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🔎 {signals} in noise Dialogues to clarify the chaos, from culture to the cosmos. Hosted by journalist, curator, & professor @jessedamiani.bsky.social. Subscribe⤵️ youtube.com/@UrgentFutures

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Check out the newest episode of the @urgentfutures.bsky.social podcast hosted by @jessedamiani.bsky.social where @alybatt.bsky.social discusses her new book, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature:
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Capitalism Doesn't Value Nature Because It Can't—Understanding 'Free Gifts' - Alyssa Battistoni | #61
In order to understand why capitalism is failing us & driving us toward ecological collapse, you need to understand a key failure in its logic. Prof. Alyssa Battistoni breaks it down in 'Free Gifts'.
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Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Out now! @jessedamiani.bsky.social interviews @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social at the Arendt Center for @urgentfutures.bsky.social Watch now at youtu.be/dP4BxIjP2JY?...
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What Hannah Arendt Can Teach Us Today - Roger Berkowitz | #63
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Colin Raymond @regclimo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on @urgentfutures.bsky.social for a meticulous, wide-ranging conversation about heat hazards, risks, and potential actions. Many thanks to host Jesse Damiani for the invitation and adroit questions! www.realitystudies.co/p/understand...
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Understanding Wet-Bulb Temperature, Climate Extremes, & Systemic Risk—& How We Build Resilience - Colin Raymond | #56
The unfortunate reality is we're going to be learning about WBTs the hard way more and more—so let's dig into what they are & what we can do to stay safe.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The ongoing devastation of the biosphere & the current trajectory of AI are rooted in the same phenomenon: anthropocentrism. In her latest book, the legendary N. Katherine Hayles proposes a new theory of cognition that seeks to decenter the human. More via the latest @urgentfutures.bsky.social:
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N. Katherine Hayles: A New Theory of Mind, from 'Bacteria to AI' | #46
A conversation with intellectual hero N. Katherine Hayles about her new book 'Bacteria to AI,' machine cognition, ecological relationality, posthumanism, chatbots, AI aesthetics & poetry, & more.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Psychological resilience is critical given *gestures at everything* And importantly, psychological resilience is something that can be developed. This @realitystudies.bsky.social primer explains strategies for building resilience & points to the potential benefits of resilience counseling.
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Psychological Resilience and the Benefits of Resilience Counseling
Understanding the meaning of mental resilience, strategies individuals can use to improve psychological resilience, and the role of resilience counseling.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
What is Post-Growth Economics? Rethinking Prosperity Beyond GDP Growth via @realitystudies.bsky.social www.realitystudies.co/p/what-is-po...
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What is Post-Growth Economics? Rethinking Prosperity Beyond GDP Growth
Is post-growth economics a viable alternative to the modern economy? This primer breaks down the post-growth movement, its history, how it compares to degrowth and green growth, key critiques, & more.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“We treat the physical world as a mine and a dump, as we pray for our afterlife.” On the latest @urgentfutures.bsky.social, Carl Safina breaks down how Plato set the stage for the polycrisis by fostering particular values & beliefs about life on Earth. www.realitystudies.co/p/carl-safin...
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“We treat the physical world as a mine and a dump, as we pray for our afterlife.” —Carl Safina on @urgentfutures.bsky.social youtu.be/oIuS_muBPhA?...
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
“Let nobody think there is any spectator sport here, this is a fully participatory engagement and endeavour; our future.” I joined @jessedamiani.bsky.social on his podcast to talk about transformative adaptation and how we can ALL be involved. Watch now.
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How Bad Will it Get? Thrutopias and the Need for Transformative Adaptation - Rupert Read | #41
My guest today is Rupert Read (@RupertReadClimate)EPISODE PAGE + TRANSCRIPT:https://www.realitystudies.co/p/rupert-read-transformative-adaptation-thrutopias-...
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Why is the World in Crisis—& What Can We Do About It? A real privilege to sit down with @racheldonald.bsky.social on the latest @urgentfutures.bsky.social. We talked polycrisis, power, violence, systems, and much more: youtu.be/o2jEi2Ez0O8
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Why is the World in Crisis? And What Can We Do About It? - Rachel Donald (Planet: Critical) | #40
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
As more and more terrible things happen, it’s critical to remember that we do have agency (it’s something I keep reminding myself). Transformative adaptation is a framework that allows us to imagine and realize ‘thrutopias’ in which we continue to live meaningful lives amid collapse.
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Urgent Futures Podcast @urgentfutures.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Video episode here: youtu.be/lddQNIJYOTw?...
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Climate Trauma: Mental Health & Resilience After the LA Wildfires - Jyoti Mishra | Rapid Response #4
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
LA: find yourself doomscrolling & unable to concentrate during the LA wildfires? There’s a reason: climate trauma & ‘fire brain’ I was lucky to to discuss both + what you can do with @neatneuro.bsky.social on the latest Urgent Futures Rapid Response: www.realitystudies.co/p/climate-tr...
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Climate Trauma & Fire Brain: Understanding the Mental Health Impacts of the LA Wildfires & Developing Resilience - Jyoti Mishra | Rapid Response #4
Los Angeles: have you been doomscrolling & unable to concentrate? There's a reason, & it has to do with how our brains respond to trauma. I spoke with a leading neuroscientist to make sense of it.
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Wim Carton @wimcarton.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
We talked about Overshoot with @jessedamiani.bsky.social over at the Urgent Futures podcast before Christmas - and the episode is now online. I enjoyed this one - thanks for having us on Jesse! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV0u...
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Overshoot & Climate Breakdown - Wim Carton & Andreas Malm | #39
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
An immense privilege to speak with @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm on the latest @urgentfutures.bsky.social! We dive into their superb, devastating recent book, 'Overshoot,' which charts the political philosophy that is driving us toward collapse. www.realitystudies.co/p/overshoot-...
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Wim Carton & Andreas Malm: Overshoot & Climate Breakdown | Urgent Futures #39
🎙 Jesse sits down with 'Overshoot' co-authors to discuss the climate politics, philosophies, and strategies that are destroying the biosphere and putting us all at risk.
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Nancy Baker Cahill @drawing.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
What are we breathing? There remains a lot of anxiety & confusion about the air in LA County, the “disaster after the disaster.” 😷 Exec. Director of CCAT spells it all out to @jessedamiani.bsky.social in the latest @urgentfutures.bsky.social episode www.realitystudies.co/p/los-angele...
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Los Angeles Air is the 'Disaster After the Disaster' and AQI is Unreliable. How to Stay Safe - Jane Williams | Urgent Futures Rapid Response #3
Listen now | I sat down with California Communities Against Toxics Executive Director to discuss the extremely toxic pollutants still in the air, ground, and water in Los Angeles.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The winds are picking up in LA again today. Please, please listen to/watch/read this @urgentfutures.bsky.social interview with Jane Williams, and share it with friends & family. The stuff in the air is truly horrific.
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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Fun to be called 'legendary polymath' by anyone as fun & astute as Jesse Damiani of @urgentfutures.bsky.social podcast - especially since early in my career, polymaths were not in vogue at all. Lab tutors covered my reports with red ink: 'too many adjectives.' www.realitystudies.co/p/phoebe-bar...
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Phoebe Barnard: The Human Behavioral Crisis is the Coordination Problem Underlying Overshoot and Climate Crisis | #35
🎙 Jesse sits down with legendary polymath to discuss environmental futures, civilizational shift, regeneration & restoration, and the role of media and marketing in fostering systems change.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
The LA fires aren’t raging as they were last week, but we are in the “disaster after the disaster”: the air & ash. They contain harmful, potentially lethal pollutants that AQI doesn’t measure. If you or loved ones are in LA, please listen to this & share it. www.realitystudies.co/p/los-angele...
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Los Angeles Air is the 'Disaster After the Disaster' and AQI is Unreliable. How to Stay Safe - Jane Williams | Urgent Futures Rapid Response #3
Listen now | I sat down with California Communities Against Toxics Executive Director to discuss the extremely toxic pollutants still in the air, ground, and water in Los Angeles.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
"If you’re paying attention, you recognize that all of this—the unprecedented “hurricanes” of fire, our inability to prepare for them, the systemic failures of our government, the exploitation for political disinformation—are symptoms of collapse in polycrisis." www.realitystudies.co/p/los-angele...
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The Los Angeles Fires, Polycrisis, & How to Live in Collapse | Urgent Futures Rapid Response #2
Time to get real about our futures—which are "already here, just not evenly distributed."
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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Any comments on this fun podcast conversation with @jessedamiani.bsky.social of @urgentfutures.bsky.social? I was on shoot in the field, filming our documentary series - no time (clearly, alas) to brush my hair, so he kindly inserted a somewhat more flattering thumbnail 😉 youtu.be/vc0BAemxRPo?...
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The Human Behavioral Crisis Underlying Climate Change—& How to Respond - Phoebe Barnard | #35
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Peter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Had fun talking to @jessedamiani.bsky.social about ancient apocalypses, and soft launching an ill-considered mustache www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUar...
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Mass Extinctions Explained, & How to Avoid the Sixth Mass Extinction - Peter Brannen | #36
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Please support the mustache by checking out this conversation!
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Grey Maven @greymaven.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I wish I had the grace, equanimity and wisdom of Phoebe Barnard. This is one of my favourite podcasts: @urgentfutures.bsky.social by @jessedamiani.bsky.social #EcologicalOvershoot #HumanBehaviour #ClimateChange #PhoebeBarnard #JesseDamiani #UrgentFutures
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The Human Behavioral Crisis Underlying Climate Change—& How to Respond - Phoebe Barnard | #35
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
A true privilege to speak with @phoebebarnard.bsky.social on @urgentfutures.bsky.social! Phoebe is a critical voice advocating for civilizational shift—and the means to do so. Thank you @greymaven.bsky.social for sharing!
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
"[M]ost democracies nowadays...don’t fail because of a coup d’état ... What usually happens is that an elected, legitimate leader enters office w a goal of taking over the state, of changing the nature of its institutions...so that he doesn’t lose the election next time" - @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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Opinion | Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails
Anne Applebaum on how to think about autocracy and authoritarianism in a second Trump term.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
How information spreads—& who shapes it—remains a vital issue for democracy. @ninajankowicz.com has been helping make sense of all this for years, & continues to do so through the American Sunlight Project. We get into all of it in this episode of @urgentfutures.bsky.social youtu.be/REU_-PX-W9Y?...
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Why Disinformation Is Still a Critical Issue for Democracy - Nina Jankowicz | Urgent Futures #24
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Reading ‘Overshoot’ by @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm right now, which supports so much of what’s said in this excellent thread (btw you should pick up a copy of the book, it’s vital)
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Given *gestures at everything,* it seems like the perfect time to listen to this interview with @noupside.bsky.social, where we dig into her vital book ‘Invisible Rulers,’ the evolution of propaganda, and more. youtu.be/3w6w-mr8OKY?...
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The Evolution of Propaganda & the 'Invisible Rulers' of Social Media - Renée DiResta | #30
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
If you knew nothing about what COP was, and evaluated carbon emissions across the years it’s been running, it’d be perfectly reasonable for you to assume COP had been designed to *accelerate* fossil fuel use based on the data.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The joke is quite literally on us
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
"Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show
Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Status quo economics is breaking down. I made a Starter Pack of folks who are progressing ideas, philosophies, & strategies for systems change, including ecological economics, degrowth, post-growth, post-/anti-capitalism, ecosocialism, Modern Monetary Theory, Doughnut Economics go.bsky.app/So5vwTn
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
“Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump … The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the vast majority of the money to America PAC, which focused on low-propensity and first-time voters.” apnews.com/article/elon...
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Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says
Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump. Most of that money came from Musk himself.
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Jesse Damiani @jessedamiani.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
"When you’re optimizing for efficiency, you’re getting rid of redundancies. But when patients’ lives are at stake, you actually want redundancy. You want extra slack in the system. You want multiple sets of eyes on a patient in a hospital." www.codastory.com/stayonthesto...
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I’m a neurology ICU nurse. The creep of AI in our hospitals terrifies me
The healthcare landscape is changing fast thanks to the introduction of artificial intelligence. These technologies have shifted decision-making power away from nurses and on to the robots. Michael Ke...
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