The world at our feet: Reflections on Earth and its prospects
Humans have known for a long time that there was more than the earth beneath our feet that there was, in fact, a big-e Earth but it took a while before we figured out our place in relation to the sun and stars. Then space travel allowed us to see our whole home, surrounded by dark nothingness. Image: Mariya Pilipenko
We have learned that we can change the Earth in major ways unintentionally and unpredictably. Two centuries ago the deforestation of the east coast of the U.S. resulted in sediments washing down to fill the flood plains of rivers and the creation of coastal marshes. On the other hand, dams and reservoirs are holding back so much dirt that the Mississippi delta is now starved of sediment. At this point, human activity has added billions of tons of carbon to the atmosphere, raised global temperatures and sea levels, and increased the acidity of the ocean.
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Published May 12, 2021
Reminder: We’ll Be “Dissecting Horror” on a New Episode with INITIATION at 6 PM (PST)
Join us for another installment of Dissecting Horror with the creatives behind INITIATION! Today at 6 PM (PST)!
Initiation. Panelists include director, co-writer, and producer
John Berardo, editor
Lindsay LaVanchy (Ellery Scott)
Initiation is now streaming on VOD.
Synopsis:
During a university’s pledge week, the carefree partying turns deadly serious when a star athlete is found impaled in his dorm. The murder ignites a spree of sinister social-media messages, sweeping the students and police into a race against time to uncover the truth behind the school’s dark secrets…and the horrifying meaning of a recurring symbol: a single exclamation mark.