The Colonial Depths of Seasteading
Ivey Wexler draws parallels between libertarian’s interest in seasteading to oceanic colonialism in the nineteenth century, especially as Robert Stevenson illustrated in The Ebb-Tide.
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Eight Environmental Podcasts to Follow in 2024
Running out of podcasts? Fret not. Edge Effects editors have a list of environmental podcasts that they think you should listen to. This list encompasses a wide range of topics related to environmental and social change, including climate activism, corporate greenwashing, mining conflicts, and more.
Fish Farming in the Digital Cloud
Patrick Brodie investigates the complex political ecology of energy, data, and fish in Ireland’s peat bog aquaculture.
The Transformative and Hungry Technologies of Copper Mining
Robrecht Declercq and Duncan Money, editors of the recent book Born With a Copper Spoon, explore the past and future relationship between mining technologies and the environment.
BBC’s The Green Planet Puts Plants in the Spotlight
James Weldon reviews BBC’s docuseries The Green Planet, and considers whether new film technology can help humans better understand plants.
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Darkness is vanishing, and that’s a problem. Historian Kenneth Weisbrode and poet Heather H. Yeung explain how and why we seek out the dark.
Diving into the History of Seabed Mining
To understand the future of seabed mining, look to the economic and environmental histories of an industry that threatens the stability of the ocean floor.
Can Aquaculture Make Seafood Sustainable?
Aquaculture is bringing seafood out of the sea. It might be a good idea.
There’s No Sheriff on This Planet: A Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson
The acclaimed writer of the bestselling Mars trilogy and Red Moon models possible futures in his science fiction for a biosphere of eight billion people, seeking new solutions for global emergencies.
How Canada’s Scientists Mapped the Arctic North and Weathered the Cold War
In the 1940s and 1950s, atmospheric studies of Canada’s Arctic North were defined by technological failure. Edward Jones-Imhotep tells the story of the Cold War from a new vantage point—that of an “unreliable nation.”
