by Beth Alderman | Jan 5, 2021 | Should Sapiens Survive?
Chemical Fantasies “The US agriculture giant Monsanto and the German chemical giant BASF were aware for years that their plan to introduce a new agricultural seed and chemical system would probably lead to damage on many US farms.” – Carey Gillam in The...
by Beth Alderman | Dec 28, 2020 | Should Sapiens Survive?
The Untapped Power of Narratives for Living Futures “This, it seemed to me, was not merely premonitory but a dream that actually did something… a dream, in short, that was an act of learning.” – Oliver Sacks Many human tools for thriving have been...
by Beth Alderman | Dec 28, 2020 | Should Sapiens Survive?
Molecularism Misleads: Data and Theory Blindness “If one wishes to understand the behavior of animals, one must take account of their individuality, annoying as this may be to those who prefer the tidiness of physics, chemistry, and mathematical formulations.”...
by Beth Alderman | Dec 18, 2020 | Should Sapiens Survive?
While the US Flounders, the Globe Steps Up “Even now, as we dream of embedding artificial intelligence into every surface of our lives… we’re making a bad copy of the Earth… and destroying the original.” – Claire Evans in “Beyond Smart Rocks” in Grow In...
by Beth Alderman | Dec 18, 2020 | Should Sapiens Survive?
Fear of Life “Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.” – Maya Angelou Though the dodo bird is long extinct, its name lives on as a reminder that sapiens took their lack of fear—and...
by Beth Alderman | Nov 22, 2020 | Should Sapiens Survive?
The UN and the Grassroots Step Up “Only very recently in human did people realize that Homo sapiens, and everything it finds meaningful, might permanently disappear. [This discovery] is perhaps one of our crowning achievements. Why? Because we can only become truly...
