Clarifying the chaos, from culture to the cosmos. Fresh perspectives on art, media, technology, philosophy, and the future—and where they intersect. Click to read Reality Studies, by Jesse Damiani, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.| www.realitystudies.co
Picking up from her new novel, 'Herculine,' we dive into the potential of speculative fiction, weaving theory into fiction—plus demons, trans girl communes in the woods, Hot Freelance Girls, & more!| Reality Studies
Climate crisis is (among other things!) a problem in communication & coordination. How can writers, storytellers, and artists intervene and create the conditions for systems change?| Reality Studies
And the U.S. economy is still heavily linked to the performance of the global economy. Here's what you need to know and how you can prepare.| Reality Studies
Watch now | In 'Goliath's Curse,' Luke Kemp comprehensively surveys collapse throughout human history—revealing what we must learn from past collapses in order to thrive. We get into it!| Reality Studies
Headlines from last week underscore deeper systemic emergence(s): fiscal coercion, AI propaganda, militarization, & judicial flashpoints reshaping U.S. governance. 👉 Polycritical foresight analysis.| Reality Studies
7pm EDT/4pmPDT: Get up-to-speed on digital hygiene practices + the basics of VPNs, password managers, privacy browsers, 2FA/MFA, encrypted messaging & storage.| www.realitystudies.co
Heterodox economics & foresight collide! A leading futurist makes the case that capitalism's fundamental flaws demand that we begin to imagine what comes next in 'Imagining After Capitalism.'| Reality Studies
On Thursday, Oct. 2, get up-to-speed on digital hygiene practices + the basics of VPNs, password managers, privacy browsers, 2FA/MFA, encrypted messaging & storage.| Reality Studies
1Password's Travel Mode allows you to protect login credentials when going through customs. It's not a silver bullet, but it's an important legal step you can take. Here's how to use it.| Reality Studies
What are the poetics of media formats & archives? The question has more influence on your life than you realize. Prof. Danny Snelson gets into it—jumping off from his new book, 'The Little Database.'| Reality Studies
What are the poetics of media formats & archives? The question has more influence on your life than you realize. Prof. Danny Snelson gets into it—jumping off from his new book, 'The Little Database.'| www.realitystudies.co
Understanding the overlap and differences between personal and collective resilience.| www.realitystudies.co
Framing humanity's interconnected crises, existential risk, the prospect of collapse, and differentiating polycrisis vs. metacrisis| www.realitystudies.co
Amid CDC upheaval, there's a lot of mis- and disinformation flying around—especially about the Covid-19 vaccines. I got to the bottom of it all with Dr. McBride.| Reality Studies
A watershed assassination in America means volatility—in a context already increasingly authoritarian—what do we need to watch out for and what can be done?| www.realitystudies.co
Flash analysis: this is a powder keg moment—treat it as such.| Reality Studies
If we want to survive the decades to come, we’ll need radical systemic change. But what does that look like in practice? A vibrant conversation about moving from the present to thrutopian futures.| www.realitystudies.co
Historical lessons for American citizens on how colonial violence returns home.| Reality Studies
Historical lessons for American citizens on how colonial violence returns home.| www.realitystudies.co
Even if you already thought it was gross!| www.realitystudies.co
An exercise to better understand how the upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might unfold, what it means for vaccines in the U.S., and possible responses.| www.realitystudies.co
The two terms are related, but is one more correct than the other?| www.realitystudies.co
Amid cascading crises, art & storytelling must provoke new ways of thinking about the human enterprise. Across his work as an artist, filmmaker, architect, & educator, Liam Young embodies this spirit.| Reality Studies
From climate finance to biosecurity, polycritical foresight equips leaders with tools to anticipate emerging threats and safeguard resilient futures.| www.realitystudies.co
Uncomfortable conversations for uncomfortable times.| www.realitystudies.co
Understand supply chain resilience: definition, why it's critical post-disruption, and key strategies. Plus: explore the degrowth perspective on building resilient global trade.| www.realitystudies.co
What food should a prepper buy? See the 2025 list of best, longest-lasting foods to stockpile, safety tips on 40-yr cans, and 10 core emergency-kit items.| www.realitystudies.co
Learn how community prepping transforms neighbors into a powerful, self-reliant network for disasters. Discover steps to build mutual aid, share resources, and enhance collective resilience.| www.realitystudies.co
Learn what climate resilience means & why it's vital for adapting to climate change. Explore strategies for building individual, community, & systemic resilience in a changing world.| www.realitystudies.co
Explaining resilience, why resilience matters in 2025, and the importance of climate resilience.| www.realitystudies.co
A roundup of what happened, why it matters, and key context for climate change news during the week of March 16-22.| www.realitystudies.co
Understanding the meaning of mental resilience, strategies individuals can use to improve psychological resilience, and the role of resilience counseling.| www.realitystudies.co
🎙 Jesse sits down with Theory & Philosophy founder to talk about...theory and philosophy. And of course, much more!| www.realitystudies.co
🎙 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.| www.realitystudies.co
Time to get real about our futures—which are "already here, just not evenly distributed."| www.realitystudies.co
🎙 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.| www.realitystudies.co
🎙 Jesse sits down with Professor Philip V. McHarris to explore the central questions of his new book, 'Beyond Policing': What would happen if policing disappeared? Would we be safe?| www.realitystudies.co
🎙 Jesse sits down with polymath Nora Bateson for a wide-ranging conversation about Warm Data, ecologies of communication, the Polycrisis, cognition, AI, transcontextuality, and urgent mud.| www.realitystudies.co
🎙 Jesse sits down with economist & communicator Michael Mezzatesta to discuss sustainability, alternative economics, degrowth, post-growth, wellbeing vs. productivity, climate activism, and more.| www.realitystudies.co
🎙 Jesse sits down with artist Landon Ross for a wide-ranging conversation about transcendence, beauty, DIY chemistry experiments gone wrong, "fame in the brain," life, the universe, and everything.| www.realitystudies.co
