Breaking Down: Collapse

Collapse is a heavy topic, and many people struggle with how to bring it up to others.  While the situation may not always warrant teaching someone about collapse, sometimes it is and it's worth being prepared for those conversations. In this episode we discuss the dos and don'ts of talking about collapse, with some specific approaches that can be used.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much of the focus of collapse conversation seems to be growing consumption and the energy resources required to make it possible. Less spoken of, however, is the waste byproduct of all that production and consumption. From trash, to spilled chemicals, to air pollution and more, waste is a growing issue with more problems than solutions.Learn More: https://blog.idrenvironmental.com/what-is-industrial-wastehttps://publicintegrity.org/environment/industrial-waste-pollutes-americas-drinking-water/https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/industrial-wastehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/toxic-wastehttps://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-of-industrial-pollution.phphttps://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarlin/2020/05/24/americas-air-is-getting-worse-heres-why/?sh=b48f1944d4f3https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/gov-desantis-urged-to-declare-state-of-emergency-due-to-red-tide-2021-07-19/https://www.ecowatch.com/red-tide-fish-dead-tampa-bay-2653844544.htmlhttps://www.earthday.org/how-our-trash-impacts-the-environment/https://www.latimes.com/world/global-development/la-fg-global-trash-20160422-20160421-snap-htmlstory.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2021/01/10/china-quits-recycling-us-trash-as-sustainable-start-up-makes-strides/?sh=750571b45a56Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of climate change's most deadly consequences will come from an increase in deadly heatwaves. In this episode, Kory and Kellan discuss what the wet bulb temperature is and how we can expect it to affect us in the future.Learn More:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperaturehttps://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Conceptual_Physics/Book%3A_Body_Physics_-_Motion_to_Metabolism_(Davis)/10%3A_Powering_the_Body/10.09%3A_Efficiency_of_the_Human_Bodyhttps://www.engineersedge.com/heat_transfer/thermal_energy_created_13777.htmhttps://www.climatesignals.org/climate-signals/atmospheric-moisture-increasehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoregulationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperthermiaSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the "Can Technology Save Us?" mini-series Kory and Kellan discuss nuclear fusion - its potential for providing vast amounts of energy, as well as the serious roadblocks to its actualization. Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A functioning civilized society requires an ever-increasingly complex network of infrastructure. As that infrastructure ages, and necessary maintenance is not done to ensure it remains whole, it can have severe and lasting impacts on society. Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a bonus episode, which reflects the weekly bonus episodes we release as a "ThankYou" to our Patreon supporters. This week's topic is the leaked IPCC report and how it differs from their past reports. To receive these bonus episodes, join us here!Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As governments around the world feel the stress of collapse, they will likely attempt to increase control of their people. One of the ways this is done is through censorship - silencing voices and diminishing free speech. In this episode, Kory and Kellan take a look at the the ways that censorship can accelarate collapse, and the ways that collapse can increase censorship.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Insects are at the bottom of the food chain, and entire ecoystems rely on them. As human activity continues to fill the corners of the earth and cause unrelenting climate change, insect populations are being affected. What do we know about the scale of the problem, and what it means for us?Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Birth rates decline for many reasons - both voluntary and involuntary. What are those reasonds, and what does this mean for society and for collapse?Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of our scarce resources are known, somewhat mainstream, and fairly obvious. Others, however, are not as apparent. This episode is about the surprisingly urgent need for ethically sourced sand. Peak sand may be reached in the next few decades.Learn More:https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/rising-demand-sand-calls-resource-governancehttps://www.ecomagazine.com/in-depth/featured-stories/slipping-through-our-fingers-are-we-running-out-of-sandhttps://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/01/riddle-of-the-sands-the-truth-behind-stolen-beaches-and-dredged-islands?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#comment-117685215https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/sand-shortage-the-world-is-running-out-of-a-crucial-commodity.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/27/sand-mining-global-environmental-crisis-never-heardhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is-running-out-of-sandSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.