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in Nature and our impact on this planet and its biosphere. To enact change, we need to start by telling a new story. This book is my attempt to propose a post-Copernican worldview that realigns humanity with the natural world. The core principle behind this new worldview is biocentrism, the idea that a living planet is a sacred realm that deserves
... See moreMarcelo Gleiser • The Dawn of a Mindful Universe: A Manifesto for Humanity's Future
Kei Kreutler, in Artificial Memory and Orienting Infinity, reframes cultural memory systems—rituals, archives, architectures—not as storehouses of facts, but as technologies of orientation. Their purpose is to help agents navigate an overwhelming and shifting landscape of relevance. Memory in this sense is not for preservation but for direction—for
... See moreAn international collaboration among ecological economists and scientists that attempted to define safe operating zones, or what they term “planetary boundaries,” reported in 2009 that of the nine they identified, we’d already exceeded three (climate, biodiversity, the nitrogen cycle), and were approaching limits on four more (freshwater use, land
... See moreJuliet B. Schor • True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich,Ecologically Light,Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy
This suggests a general operating principle similar to the Leopoldian land ethic, often summarized as “what’s good is what’s good for the land.” In our current situation, the phrase can be usefully reworded as “what’s good is what’s good for the biosphere.” In light of that principle, many efficiencies are quickly seen to be profoundly destructive,
... See moreKim Stanley Robinson • The Ministry for the Future: A Novel
Weidenfeld & Nicolson • You Are Here: A Brief Guide to the World
And how will we deal with unfolding climate change? There is now a widespread consensus that we need to do something to prevent many highly undesirable consequences, but what kind of action, what sort of behavioral transformation would work best? For those who ignore the energetic and material imperatives of our world, those who prefer mantras of g
... See moreVaclav Smil • How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
