#showerthoughts considering that what is happening on Earth is susceptible to happen elsewhere, if we ever make contact with an extraterrestrial species, there's chances this species will be an AI who has murdered its creators ages before...

#ai #doomism #GreatFilter

DO 247 - What ever happened to climate? w/ Ilan Kelman, James Pogue and Ashley

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Getting Ready For The Storm | The Why Curve

How ready are we for the results of climate change? While leaders talk at COP29 about lessening global warming, some of the extreme weather predicted by...

The Why Curve
Saving the planet, one magic trick at a time

The first female president of the Magic Circle, Megan Swann, now performs environmental magic, creating spellbinding tricks to inspire children and adults to act more sustainably

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Aus dem Nähkästchen der #Klimaschutzverzögerer: Eine Kombination aus #Technologieoptimismus und etwas #Doomism, würde ich sagen:

"Ex-Google-CEO Eric Schmidt sieht wenig Chancen, die #Klimaziele rechtzeitig zu erreichen, und plädiert stattdessen für den Ausbau von KI-#Rechenzentren. Seiner Meinung nach könnte #KünstlicheIntelligenz die #Klimakrise langfristig lösen, auch wenn der Energiebedarf dadurch stark steigt.

#KI #Klimakrise #Energieverbrauch #Physik

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000239670/ex-google-ceo-will-mehr-ki-datenzentren-statt-klimaziele

Ex-Google-CEO will mehr KI-Datenzentren statt Klimaziele

Man solle lieber auf KI zur Lösung der Klimakrise setzen, weil die CO2-Ziele ohnehin nicht rechtzeitig erreicht werden könnten, meint Eric Schmidt

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Welche Metaphern helfen gegen #Doomism in der #Klimakrise? Wie verständlich sind Begriffe aus #IPCC-Berichten? Und wie hat sich die Rolle von Wissenschaftler*innen in der Pandemie verändert? Das sind Themen aus dem aktuellen #Wisskomm-Forschungsrückblick.
https://www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/kurz-vorgestellt-neues-aus-der-forschung-im-mai-2024-78115/
Kurz vorgestellt: Neues aus der Forschung im Mai 2024

Welche Metaphern sollten in der Klimakommunikation verwendet werden? Wie interpretieren Menschen Schlüsselbegriffe aus der Klimaforschung? Und wie haben Wissenschaftler*innen während der Coronapandemie auf Twitter/X kommuniziert? In unserem monatlichen Forschungsrückblick besprechen wir aktuelle Studien zum Thema Wissenschaftskommunikation. Diese Themen erwarten Sie in der aktuellen Ausgabe: Sind die IPCC-Berichte verständlich? Drei Forscherinnen haben Menschen in Deutschland gefragt, […]

Wissenschaftskommunikation.de

By Michael Mann and Katharine Hayhoe:

"Today, amid an intensifying crisis and increasing public disengagement, and as we seek to paint the path forward on climate, it is nearly as common for us to be vilified as 'hopium peddlers' by ostensible climate advocates …

Nearly half of Americans feel 'helpless' and do not know what to do about climate change.

Polluters could not be happier — they love the division and the doomism."

https://www.sustainableviews.com/the-antidote-to-doom-is-doing-ac97ab67/

#ClimateCrisis #Doomism

The antidote to doom is doing

Michael Mann is presidential distinguished professor and director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. His most recent book is “Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis”. Katharine Hayhoe is a Horn distinguished professor and endowed chair of public policy and public law at Texas Tech University, and chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy. Her most recent book is “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Guide to Hope and Healing in a Divided World”.

How to Reduce Eco-Anxiety and Make Positive Change

Environmental difficulties including climate change pose immense challenges. Now is the time to be inspired for solutions!

Psychology Today
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The #FossilFools can use #Doomism just as effectively as they use climate science denial to help them to stop #ClimateAction

@GeraldKutney
Considering that the UK reduced their CO2 emissions by over 5% in 2023, I'm not certain that statements that we're "making no progress in stopping the #ClimateCrisis " are going to help provide people with the confidence that they should make the effort to help get more #ClimateAction

It would seem to be more likely to add to the #Doomism problem that is causing apathetic whining with no actions.