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Is #ClimateChange the ultimate cause for #SocietalCollapse? I explore this question in the new post of my #LivingLiteratureReview #ExistentialCrunch:

https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/climate-anomalies-and-societal-collapse

Is #SocietalCollapse just bad #luck This idea comes up often when the end of societies is discussed, but it does have its flaws. I discuss the idea, where it falls flat and what we can still learn from it in the new post in my #LivingLiteratureReview: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/is-societal-collapse-just-a-random

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New post in my #LivingLiteratureReview on #SocietalCollapse: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/simulating-the-end-of-the-world

This time we look into the question: To what extent can models effectively simulate #SocietalDynamics, including #collapse? To do so, I explain the different kinds of models used, give some case studies and highlight gaps and problems in the way these models are currently used.

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It lives!

I just published my first update post to my #LivingLiteratureReview #ExistentialCrunch: https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/november-2023-updates

The idea of a living literature review is to update it, when new papers come out or I learn something new about the topic. I started this project six months ago and by now I had enough new insights to gather them in an update post.

So, if you are curious what I learned about climate #TippingPoints and the relationship of #resilience and #democracy, go check it out.

#Neoliberalism decreases trust in scientific findings. Human caused events need #Regulations to not be harmful for us and the #Environment. However, the idea of neoliberalism is to have a small, non interfering #Government. This often has lead to neoliberal governments ignoring, defunding and even distorting #Science. In my newest post on #ExistentialCrunch I explore the history of this #ScienceDenial and how it relates to #ClimateChange and #NuclearWinter. https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/science-denial-and-nuclear-winter

How much of a danger are #TippingPoints when it comes to #ClimateChange? I summarize the most recent research about this topic in a new post in my #LivingLiteratureReview on #ExistentialCrunch https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/the-trouble-with-tipping-points

Hot science is about exploring a new field you don't know much about. Existential risk studies explore civilization-ending events, that by definition haven't happened yet. Check out my new post on how we can use hot science to study the end of the world:

https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/we-need-hot-existential-risk-research

#science #ExistentialRisk #HotScience #ColdScience #ExistentialCrunch

Now this post about #researchquestions is also available on #existentialcrunch https://existentialcrunch.substack.com/p/against-the-dominance-of-gap-spotting