As a nod to human supremacy, any time we hear the word “population,” it generally goes without saying that we mean human population, of course. Other such words include health, lifetime, prosperity, intelligence, wisdom, murder, pro-life, culture. To many in modernity, it makes no sense to discuss the murder of an animal, the wisdom in mushrooms, or a culture among crows. Such self-centered arrogance!| Do the Math
My apologies for such a dismal post topic, but modernity made me do it. I’ve borne witness to a number of the following tragedies first-hand. When exposed to similar atrocities in your own life, I recommend repeating the mantra that appears at the end of every point below. I think it helps in fighting human supremacism, validating other life and recognizing the pain we inflict—often unwittingly as we animate the maw of modernity. Evolution did not prepare the plants and animals of this pl...| dothemath.ucsd.edu
Step 400 of the acorn methuselah. Gliders exit at 12:30 and 5:00.| Do the Math
This baby violet-green swallow faces the first big decision of her life: should I stay or should I go, now.| Do the Math
Most people are probably familiar with text substitution, in some form. It’s when a particular bit of text in a document is replaced throughout with an alternate. In many packages this is carried out via a Find/Replace dialog box. My main use has been in a Unix/vi environment, where the friendly and intuitive command :1,$s/old text/new text/g finds every instance of “old text” and replaces with “new text.” The true nerd will appreciate that the command is compatible with ‘regular ...| Do the Math
What if we ask a rough-skinned newt, assigning it greater importance than is customary?| Do the Math
Image by Daniel Borker from Pixabay| Do the Math
Courtesy Pixabay/fraugun| Do the Math
Image by 12019 from Pixabay| Do the Math
This is the TV poster for “David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet.” (CNS photo/Netflix)| Do the Math
Courtesy Pixabay (PhotoMIX-Company)| Do the Math
[Note: This post inspired a podcast interview that traces a similar path.]| Do the Math
Image by Karen .t from Pixabay| Do the Math
From Pixabay (Kranic17/535 images)| Do the Math
From Pixabay (Ramdlon)| Do the Math
This is the twelfth of 18 installments in the Metastatic Modernity video series (see launch announcement), putting the meta-crisis in perspective as a cancerous disease afflicting humanity and the greater community of life on Earth. This episode confronts the thorny topic of human supremacy. My intention is not to rile folks up, but some of that may be unavoidable. It’s something we must face to understand modernity.| Do the Math
This is the fourth of about 17 in the Metastatic Modernity video series (see launch announcement), putting the meta-crisis in perspective as a cancerous episode afflicting humanity and the greater community of life on Earth. This episode addresses the more subtle and under-appreciated aspects of evolution, which acts on the whole community of life in full ecological context.| Do the Math
I am excited to announce a new effort that will attempt to provide a crucial set of perspectives on modernity. It is to be a series of video shorts (5–10 minutes is my target) called Metastatic Modernity.| Do the Math
Time for a new paint job on the house?| Do the Math
AI-generated stranger; I’m not so young/attractive| Do the Math