by Beth Alderman | Jan 7, 2021 | Should Sapiens Survive?
It’s Down to You and Me and Everyone We Know What would you do to save life on earth? Are you more angel, or more demon? Are you more selfish, or more altruistic? Do you know your own character, abilities, and possibilities well enough to craft a personal solution to...
by Beth Alderman | Jan 5, 2021 | Should Sapiens Survive?
Emergence “On the whole, the ‘subduing of the wilderness,’ most agreed, was the foundation for future profit.” – Andrea Wulf in The Invention of Nature Countering the super-specialization and reductio ad absurdum of the end of the modern era is emergence....
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...
