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earth day

It's Not Earth Day -- It's Human Civilization Day

Today is Earth Day, a celebration that's supposed to focus on attention on ecological balance — keeping our planet green and healthy. But as futurist Jamais Cascio points out in an essay published today, the point of environmentalism isn't to protect the planet — Earth has survived much worse than a little carbon emissions, thank you very much. Remember that asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs? Way worse than aerosols in the atmosphere, and yet the planet survived. Cascio argues that the unspoken point of environmentalism is to save human civilization. More »

2:24 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,003 views, 28 comments

Latest by n/a: @Klebert L. Hall: Again I really don't know what you're talking about. Cyanobacteria probably caused some anaerobic organisms to die off (though there are still a lot of anaerobic bacteria around today), but this happened 3 billion+ years ago, so more »

futurism

Weaponizing Climate Change for Battle

A new article in Foreign Policy suggests that geoengineering (or weather engineering) may be part of the next high-tech battle strategy for troops who want a force multiplier. The article is an updated version of an essay by futurist Jamais Cascio. Others have already speculated about how the ability to control rain systems and pull down lightening may be the future of warfare. In fact, all the technologies to do this already exist. But Cascio thinks forced ecosystem imbalances may be the weapon of choice for offensive geoengineers. More »

11:45 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Annalee Newitz
837 views, 19 comments

Latest by Dybbuk: @rdcoyner: thanks for the response. I guess my point (joke?) was poorly made. That point was, despite ratification, the ABM was tossed into the trash without a hearing let alone a vote. more »

apocalypse

Searches for "End of the World" Are Skyrocketing on the Internets

Smartypants futurist Jamais Cascio has noticed something especially eschatological in the search logs for his blog, Open the Future. A few months ago, "end of the world" suddnely become the most popular search term leading people to his writing. Just to illustrate the weirdness, he's created a graph showing how the phrase stacked up against other search terms like "anthrax" and "astroid strike." Check out the results, with handy color coding. More »

7:00 AM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Annalee Newitz
337 views, 2 comments

futurism

Disabled People Driving the Next 10 Years of Computer Innovation

Quadriplegic sailor Hilary Lister can control her boat using a computer activated by the "sip and puff" interface she has in her mouth. With this rig, she crossed the English channel on her own. Futurist Jamais Cascio, who consults with companies like Mozilla on 10-year innovation plans, told io9 that computers like Lister's designed for the disabled are inspiring new kinds of devices that will be in everyone's homes (or hands) in the next decade. More »

9:30 AM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Annalee Newitz
23 views, Comment