Hello. It's been a while since the last issue; I had an attack of research in various medieval and medieval-ish fields, some of which has since surfaced in Commonplace, and some of which will surface much later on other venues entirely. This issue, composed over some weeks (and also through a bit of heat-haze; my brain doesn't handle summer well), deals with new technology which will either help cut down on climate crisis-inducing effects, help mitigate the effects, or help us cope with the outcomes. As you'll no doubt recall, I am not a believer in a technological solution to climate issues, but I do think it can do things to help us cope. I'm also going to look in on some stuff with which technology can't help much - namely, the concept of the narrowing ecological niche for humans.
Gentle Decline 1/28: Technology & Tenaciousness
Gentle Decline 1/28: Technology …
Gentle Decline 1/28: Technology & Tenaciousness
Hello. It's been a while since the last issue; I had an attack of research in various medieval and medieval-ish fields, some of which has since surfaced in Commonplace, and some of which will surface much later on other venues entirely. This issue, composed over some weeks (and also through a bit of heat-haze; my brain doesn't handle summer well), deals with new technology which will either help cut down on climate crisis-inducing effects, help mitigate the effects, or help us cope with the outcomes. As you'll no doubt recall, I am not a believer in a technological solution to climate issues, but I do think it can do things to help us cope. I'm also going to look in on some stuff with which technology can't help much - namely, the concept of the narrowing ecological niche for humans.