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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…
9 hrs ago
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Jesse Damiani
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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
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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
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Jesse Damiani
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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
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Jesse Damiani
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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
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Jesse Damiani
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Juanita M. Adames
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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
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Jesse Damiani
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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
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Jesse Damiani
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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
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Jesse Damiani
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Kyle McDonald
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How Storytelling & Comedy Expose Corruption & Depict Climate Collapse - Adam McKay | #73
The Academy Award-winning writer, director, & producer (Don't Look Up, The Big Short, Vice) discusses the realities of the polycrisis & how artists …
May 13
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Jesse Damiani
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Adam Mckay
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From Palantir Employee to Digital Rights Advocacy: Starting a People’s Movement Against AI Risks - Juan Sebastián Pinto | Rapid Response #24
AI is being used for war and oppression; Juan is leading a people's movement to rein it in.
May 12
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Jesse Damiani
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Juan Sebastián Pinto
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The Most Consequential Story in Earth's History - Peter Brannen | #72
This one molecule has been integral in life as we know it...and we're still being reckless about it. Peter Brannen takes us on another journey in deep…
May 6
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Jesse Damiani
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10 Household Items to Stock Up on Before the Strait of Hormuz Price Shock
There's still no end in sight with the Strait of Hormuz Crisis. These are the essentials that will likely experience inflation.
May 4
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Jesse Damiani
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