Surviving in the Age of Disaster

Caleb Cook (CC0)

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Original Air Date: 
February 01, 2025

Floods and fires have always been with us, but now we may have crossed over into a new stage of permacrisis. So what does resilience look like when you know this fire or flood won’t be the last one? What survival strategies do we need for this age of climate disaster? 

Resilience or recklessness? The risks of rebuilding where disaster strikes

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People in these disaster zones now face an agonizing choice: rebuild or relocate? Urban planner Brian Stone says we need radical new thinking for our cities to survive.

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15:46

Can we still talk about 'natural disasters' in the age of climate change?

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Lightning hitting your house or a storm flooding your basement used to be an “act of God.” But can you call a flood or wildfire a “natural” disaster if climate change is the cause and humans failed to prevent the calamity? 

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15:56

Why we need better stories to persevere in uncertain times

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Writer Annalee Newitz has spent a lot of time walking around ancient lost cities and imagining future human civilizations on other planets. Newitz is a hard-headed, realistic optimist who believes the one technology that can save us is stories.

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17:41
Show Details 📻
Airdates
February 01, 2025
Guests: 

Brian Stone

Urban Planner
planning.gatech.edu
amazon.com

Lorraine Daston

Historian of Science
socialthought.uchicago.edu

Annalee Newitz

Writer
techsploitation.com
techsploitation.com
Categories: 
Science
Nature
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Last modified: 
January 31, 2025