Florian U. JehnIs #ClimateChange the ultimate cause for #SocietalCollapse? I explore this question in the new post of my #LivingLiteratureReview #ExistentialCrunch:
https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/climate-anomalies-and-societal-collapse
Is #SocietalCollapse just bad #luck This idea comes up often when the end of societies is discussed, but it does have its flaws. I discuss the idea, where it falls flat and what we can still learn from it in the new post in my #LivingLiteratureReview: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/is-societal-collapse-just-a-random
New post in my #LivingLiteratureReview on #SocietalCollapse: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/simulating-the-end-of-the-world
This time we look into the question: To what extent can models effectively simulate #SocietalDynamics, including #collapse? To do so, I explain the different kinds of models used, give some case studies and highlight gaps and problems in the way these models are currently used.
It lives!
I just published my first update post to my #LivingLiteratureReview #ExistentialCrunch: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/november-2023-updates
The idea of a living literature review is to update it, when new papers come out or I learn something new about the topic. I started this project six months ago and by now I had enough new insights to gather them in an update post.
So, if you are curious what I learned about climate #TippingPoints and the relationship of #resilience and #democracy, go check it out.
If you read about collapse in past societies, one thing that comes up almost always is #Famine. Why is famine so closely connected with #SocietalCollapse? I explore this connection in the next entry of my living literature review on #ExistentialCrunch: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/famines-role-in-societal-collapse
#Neoliberalism decreases trust in scientific findings. Human caused events need #Regulations to not be harmful for us and the #Environment. However, the idea of neoliberalism is to have a small, non interfering #Government. This often has lead to neoliberal governments ignoring, defunding and even distorting #Science. In my newest post on #ExistentialCrunch I explore the history of this #ScienceDenial and how it relates to #ClimateChange and #NuclearWinter. https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/science-denial-and-nuclear-winter
How much of a danger are #TippingPoints when it comes to #ClimateChange? I summarize the most recent research about this topic in a new post in my #LivingLiteratureReview on #ExistentialCrunch https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/the-trouble-with-tipping-points
Hot science is about exploring a new field you don't know much about. Existential risk studies explore civilization-ending events, that by definition haven't happened yet. Check out my new post on how we can use hot science to study the end of the world:
https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/we-need-hot-existential-risk-research
#science #ExistentialRisk #HotScience #ColdScience #ExistentialCrunch
In the #Anthropocene we are overstepping #PlanetaryBoundaries, which puts strain on the whole #Earth system and its ability to maintain #Habitability. What might be the consequences if such a out of balance system gets impacted by a #NuclearWar and the following #NuclearWinter? I try to understand the implications in this new post on #ExistentialCrunch: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/anthropocene-under-dark-skies-the
As this post is also a conference paper, I would highly appreciate feedback!
Anthropocene under dark skies: The compounding effects of nuclear winter and overstepped planetary boundaries
I want to try something different with this post here. The post is actually a conference paper for the Stanford Existential Risk Conference in April. I publish it both here and as a preprint to test if I can get more feedback for it this way. So, if you want to share your thoughts about this text, please do so, either in the comments here or by contacting me directly.
How can we navigate #ethics in a world as complex as ours? There are no easy answers to this questions, but I tried to summarize the ideas of Simone de Beauvoir's "Ethics of Ambiguity": https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/a-closer-look-at-simone-de-beauvoirs
#Beauvoir #existentialcrunch #existentialism #philosophy #BookSummary #ambiguity #SimonedeBeauvoir #freedom #DecisionMaking #oppression
