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Urgent Futures Podcast

@urgentfutures.bsky.social

🔎 {signals} in noise Dialogues to clarify the chaos, from culture to the cosmos. Hosted by journalist, curator, & professor @jessedamiani.bsky.social. Subscribe⤵️ youtube.com/@UrgentFutures

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Princeton University Press@princetonupress.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Check out the newest episode of the @urgentfutures.bsky.social podcast hosted by @jessedamiani.bsky.social where @alybatt.bsky.social discusses her new book, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature:

Capitalism Doesn't Value Nature Because It Can't—Understanding 'Free Gifts' - Alyssa Battistoni | #61

In order to understand why capitalism is failing us & driving us toward ecological collapse, you need to understand a key failure in its logic. Prof. Alyssa Battistoni breaks it down in 'Free Gifts'.

realitystudies.co

Colin Raymond@regclimo.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I recently had the pleasure of appearing on @urgentfutures.bsky.social for a meticulous, wide-ranging conversation about heat hazards, risks, and potential actions. Many thanks to host Jesse Damiani for the invitation and adroit questions! www.realitystudies.co/p/understand...

Understanding Wet-Bulb Temperature, Climate Extremes, & Systemic Risk—& How We Build Resilience - Colin Raymond | #56

The unfortunate reality is we're going to be learning about WBTs the hard way more and more—so let's dig into what they are & what we can do to stay safe.

realitystudies.co

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · last yr.

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:

N. Katherine Hayles: A New Theory of Mind, from 'Bacteria to AI' | #46

A conversation with intellectual hero N. Katherine Hayles about her new book 'Bacteria to AI,' machine cognition, ecological relationality, posthumanism, chatbots, AI aesthetics & poetry, & more.

realitystudies.co

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

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.

Psychological Resilience and the Benefits of Resilience Counseling

Understanding the meaning of mental resilience, strategies individuals can use to improve psychological resilience, and the role of resilience counseling.

realitystudies.co

Rupert Read@rupertread.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Let nobody think there is any spectator sport here, this is a fully participatory engagement and endeavour; our future.” I joined @jessedamiani.bsky.social on his podcast to talk about transformative adaptation and how we can ALL be involved. Watch now.

How Bad Will it Get? Thrutopias and the Need for Transformative Adaptation - Rupert Read | #41

My guest today is Rupert Read (@RupertReadClimate)EPISODE PAGE + TRANSCRIPT:https://www.realitystudies.co/p/rupert-read-transformative-adaptation-thrutopias-...

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Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

As more and more terrible things happen, it’s critical to remember that we do have agency (it’s something I keep reminding myself). Transformative adaptation is a framework that allows us to imagine and realize ‘thrutopias’ in which we continue to live meaningful lives amid collapse.

Rupert Read@rupertread.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Let nobody think there is any spectator sport here, this is a fully participatory engagement and endeavour; our future.” I joined @jessedamiani.bsky.social on his podcast to talk about transformative adaptation and how we can ALL be involved. Watch now.

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

LA: find yourself doomscrolling & unable to concentrate during the LA wildfires? There’s a reason: climate trauma & ‘fire brain’ I was lucky to to discuss both + what you can do with @neatneuro.bsky.social on the latest Urgent Futures Rapid Response: www.realitystudies.co/p/climate-tr...

Climate Trauma & Fire Brain: Understanding the Mental Health Impacts of the LA Wildfires & Developing Resilience - Jyoti Mishra | Rapid Response #4

Los Angeles: have you been doomscrolling & unable to concentrate? There's a reason, & it has to do with how our brains respond to trauma. I spoke with a leading neuroscientist to make sense of it.

realitystudies.co

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

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-...

Wim Carton & Andreas Malm: Overshoot & Climate Breakdown | Urgent Futures #39

🎙 Jesse sits down with 'Overshoot' co-authors to discuss the climate politics, philosophies, and strategies that are destroying the biosphere and putting us all at risk.

realitystudies.co

Nancy Baker Cahill@drawing.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

Los Angeles Air is the 'Disaster After the Disaster' and AQI is Unreliable. How to Stay Safe - Jane Williams | Urgent Futures Rapid Response #3

Listen now | I sat down with California Communities Against Toxics Executive Director to discuss the extremely toxic pollutants still in the air, ground, and water in Los Angeles.

realitystudies.co

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

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.

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

The LA fires aren’t raging as they were last week, but we are in the “disaster after the disaster”: the air & ash. They contain harmful, potentially lethal pollutants that AQI doesn’t measure. If you or loved ones are in LA, please listen to this & share it. www.realitystudies.co/p/los-angele...

Prof Phoebe Barnard@phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 2y ago

Fun to be called 'legendary polymath' by anyone as fun & astute as Jesse Damiani of @urgentfutures.bsky.social podcast - especially since early in my career, polymaths were not in vogue at all. Lab tutors covered my reports with red ink: 'too many adjectives.' www.realitystudies.co/p/phoebe-bar...

Phoebe Barnard: The Human Behavioral Crisis is the Coordination Problem Underlying Overshoot and Climate Crisis | #35

🎙 Jesse sits down with legendary polymath to discuss environmental futures, civilizational shift, regeneration & restoration, and the role of media and marketing in fostering systems change.

realitystudies.co

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

The LA fires aren’t raging as they were last week, but we are in the “disaster after the disaster”: the air & ash. They contain harmful, potentially lethal pollutants that AQI doesn’t measure. If you or loved ones are in LA, please listen to this & share it. www.realitystudies.co/p/los-angele...

Los Angeles Air is the 'Disaster After the Disaster' and AQI is Unreliable. How to Stay Safe - Jane Williams | Urgent Futures Rapid Response #3

Listen now | I sat down with California Communities Against Toxics Executive Director to discuss the extremely toxic pollutants still in the air, ground, and water in Los Angeles.

realitystudies.co

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

"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...

The Los Angeles Fires, Polycrisis, & How to Live in Collapse | Urgent Futures Rapid Response #2

Time to get real about our futures—which are "already here, just not evenly distributed."

realitystudies.co

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

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!

Grey Maven@greymaven.bsky.social · 2y ago

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

Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

"[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

Opinion | Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails

Anne Applebaum on how to think about autocracy and authoritarianism in a second Trump term.

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Jesse Damiani@jessedamiani.bsky.social · 2y ago

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)

Scientist Rebellion@scientistrebellion.bsky.social · 2y ago

COP 29 is a fossil fuel scam For 30 years the UN COP Climate Conferences have failed to deliver meaningful change. They have served as a ‘talking shop’ with the big polluters given seats at the top table to cast doubt over the sciences and delay meaningful action. 1/12

COP29 President, the Azerbaijan environment minister Mukhtar Babayev in front of flags of the UN and UAE, where COP28 was held. The climate warming stripes frame the image. The text “COP29 is a fossil fuel scam” overlays the image. The word scam is dominant.