NOTE: The Joy of Saving the Human Race is now “The Human Survival Podcast.” For a brief explanation listen to the episode on July 1, 2022, “The Name Of This Show Is Changing…”
This show is part of The Human Survival Project, a grassroots movement that encourages citizens around the world to push for transformation of the United Nations system. We want humanity to have the tools to protect itself from global catastrophic threats, and solving global threats requires strong global systems.
** Connect and learn more at: https://www.thehumansurvivalproject.org/ **
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Debates about right and wrong have been around as long as humanity. But now, as we face existential threats to human civilization, it forces us to reconsider morality. Some values-laden issues (poverty, race, war, environment) have been around for generations or even thousands of years, but now are deeply intertwined with our ability to survive catastrophe. So now, our public conversations need to change so that people understand their new importance. And simply scolding people about morality doesn’t seem to work anyway. Today, let’s start a new chapter in the human story.
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Resources:
The Guardian, 1/13/21
Top scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption: Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/13/top-scientists-warn-of-ghastly-future-of-mass-extinction-and-climate-disruption-aoe
BBC, 6/2/20
Extinction crisis 'poses existential threat to civilisation'
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52881831
World Inequality Lab
https://inequalitylab.world/en/
Inequality.org
https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/
Oxfam International
5 shocking facts about extreme global inequality and how to even it up
https://www.oxfam.org/en/5-shocking-facts-about-extreme-global-inequality-and-how-even-it
New York Times Magazine, 7/23/20
The Great Climate Migration
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/23/magazine/climate-migration.html
Joy of Saving the Human Race, 8/24/21
COVID VACCINE BOOSTERS FOR THE MASSES?: Short-Sighted and Selfish. Beat the Pandemic Instead | #11 (about global vaccine disparities)
https://youtu.be/j22w3on1R2o
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Fact Sheet April 2020
Trends In World Military Expenditure, 2019
https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/fs_2020_04_milex_0_0.pdf
Keeping Technology from Breaking Society: Wendell Wallach - Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Preparing for the Next Pandemic: David Quammen - Author and Journalist
How to END War: John Reuwer - World BEYOND War
Building the AI Pause Button: Joep Meindertsma - Pause AI
Israel-Palestine & Other Wars: A New International Approach | Ben Gavin & Sarmad Wali Khan
Changing Our Approach to Climate Change: James Jylkka - Natural Resource Specialist
U.S. Military Spending: Protection or Danger?
Can Inflation Help Save The World?: Mike Jordan - The Human Survival Project
Please, Humanity Needs You To Be More Positive
Designing Effective Climate Activism: Dave Johnson – Stanford Law/Design, Author, Lawyer, Activist
Economic Sanctions to Enforce Climate Policies, Not Vague Promises
Overcoming Climate Anger and Fear of the Future
Welcome to The Human Survival Podcast
The Name Of This Show Is Changing To ”The Human Survival Podcast”
Will Meat Cause The Next Pandemic?: Jerry Martin – Tufts University, Global Public Health
From Global to Local: Helping the World Right at Home – Orion Kriegman, Boston Food Forest Coalition
Can We Avoid a Global Meltdown?: YES! We Can Do It!!
Getting The Strong United Nations We Need: Mark Leon Goldberg
Broken Promises Will Not Fix The Climate: Global plans need enforcement
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