Hacking the Earth
The document discusses the concept of "hacking the earth" through various geoengineering techniques to address climate change. It notes that while we know what needs to be done, we may not have enough time, and raises the question of how many people are willing to let die. The document outlines some possible geoengineering techniques and acknowledges that geoengineering would be the most complex simulation project ever. It also notes the enormous technical challenges as well as huge ethical and political challenges around issues like liability, control, and strategic misuse. It argues that the choice is between unintended consequences or unprecedented catastrophe, and that working on this issue is about responsibility rather than control. It closes by stating that this is where the work needs to start.
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Hacking the Earth
- 1. HACKING THE EARTH JAMAIS CASCIO FUTURESONIC 2009
- 3. We know what we need to do. HACKING THE EARTH
- 4. We know what we need to do. But we may not have the time. HACKING THE EARTH
- 9. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE WILLING TO LET DIE? HACKING THE EARTH
- 16. That is our future. HACKING THE EARTH
- 17. ANTHROPOCENE: The present geologic epoch, the time in which human activity has begun to change the geophysical environment. HACKING THE EARTH
- 18. ANTHROPOCENE: The present geologic epoch, the time in which human activity has begun to change the geophysical environment. Nature is no longer natural. HACKING THE EARTH
- 19. The ANTHROPOCENE can’t be reversed... HACKING THE EARTH
- 20. ...but it can be hacked. HACKING THE EARTH
- 21. POSSIBLE GEOENGINEERING TECHNIQUES HACKING THE EARTH
- 22. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CONTROL. IT’S ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY. HACKING THE EARTH
- 24. Geoengineering would be the most simulation and model-heavy project in human history. HACKING THE EARTH
- 25. The technical and scientific challenges are enormous. HACKING THE EARTH
- 26. The ethical and political challenges are even bigger. HACKING THE EARTH
- 27. Liability for Disrupted Weather Patterns HACKING THE EARTH
- 28. Conflicts Over Control HACKING THE EARTH
- 29. Strategic Misuse HACKING THE EARTH
- 30. HUBRIS HACKING THE EARTH
- 31. It’s not a choice between It’s not a choice between HUBRISTIC and HUMBLE. HUBRISTIC and HUMBLE. HACKING THE EARTH
- 32. It’s a choice between UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES and UNPRECEDENTED CATASTROPHE It’s a choice between UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES and UNPRECEDENTED CATASTROPHE HACKING THE EARTH
- 34. “We are as gods, so we may as well get good at it.” — Stewart Brand HACKING THE EARTH
- 36. Here’s where we start. HACKING THE EARTH
- 37. HACKING THE EARTH JAMAIS CASCIO OPENTHEFUTURE.COM