Things Worth Noting
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil (November 10–21, 2025), what was meant to be the most inclusive UN climate summit quickly sparked outrage over the treatment of Indigenous protesters. Delegates from groups like the Munduruku demanded faster land demarcation, rejection of destructive infrastructure, and real Free Prior and Informed Consent in climate decisions. Peaceful actions—blockades, sit-ins, […]
Humanity faces existential risks that could end our future, from natural disasters like asteroid impacts, supervolcanic eruptions, gamma-ray bursts, and solar flares to human-made threats including climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, superintelligent AI, and cyberattacks. Climate drives biodiversity loss and societal collapse through extreme weather and resource scarcity. Nuclear winter from war could kill billions […]
Humanity’s long-term survival hinges on navigating existential threats like climate change, AI, and nuclear risks. Climate change drives ecosphere collapse, with tipping points like permafrost melt threatening resources. AI and superintelligence risk catastrophe if misaligned, while nuclear winter remains a concern. Cosmic threats, like asteroid impacts, loom large, and the Fermi Paradox suggests a Great […]
Bill Gates funds solar geoengineering to combat climate change, sparking debate over “blocking the sun.” His support for Harvard’s SCoPEx project, which tests stratospheric aerosol injection using calcium carbonate, aims to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight, mimicking volcanic eruptions like Mount Pinatubo. Critics, including Indigenous groups, warn of environmental risks, ozone depletion, and crop failure, […]