How Human Supremacy Killed the Search For Knowledge

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Manufactured narratives of conflict and supremacy pervade every aspect of human civilisation, even the very areas tasked specifically with questioning, challenging and reframing toxic narratives we created over the millennia.  The so-called vanguards of human thought, objectivity and innovation have never been truly objective.  Scientific disciplines may have invented new technologies and uncovered new knowledge, … Continue reading How Human Supremacy Killed the Search For Knowledge

The Myth of The Predator

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Although chaotic on the surface, the ecosystem is incredibly simple in its core operating principles.  But when studying ecosystems and climate systems, we always overcomplicate things.  We focus only on the chaos and conflict between species and between weather elements, forgetting about the principle of balance that supersedes them.  This is because we choose to … Continue reading The Myth of The Predator

The Supremacy Sci-Fi of Human Civilisation: From Caves to Spaceships and Back to Caves

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In its futile quest for the ultimate delusion of immortality, humanity always sought to convince itself of the most vivid supremacy fantasy: that humans are not from Earth.  The industrial revolution, the look and feel of our modern cities, our cars, our houses, were all shaped to subconsciously convince us that we are not even … Continue reading The Supremacy Sci-Fi of Human Civilisation: From Caves to Spaceships and Back to Caves

Long-Range Sudden Systemic Extinction (LRSSE): Why This Time Will Be Different

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This planet may have witnessed five major previous extinction events, but it has never been boiled before this fast, this much, for this long. A combination of ecological destruction, pollution, and the expected culmination of the climate crisis over the coming hundreds of years, constitute Earth's first ever long-range sudden systemic extinction (LRSSE) event. A … Continue reading Long-Range Sudden Systemic Extinction (LRSSE): Why This Time Will Be Different

Biology Lessons In Degrowth

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Every economy which fails to manage its growth eventually destroys itself. Humanity has embraced continuous expansion, a concept no different than cancer. Pausing or stopping growth altogether is essential for all living organisms - and this is why every single species on this planet comes with genes that are dedicated to managing growth. Degrowth is … Continue reading Biology Lessons In Degrowth

Transformation Through Collapse: How Viruses Have Shaped Our Civilisations

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One tiny piece of DNA, surrounded by a layer of proteins, floating in a microscopic droplet of water from someone's sneeze. That’s all it is, that’s all it takes, to change the course of an entire civilization. A molecule which isn't even visible on a conventional microscope, yet powerful enough to change the course of … Continue reading Transformation Through Collapse: How Viruses Have Shaped Our Civilisations

Rogue Currencies

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From space, our planet looks like an ever-changing marble. To an alien civilisation, the massive white storm clouds constantly shifting above oceans and landmasses would have probably suggested that this is one messy, stormy, unstable and unwelcoming environment; perhaps one which is on the verge of implosion under all this turmoil. While this may have … Continue reading Rogue Currencies

The False Narrative of Conflict

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Evolving Into One 3.5 billion years ago, life began to emerge on Earth. A single, lonely cell, the ancestor which we share with every other life form on the planet, began to diverge into unique individual species.  At first, only a handful of fragile life forms existed, barely distinguishable from each other.  Fast forward a … Continue reading The False Narrative of Conflict

A New Earth – The Memory of Extinction

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continued from previous He turned his attention to Olivia: “Earth is a garden.  Once you stop killing the weeds and allow everything to grow, you realize that no species was actually ever invasive or aggressive.  They were all meant to be with each other.  When you plough the garden, initially there is a little competition, … Continue reading A New Earth – The Memory of Extinction