Nice to see new America putting some more "radical" in theircentrism…
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 4, 2016, at 08:06, New America <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth's Newest Age > > > Register to Attend > Traces of the impact of civilization on our planet are everywhere. Global > warming, mass extinctions, and the proliferation of man-made technologies > have served as harbingers for a new era in the history of our planet when > humans hold the greatest influence on our environment. In this new age > everything is changing—the land, the sea, the sky, life itself—and as the > earth’s new stewards, we must learn to thrive along with all life on earth or > confront a future we are, quite frankly, ill-prepared for. > In his new book, The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in > Earth's Newest Age, David Biello, the science curator for TED Conferences and > former Environment and Energy Editor for The Scientific American, argues > there is a silver lining to our environmental crisis. According to Biello, > there is hope to change our future by following the example of an unlikely > assortment of innovators, mad scientists, government officials, billionaires, > and ordinary people throughout the world who have taken on the responsibility > humans possess in this new era to cultivate a better future. > > On Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 6:00 p.m., Future Tense will host a happy hour > conversation in Washington, D.C., where David Biello and Laura Helmuth, > Health, Science and Environment Editor at The Washington Post, will discuss > what men and women across the world are doing to ensure that this human era > endures > > Future Tense is a partnership of Arizona State University , New America and > Slate . > > Participants: > > David Biello > Author, The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth's > Newest Age > Science Curator, TED > @dbiello > > Laura Helmuth > Health, Science and Environment Editor, The Washington Post > @laurahelmuth > > The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth's Newest Age > Wednesday, November 16, 2016 > 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST > 1834 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20009, USA > > Follow the conversation online using #UnnaturalWorld and following > @FutureTenseNow. > > > New America is dedicated to the renewal of American politics, prosperity, and > purpose in the Digital Age. Our hallmarks are big ideas, impartial analysis, > pragmatic policy solutions, technological innovation, next generation > politics, and creative engagement with broad audiences. > Unsubscribe > > -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
