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 • Sep 23

How ‘Yesteryear’ Killed the Tradwife

A look at the complex systems in Caro Claire Burke’s bestselling novel

Published on Hidden Systems Book Club • Sep 9

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Hidden Systems Book Club Rating Scale (0-10)

The detailed rubric guiding our book ratings.

Published on Hidden Systems Book Club • Sep 8

Announcement: Welcome to the Hidden Systems Book Club!

Yesteryear, Katabasis, Dungeon Crawler Carl

Published on Hidden Systems Book Club • Sep 1

August 2026

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…

Aug 13 • Jesse Damiani and Erald Kolasi

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July 2026

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 • Jul 30

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…

Jul 1 • Jesse Damiani and Karen Attiah

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June 2026

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…

Jun 25 • Jesse Damiani and dr. maytha ميثاء الحسن

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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…

Jun 16 • Jesse Damiani, Juanita M. Adames, and Adames Global

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How to Live Fully in the Face of Collapse - Sarah Wilson | Rapid Response #27

Can we face the hard truths of collapse without falling into despair paralysis? 'I Eat The Stars' author Sarah Wilson believes we can—and must.

Jun 4 • Jesse Damiani and Sarah Wilson

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May 2026

Decoding Systems of Power & Meaning: Military AI, Epstein, Necropolitics...& Backrooms - Cy Canterel | Rapid Response #26

A free-wheeling conversation with media theorist Cy Canterel about tech, power, philosophy, digital culture, & more.

May 28 • Jesse Damiani and Cy Canterel

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Apocalypse Early Warning System? Track the Oligarchs. Creative Tech as Crisis Intervention - Kyle McDonald | Rapid Response #25

How can art—especially new media art—be used to intervene in polycrisis? Across projects like Apocalypse Early Warning System, ICEspy, & more, artist…

May 20 • Jesse Damiani and Kyle McDonald

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