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
COVID Vaccine Boosters For the Masses?: Short-Sighted and Selfish. Let’s Beat the Pandemic Instead.
Where Is Our Elon Musk Of Political Innovation?: We need better governments to save humanity
Data Geeks Are Saving Humanity: Gregory Taff – World Resources Institute
COVID-19 Lab Leak: People Are Not Talking Solutions. Here’s Some.
Is Our Global Economy Killing Us?: How Our Purchases Destroy Nature, Warm the Climate and Cause Violence
We Hate Pandemics: So why are we making more of them?
Technology VS. Society & Survival: Artificial Intelligence, Social Media & Deepfakes
Technology VS. Environment & Health: Biotechnology, Chemicals, Nuclear & More
The Real Immigration Issue: Get Ready For Climate Change
Humans Are Going Nuts: More global chaos reduction systems, please?
Global Threats Need Global Solutions: One country alone can’t save us
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