Alle afleveringen van Breaking Down: Collapse – pagina 9 van 9

Episode 41 - Peak Sand

30 juni 2021 · 32 min

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Many of our scarce resources are known, somewhat mainstream, and fairly obvious. Others, however, are not as apparent. This episode is about the surprisingly urgent need for ethically sourced sand. Peak sand may be reached in the next few decades. Lees meer

Learn More:

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/rising-demand-sand-calls-resource-governance

https://www.ecomagazine.com/in-depth/featured-stories/slipping-through-our-fingers-are-we-running-out-of-sand

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/01/riddle-of-the-sands-the-truth-behind-stolen-beaches-and-dredged-islands?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#comment-117685215

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/sand-shortage-the-world-is-running-out-of-a-crucial-commodity.html

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/27/sand-mining-global-environmental-crisis-never-heard

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is-running-out-of-sand

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Episode 40 - AMOC and Jet Streams

23 juni 2021 · 33 min

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Kory and Kellan describe the reasons for, and potential outcomes of, a slowing AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation). And no, it's nothing like The Day After Tomorrow tries to make you believe. Lees meer

They also briefly discuss jet streams and the effect climate change has on weather patterns.

Learn more:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/25/atlantic-ocean-circulation-at-weakest-in-a-millennium-say-scientists

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/climatechange/impacts-of-a-weakening-amoc/675136

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/02/25/atlantic-ocean-currents-weakening-amoc-gulf-stream/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/10/29/climate-change-is-doing-some-strange-things-to-the-waters-off-new-england/

https://rapid.ac.uk/background.php

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2019JC015152

https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/study-finds-no-direct-link-between-north-atlantic-ocean-currents-sea-level-along-new-england-coast/

https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/jet

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/weather/2021/02/27/climate-change--not-just-global-warming--but-global--weirding-

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Episode 39 - Updates to Limits to Growth

16 juni 2021 · 38 min

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Referring back to episode 4, Kory and Kellan give an update on the scenarios presented in the book "Limits to Growth", with information from updated models, as well as empirical data gained since the original publishing in 1972. Lees meer

Learn More:

Branderhorst Document

Turner Paper (2012)

The original Limits to Growth (1972)

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Episode 38 - Religion

9 juni 2021 · 46 min

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Religion can be a touchy subject, especially in reference to collapse. Given that 85% of the world claims some sort of religion, Kory and Kellan felt that it's important to discuss the countless positives and negatives associated with people's beliefs around the world, and how those beliefs relate to collapse. Lees meer

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Episode 37 - Can Technology Save Us (Part 3 - Geoengineering)

2 juni 2021 · 47 min

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Kory and Kellan take a look at geoengineering, and whether or not it can stave off the effects of climate change. Lees meer

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Episode 36 - A Deeper Look at Catabolic Collapse

26 mei 2021 · 38 min

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In a follow up to episode 5 ("Catabolic Collapse"), Kory and Kellan take a deeper look at the concept, specifically by analzying the paper written by John Michael Greer titled "How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse". Lees meer

Learn more:

"How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse" (PDF)

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Episode 35 - Microplastics

19 mei 2021 · 32 min

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Kory and Kellan discuss the rapid increase in plastic pollution and it's potential affects on biodiversity and human health. Lees meer

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Episode 34: Disease (Part 1)

12 mei 2021 · 39 min

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Kellan and Kory break down two important factors of disease: antibiotic resistance and ancient microbes being released from permafrost. Lees meer

Learn More:

https://www.mintpressnews.com/coming-antibiotic-resistance-pandemic-could-make-covid-look-like-flu/276526/

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/new-report-by-world-animal-protection-documents-antibiotic-resistance-in-the-environment-near-us-factory-farms-1030319190

About Antibiotic Resistance
https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html#:~:text=Antibiotic%20resistance%20happens%20when%20germs,killed%20and%20continue%20to%20grow.

Antibiotic Resistance Threatens Modern Medicine
https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/pdf/threats-report/Threat-Modern-Medicine-508.pdf

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/antibiotic-resistant-bacteria

Biggest Threats and Data
https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/biggest-threats.html

WHO Article: “New Report Calls for Urgent Action to Avert Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis”
https://www.who.int/news/item/29-04-2019-new-report-calls-for-urgent-action-to-avert-antimicrobial-resistance-crisis

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Episode 33 - Peak Soil

5 mei 2021 · 31 min

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Kellan and Kory discuss the ways in which our soil is being degraded and the potential consequences of reaching a peak in soil availability. Lees meer

Learn More:

“Why Soil Is Disappearing from Farms”
https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/why-soil-is-disappearing-from-farms/

Soil loss in Midwest farms
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/967376880/new-evidence-shows-fertile-soil-gone-from-midwestern-farms

Phosphorus crisis
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/farmers-are-facing-a-phosphorus-crisis-the-solution-starts-with-soil

Farm Tilling
https://www.sterlinglandcompany.com/farm-tilling-till-versus-no-till/#:~:text=Historically%2C%20farmers%20have%20tilled%20their,easier%20to%20plant%20new%20seeds.&text=Tilling%20breaks%20apart%20the%20established,much%20easier%20to%20control%20them.

Haber-Bosch Process
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber_process

Peak Phosphorus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_phosphorus#:~:text=According%20to%20some%20researchers%2C%20Earth's,for%20several%20hundreds%20of%20years.

Soil Salinity
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-96190-3_2

Erosion and Global Warming
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-unep-soil/soil-erosion-increasing-global-warming-threat-unep-idUSTRE81C13J20120213

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Episode 32 - Overpopulation vs Overconsumption

28 april 2021 · 36 min

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Kellan and Kory discuss the oft-disputed question of what's to blame for collapse: are there too many people, or are we simply consuming too much? Lees meer

Population Balance - Podcast/website for ethical ways to reduce overpopulation/overconsumption.

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Episode 31 - Can Technology Save Us - Part 2 (Nuclear Fission)

21 april 2021 · 36 min

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Kory and Kellan discuss the role of nuclear fission in our energy production and consumption, and whether or not fission provides an answer to our future energy shortages. Lees meer

Learn More:

What is nuclear fission?
https://www.britannica.com/science/nuclear-fission/Fission-theory

Nuclear fission explainer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pY5HeZpNr8

Nuclear power in France
https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Macron-stresses-importance-of-nuclear-energy-for-F#:~:text=According%20to%20World%20Nuclear%20Association,billion%20per%20year%20from%20this.

Pros and Cons of nuclear
https://www.power-technology.com/features/nuclear-power-pros-cons/

Power Plant Construction Costs
https://proest.com/construction/cost-estimates/power-plants/#:~:text=Natural%20gas%20power%20plant%20construction,on%20the%20total%20construction%20costs.

Why nuclear is not the answer
https://www.leonardodicaprio.org/the-7-reasons-why-nuclear-energy-is-not-the-answer-to-solve-climate-change/#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20it%20creates%20risk,need%20natural%20gas%20for%20backup.

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Episode 30 - The Firearm Factor

14 april 2021 · 33 min

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Kory and Kellan discuss the increasingly important role that firearms play as civil unrest, political tensions, and the delegitimacy of governments increase worldwide. Lees meer

Learn More:

Mass Shootings 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2020#:~:text=There%20were%20614%20mass%20shootings,there%20were%20180%20more%20incidents.

Mass Shootings 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2021

Gun Violence Over Time
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/23/2020-shootings/

Deaths by Car Accidents 2020
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2021/03/05/pandemic-travel-traffic-deaths-up-8-2020-despite-driving-less/4590942001/#:~:text=The%20nonprofit%20National%20Safety%20Council,first%20jump%20in%20four%20years.

Gun Purchases 2020
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/02/10/this-is-how-many-guns-were-sold-in-all-50-states/43371461/

Guns in the US
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081
https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx
https://www.statista.com/statistics/186935/deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-since-1970/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/249740/percentage-of-households-in-the-united-states-owning-a-firearm/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/

Gun Laws
https://youtu.be/pXnycRj1KWs

Mapping Police Violence
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/

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Episode 29: Our Dying Oceans

7 april 2021 · 34 min

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Perhaps one of the least talked about (but one of the most important) aspects of ecological and environmental collapse: our oceans. From ocean acidification and dead zones to rising temperatures and overfishing, there are multiple threats to marine life. The delicate ocean ecosystems are dissolving before our eyes, with unprecedented consequences to our societies. Lees meer

Dead Zones
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/dead-zones-in-our-oceans-have-increased-dramatically-since-1950-and-we-re-to-blame/

Ocean Acidification
https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification#:~:text=The%20ocean%20absorbs%20about%2030,by%20the%20ocean%20also%20increases

https://www.epa.gov/ocean-acidification/understanding-science-ocean-and-coastal-acidification#:~:text=Today%2C%20average%20ocean%20pH%20is,ten%2Dfold%20increase%20in%20acidity

Pteropod Shell Dissolution
https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo1635

Threats to Phytoplankton
https://psmag.com/environment/global-warming-is-putting-phytoplankton-in-danger

Oceanic c02 Absorption
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/oceans-do-us-a-huge-service-by-absorbing-nearly-a-third-of-global-co2-emissions-but-at-what-cost#:~:text=So%20far%2C%20the%20researchers%20found,as%20atmospheric%20levels%20have%20increased.&text=%22At%20some%20point%20the%20ability,scientist%20Jeremy%20Mathis%20told%20Mashable

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Episode 28 - The Upside of Collapse

31 maart 2021 · 29 min

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Not every aspect of collapse has to be negative. In this episode Kory and Kellan discuss the potential positives to collapse, as a way to see the best in the worst of situations. Lees meer

Links:

How Trauma can Change you for the Better:
https://time.com/3967885/how-trauma-can-change-you-for-the-better/

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Episode 21: Can Technology Save Us? (Part 1- Electricity)

10 februari 2021 · 34 min

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In this episode we discuss renewable electricity and whether or not it can save us from falling off the energy cliff. Lees meer

https://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-the-potential-of-solar-power-2015-9#:~:text=Each%20hour%20430%20quintillion%20Joules,Joules%20of%20electricity%20in%202013.

https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-performance-and-efficiency

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php

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Episode 20: Post-Collapse Possibilites

3 februari 2021 · 31 min

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We discuss some of the most prevalent ideas of what life will look like after collapse. Lees meer

"How to Enjoy the End of the World" - Sid Smith

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Episode 19: Moral Decay

27 januari 2021 · 29 min

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Most major factors influencing collapse can be tied back, directly or indirectly, to the moral decline of society. Lees meer

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/collapsing-levels-trust-are-devastating-america/616581/

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Episode 18: Wealth Disparity

20 januari 2021 · 34 min

11 november 2020 · 41 min

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In this episode we discuss the major impacts of climate change and its role in collapse. Lees meer

Learn More:

On Ice Free Arctic 2035

On “Faster Than Expected” Permafrost Melt

“Faster Than Expected” Examples

Why 1.5 isn’t going to happen

When could we see a 2 degree warmer world?

The Difference Between 1.5 and 2 Degreees

Air Pollution Deaths at 2 Degrees vs 1.5 Degrees

How many die annually from air polution?

What could 2050 look like? (1)

What could 2050 look like? (2)

California Wildfires - 2020

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Episode 7: Political Turmoil

4 november 2020 · 40 min

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Politicians have power because we have given it to them. What happens when the people decide that power is no longer legitimate? Lees meer

Learn More:

On Corruption

On Voting

Breaking the Two Party System

Income Inequality

"The Collapse of Complex Societies" - Joseph Tainter

The French Revolution

“Dark Age America" - John Michael Greer

On Essential Workers

What Causes Revolutions?

"Medellin, a city caught between love and hatred for Pablo Escobar"

Systemic Police Brutality and its Costs in the United States

On Poverty in the USA

Can Netflix’s Stock Double in 2020?

On Bread and Circuses

How to Understand Power

“It Could Happen Here" - Robert Evans

“How the Arab Spring Started and How it Affected the World”

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Episode 6: The Financial System

28 oktober 2020 · 50 min

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The massive social experiment that is our financial system is truly understood by few. This episode details how we are practically victims of history's largest Ponzi scheme. How long will the con last? Lees meer

Learn More:

The Crash Course (Full Course)

The Crash Course (Short Version)

Fractional Reserve Banking

How does the Federal Reserve create money?

Money in Circulation

US Debt Clock

Zimbabwe Hyperinflation

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Episode 5: Catabolic Collapse

21 oktober 2020 · 40 min

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In this episode we discuss one of the mechanisms by which societal collapse happens over time, and what it looks like for every-day people. Lees meer

Sources:

How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse - John Michael Greer

Dark Age America - John Michael Greer

GDP Growth

Infrastructure Report Card

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Episode 4: Overshoot & Limits to Growth

14 oktober 2020 · 56 min

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In this episode we discuss the concept of overshoot, and the consequences it has on society and our ecosystem. We also discuss the book Limits to Growth, which is based around computer modeling done at MIT to discover the fate of our society in the next 50 years. Lees meer

Learn More:

Limits to Growth PDF

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Episode 3: The Energy Crisis

8 oktober 2020 · 36 min

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Energy fuels our lives. So why have we risked so much by devouring energy that can't be replaced and is unsustainable? Every wildfire hits a peak where it burns at maximum heat and covers the largest area, before it dies down due to insufficient fuel sources. Our society, also at its peak, must eventually face the same decline. Lees meer

Learn More:

Energy Slave - Comic
Energy Slaves
A Short History of Energy
Energy and Human Evolution
What is Oil Used For?
Jevon's Paradox
Why Renewables Can't Save the Planet
EROEI
Peak Oil

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Episode 2: Complex Society

8 oktober 2020 · 35 min

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The complex state of our society makes us especially vulnerable to collapse. As a result of building this system, we each rely on it to keep us alive and have therefore lost our independence. Lees meer

In this episode we answer the question of what it means to be complex, and why it is so dangerous.

Timeline of Human Technological Advancement

What Makes a Society Complex?

Diminishing Returns of Technological Advancement

EMP Report

Coronavirus and the Supply Chain

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Episode 1: Introducing Collapse

8 oktober 2020 · 32 min

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What is collapse? This episode introduces the topic of the podcast, establishing a foundation for the conversation moving forward.
Is it a conspiracy? Is it a certainity, or are we talking about a one-off chance? Will it happen during our life time? These questions and more answered in this episode. Lees meer

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