes with hooks and nets. They assume … Continue reading The unique ecology of human predators
Joey O'Gorman 