Reality Studies

Reality Studies

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.
1:25:44
Quantum Computing 101 - Dr. Bob Sutor | #66
Quantum computing remains one of the buzziest emerging technologies—but how does it work? And what will pervasive quantum computing mean for the world…
 • Jesse Damiani
The Iran War is Proving Why We Need to Fight for Solar Energy
This part, at least, is really not that hard.
 • Jesse Damiani
46:02
Attacks on Section 230 & ‘Age Verification’ Laws Are Critical Threats to Internet Privacy & Security - Noelle Perdue | Rapid Response #22
You need to understand how the current attacks on Internet freedoms will impact your life. Noelle Perdue, cofounder of the Anti-Censorship Coalition…
 • Jesse Damiani and Noelle Perdue
1:17:04
The Most Dangerous Technology in the World? - Wim Carton | #66
We know that ejecting sulfates into the atmosphere to bounce sunlight back into space will artificially cool the planet...but at what cost? Wim Carton…
 • Jesse Damiani and Wim Carton
1:30:38
The Next Civil War, Mark Carney's Davos Speech, & Canada's View of the US - Stephen Marche | RR #21
Stephen Marche published 'The Next Civil War' in 2022. Much of what he speculated about then is coming true now.
 • Jesse Damiani
1:00:56
Biodiversity on the Brink: Ecological Rhythms & Human Urgency - Jonathan Tonkin | Rapid Response #20
Biodiversity underpins life on Earth as we know it—ecologist Jonthan Tonkin lays it all out, including his research on freshwater biodiversity and…
 • Jesse Damiani and Jonathan Tonkin
1:01:00
When, How, & Why Complex Societies Collapse - Joseph Tainter | #65
Collapse is in the air...but what exactly does it mean, what causes it, and what can we learn from history? Collapsology legend Joseph Tainter breaks it…
 • Jesse Damiani
55:25
Criticizing the Democratic Party, Resisting ICE & Fascism, Lessons from Minneapolis, the 'Wrong Kind of Muslim' & More - Qasim Rashid …
When "your side" is the "lesser of two evils," are you supposed to just keep your mouth shut—even as their actions put you in more danger? Today's…
 • Jesse Damiani and Qasim Rashid, Esq.
1:52:54
"We All Know What We're Fighting Against, but There's a Deafening Silence Every Time we Ask What We're Fighting for"—On Hannah Arendt …
Hannah Arendt's ideas are more prescient than ever. In today's conversation, I sit down with the Founder of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College to…
 • Jesse Damiani
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Reality Studies
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