1860 :
- Empire France : déplacement des frontières avec annexion de Nice et de la Savoie (cf 1871) + retour du libre-échange (cf 1815 1892) -> réglementation douanière #impots assouplie pour stimuler #politique échanges internationaux #economie accéléré par chemin de fer/navigation à vapeur.
- Urbain #LeVerrier met en place un réseau de 60 stations de surveillance météorologique à travers l’Europe.
[Listening] Allez : je commence le cycle sur Jacques Ellul de la formidable émission "Avoir raison avec.." de @radiofrance.fr : "Ellul 1/5: Un penseur du 21e siècle perdu au 20€ siècle"
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/avoir-raison-avec/jacques-ellul-un-penseur-du-21e-siecle-perdu-au-20e-siecle-7512626
#technique #technocritics #philo #anthropocene #shs #ServicePublic
"Morteratsch is one of the most studied glaciers in the world, thanks to its accessibility and its dramatic retreat -- more than 2 miles in the last 165 years, driven by human-induced climate change. During our hike up the glacier, Hösli pointed to artifacts that showed just how far the glacier has retreated."
“I think walking up here and seeing the signposts, seeing where the glacier used to be a hundred years ago, 50 years ago has more of an effect than just seeing it in a picture.”
(12/12)
- USA : succès du #film Fantasia de Walt Disney #Hollywood grâce aux oscillateurs de précision produits par Hewlett Packard (cf 1939 1974) #art
(18/18)
- Prix Nobel #economie Richard #Thaler -> #nudge : aménager l' #environnement pour inciter les citoyens à adopter spontanément un comportement désirable, tout en leur laissant la liberté de refuser -> https://mastodon.social/@cobrate/114387106349274181.
- Portugal : Incendies 563 000 hectares calcinés (cf 2025).
We summarize two recent articles in Science that look at #Marine Protected Areas. The conclusion: they work when they are well done.
#climate #climatefight #climatechange #environment #science #anthropocene #fish #parks #climateaction #research
"These are the major mass extinctions when conditions on Earth’s surface conspire to become so vile everywhere that they exceed the adaptive capacity of almost all complex life."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/19/a-climate-of-unparalleled-malevolence-are-we-on-our-way-to-the-sixth-major-mass-extinction
#longRead from Peter Brannen's #book The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: A Planetary Experiment.
(3/3)
=> Début Ruée vers l' #Or dans nouveau pays sans droit du travail = explosion croissance démographique californienne via voie terrestre (conflits/massacres population autochtone -> colonisation).
@STCmicrobeblog Your shift of perspectives in that article is very inspiring! When I saw only the photo it reminded me spontaneously of a living blob, Physarum polycephalum.
(9/9)
- début #Grippe porcine #alimentation (cf 2003 2010)
(3/3)
- Naissance du zoologue germano-balte Jakob von #Uexkull (cf 1944).
the goldfish and the silverware
Folk Song
Simon Armitage
#Poetry #SimonArmitage #FolkSong #Anthropocene #Fair
https://www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/folk-song-by-simon-armitage
(9/9)
- UK : création Tate Modern #art contemporain dans centrale électrique désaffectée Bankside Power Station -> certains “déplore[nt] cette importance excessive” accordée aux minorités (cf théorie woke MAGA Donald 2016 2024) -> https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/birthday-weekender.
-> production mondiale de #plastique = 200 millions de t. (cf 2019).
I've finished: The Hungry Gods by Adrian Tchaikovsky
What are the scariest words on the post-anthropocene earth?
The billionaires are back, and they're here to help.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f0d51299-e37e-45b6-a106-d1a96239b27c
@bookstodon @audiobooks
#ScienceFiction #PostApocalypse #billionairs #anthropocene #amReading #bookstodon #Audiobook
Australian #science #scicomms expert @juliancribb.bsky.social tackles the most pressing needs for our survival on #Earth as we reach the pointy end of the #Anthropocene era #ClimateActionNow #BoycottGold4Yanomami #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/05/op-ed-a-plan-for-preserving-a-habitable-earth-by-julian-cribb/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
