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« Comment prendre pour « réaliste » un projet de modernisation qui aurait « oublié » depuis deux siècles de prévoir les réactions du globe terraqué aux actions humaines ?
Comment accepter que soient « objectives » des théories économiques incapables d’intégrer dans leurs calculs la rareté de ressources dont elles avaient pourtant pour but de prévoir l’épuisement ?
Comment parler d’ »efficacité » à propos de systèmes techniques qui n’ont pas su intégrer dans leurs plans de quoi durer plus de quelques décennies ?
Comment appeler « rationaliste » un idéal de civilisation coupable d’une erreur de prévision si magistrale qu’elle interdit à des parents de céder un monde habité à leurs enfants ? » Bruno Latour
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Nate Hagens
2025
Today, Nate is joined by Luke Kemp, a researcher whose work is focused on existential risks (or X-risks), which encompass threats of human extinction, societal collapse, and dystopian futures. How can we begin to understand the likelihood and gravity of these ruinous events, and what kinds of responses from people and governments could further undermine social cohesion and resilience? What roles do human biases, hierarchical power structures, and the development of technologies, like artificial intelligence and geoengineering, play in X-risks? How can we collaborate across industries to protect our modern systems through effective risk management strategies? And in what ways do our institutions need to become more inclusive to better democratize decision-making processes, leading to safer futures for humanity?
In this episode, I’m joined by ecologist Thomas Crowther to discuss the critical importance of biodiversity as an intricate web of life that supports all other living beings, not just through the sheer number of species, but because of the complexity of interactions within ecosystems. Thomas highlights the power of data in empowering individuals to make informed choices that positively impact nature, and the critical need to address inequality in order to foster ecological recovery.
By over-consuming our environment—and ecosystem stability—in the short-term, we are putting our planet’s long-term stability and capacity to provide for future generations in jeopardy.
