Reality Studies

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Urgent Futures with Jesse Damiani

Welcome to the Urgent Futures Podcast, the show that finds signal in the noise. Each episode, I sit down with leading thinkers for dialogues that clarify the chaos, from culture to the cosmos.
Will AI Cause Human Extinction? Pro Forecasters Land at 7.5%. Our Most Dedicated X-Risk Forecasters Say 22%.
AI Doom, by the numbers: what Metaculus forecasters expect from AI, and why our Pros are more worried than the crowd.
Published on Metaculus • 
1:01:09
How ‘Yesteryear’ Killed the Tradwife
A look at the complex systems in Caro Claire Burke’s bestselling novel
Published on Hidden Systems Book Club • 
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The detailed rubric guiding our book ratings.
Published on Hidden Systems Book Club • 
Announcement: Welcome to the Hidden Systems Book Club!
Yesteryear, Katabasis, Dungeon Crawler Carl
Published on Hidden Systems Book Club • 
1:05:33
AI’s Climate Footprint: New Report Argues We’ve Been Dramatically Underestimating the Energy & Emissions Toll - Erald Kolasi | Rapid…
Breaking down our new report, in which we make the case that the AI industry is producing 1.1% of all global energy demand & 1.2% of GHG emissions in…
 • Jesse Damiani and Erald Kolasi
The Global Energy and Emissions Footprint of AI Diffusion
The Impact of AI on Global Energy, Emissions, Water Use, and More
Published on Erald Kolasi • 
1:40:25
The Future of Free Speech & Censorship - Karen Attiah | Rapid Response #30
In September, then-Washington Post Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah was fired from the Washington Post for expressing her opinions about gun…
 • Jesse Damiani and Karen Attiah
1:33:06
On 'Withnessing': Storytelling, Spirituality, & Healing Toward Freedom - Maytha Alhassen | Rapid Response #29
A conversation that dances from Malcolm X, abolitionist movements, & Muslim representation in media to faith, healing, & yoga with polymathic writer…
 • Jesse Damiani and dr. maytha ميثاء الحسن
1:04:28
The Geopolitical Crisis Hasn’t Even Started Yet - Adames Global (Juanita Adames & Michelle Sucameli) | Rapid Response #28
What does Strait of Hormuz Crisis fallout mean for you? What does the Donroe Doctrine means for the emerging world order? American soft power on the…
 • Jesse Damiani, Juanita M. Adames, and Adames Global
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Clarifying the chaos, from culture to the cosmos. Fresh perspectives on art, media, technology, philosophy, and the future—and where they intersect.
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