By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 2 Mar 22
With the Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) being released, itâs important to revisit the climate scenarios that are its centerpiece. These scenarios form the basis of the climate science communityâs modeling and projections, which in turn affects governance and investment decisions across the world. Trillions of dollars and the policymaking of the entire planet thus ride upon these climate scenarios, and so the cost of getting things wrong is extremely high. Scenarios past and present The previous generation of climate scenarios published in the Fifth Assessment Report in 2014 were known as …
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With the Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) being released, itâs important to revisit the climate scenarios that are its centerpiece. These scenarios form the basis of the climate science communityâs modeling and projections, which in turn affects governance and investment decisions across the world. Trillions of dollars and the policymaking of the …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Mar 22
Across the world, Multiculturalism has been failing over the recent decades: conflicts, racism, discrimination, antagonism, distrust, ghetto despair, the rise of rightwing populism, riots, crime, and even ISIS as an emergent transnational vortex of discontent and violent regression. These realities are grasped differently across the political spectrum, damning or defending Multiculturalism. But none of the established positions seem to embrace a proper update of the Multiculturalist stance: Transculturalism. [Noteâââthis was written last week, before the invasion of Ukraine. My comment upon that issue is upcoming.] In my book, Nordic Ideology, I outline six new forms of politics that I feel …
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Across the world, Multiculturalism has been failing over the recent decades: conflicts, racism, discrimination, antagonism, distrust, ghetto despair, the rise of rightwing populism, riots, crime, and even ISIS as an emergent transnational vortex of discontent and violent regression. These realities are grasped differently across the political spectrum, damning or defending Multiculturalism. But none of the established positions seem to embrace …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 26 Feb 22
In June 2021 the Institute for Cultural Evolution launched its online political magazine called The Post-Progressive Post. We liked the term âpost-progressiveâ because it effectively communicated our cultural and political point of view. That is, we appreciate the best of progressivism and honor its values, but we reject progressivismâs antipathy toward the best of what has come before. In this online magazine, and in the work of the Institute for Cultural Evolution think tank overall, we are working to stake out a kind of higher ground that transcends the worst and includes the best of progressivism. We are thus working …
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In June 2021 the Institute for Cultural Evolution launched its online political magazine called The Post-Progressive Post. We liked the term âpost-progressiveâ because it effectively communicated our cultural and political point of view. That is, we appreciate the best of progressivism and honor its values, but we reject progressivismâs antipathy toward the best of what has come before. In this …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 25 Feb 22
In this wide-ranging discussion, Steve, Jeff, and Diane talk about integral philosophy, the culture war, the Intellectual Dark Web, conflict over the pandemic, the meaning crisis, and the rise of the progressive worldview: Click Here to Watch This Conversation on YouTube ShareThe post Check out Steve McIntosh, Jeff Salzman, and Diane Hamilton on Rebel Wisdom for their Integral Panel 2022 appeared first on Institute for Cultural Evolution.
In this wide-ranging discussion, Steve, Jeff, and Diane talk about integral philosophy, the culture war, the Intellectual Dark Web, conflict over the pandemic, the meaning crisis, and the rise of the progressive worldview: Click Here to Watch This Conversation on YouTube ShareThe post Check out Steve McIntosh, Jeff Salzman, and Diane Hamilton on Rebel Wisdom for their Integral Panel 2022 …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 22 Feb 22
Last year, the folks at Our World in Data published an article and some graphics about how human diets affect land use. The conclusion, as you can see on their chart below, is that if everyone in the world ate a vegan diet â one without any animal products at all â global agricultural land use would decrease by 75%. Examining land use makes it clear how inefficient consuming animals really is; the carnivoreâs footprint is huge compared to the veganâs. Our World in Data suggests that globally about 1/3rd of forests and 2/3rds of grasslands and …
Last year, the folks at Our World in Data published an article and some graphics about how human diets affect land use. The conclusion, as you can see on their chart below, is that if everyone in the world ate a vegan diet â one without any animal products at all â global agricultural land use would decrease by …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 20 Feb 22
Growing the inner capacity to accept things-as-they-are may be the best investment ever for societyâand no, cultivating acceptance doesnât lead to complacency in the face of injustice. Amidst the apparent turmoil of ongoing pandemics, climate disasters, and geo-political slides into what amounts to nothing less than a new Cold War, the world has slowly and quietly been warming up to a new political ideaâan idea that I feel brings some light and hope to an otherwise daunting picture. Itâs that statistically speaking poverty and violence has decreased, globally, and faster than ever. Steven Pinker and Hans Rosling⊠Nah, kidding. Got you, didnât I? Not more of …
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Growing the inner capacity to accept things-as-they-are may be the best investment ever for societyâand no, cultivating acceptance doesnât lead to complacency in the face of injustice. Amidst the apparent turmoil of ongoing pandemics, climate disasters, and geo-political slides into what amounts to nothing less than a new Cold War, the world has slowly and quietly been warming up to a …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 19 Feb 22
Chaos Is Not A LadderâBut the Ladder Leads to Chaos. Yes, Human History Has Developed Through Discernable Stages âBut That May Be ChangingâIf So, Future (Protopian) Society Must Be âDesigned for Chaosâ How utterly and awfully wrong they are, David Graeber and David Wengrow, in their recent book, The Dawn of Everythingâwhich is widely (and wildly) hailed as nothing less than a rewriting of all-of-human-history-as-we-know-it. Itâs somewhat disconcerting how easily and eagerly the intellectual public swallows a bookâs conclusions if they are only served with a spoonful of enticing story weaving, numerous examples, and some rebel edge. Yes, the book is a genuine masterpiece …
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Chaos Is Not A LadderâBut the Ladder Leads to Chaos. Yes, Human History Has Developed Through Discernable Stages âBut That May Be ChangingâIf So, Future (Protopian) Society Must Be âDesigned for Chaosâ How utterly and awfully wrong they are, David Graeber and David Wengrow, in their recent book, The Dawn of Everythingâwhich is widely (and wildly) hailed as nothing less than a rewriting of …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 18 Feb 22
It was a pleasure to be a guest on the popular podcast Rebel Wisdom, together with my friends and colleagues Jeff Salzman and Diane Hamilton. In our wide-ranging discussion with host David Fuller, we reflected on integral philosophy, the culture war, the Intellectual Dark Web, conflict over the pandemic, the meaning crisis, and the rise of the progressive worldview. You can view the hour and forty minute YouTube video at this link: The post Rebel Wisdom Podcast: An Integral View of 2022 appeared first on Steve McIntosh: Official Website.
It was a pleasure to be a guest on the popular podcast Rebel Wisdom, together with my friends and colleagues Jeff Salzman and Diane Hamilton. In our wide-ranging discussion with host David Fuller, we reflected on integral philosophy, the culture war, the Intellectual Dark Web, conflict over the pandemic, the meaning crisis, and the rise of the progressive worldview. You …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 10 Feb 22
The first in a new series about how the ‘pattern of disruption’ explains how our societies and economies change and evolve, and where they might be heading. Itâs often assumed that âdisruptionâ is a uniquely modern phenomenon. But itâs not. Technology disruptions can be found at the heart of major societal and civilizational upheavals going back to even the earliest human settlements. At RethinkX, weâve discovered that the rapid and transformative adoption of new technologies – and with them new ideas, new behaviors, and new business models – has followed a repeatable pattern for at least hundreds of years, maybe …
The first in a new series about how the ‘pattern of disruption’ explains how our societies and economies change and evolve, and where they might be heading. Itâs often assumed that âdisruptionâ is a uniquely modern phenomenon. But itâs not. Technology disruptions can be found at the heart of major societal and civilizational upheavals going back to even the earliest …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 6 Feb 22
Eutopia? Protopia? Everyone seems to be using these terms nowadays, but what do they actually mean? What’s the difference between these new ones and good old utopia? And are they just buzzwords? If you want to know the difference and discover what’s behind the hype, and if you want to know how we may finally manage to venture beyond the modern mirage of utopia, this Hanzi article is for you. Intro: Utopia, Eutopia, and Protopia Is it appropriate to be a Utopian these days? Yes and no. Or rather, we may need a term that gathers bold dreamers, thinkers, and doers …
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Eutopia? Protopia? Everyone seems to be using these terms nowadays, but what do they actually mean? What’s the difference between these new ones and good old utopia? And are they just buzzwords? If you want to know the difference and discover what’s behind the hype, and if you want to know how we may finally manage to venture beyond the …
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