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gordonbrander.comJun 17, 2026

Coordination technologies

In chronological* order: Kinship systems Religion Art Clothing/jewelry Music Gift exchange Language Oral recitation Written language Law Money Bureaucracy Voting Double-entry bookkeeping Facts Scientific method Peer review Printing Markets…

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The SHOUTApr 25, 2026

Apocalyptic positivity: A journey through Emily E. Ritter’s 'Ecologies of the Self'

The Wichita artist metabolizes our collective waste into speculative biology in an exhibition at the Clayton Staples Gallery.

FAD Magazine - Art NewsMar 12, 2026

Joe Rush’s UNNATURAL: Scrap Metal Creatures and the Fossils of the Anthropocene

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gordonbrander.comOct 28, 2025

Prime Movers of Globalization

Smil looks at the Diesel engine and its impact on civilization. Globalization is basically Diesel-powered.

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gordonbrander.comJan 21, 2018

A Case for Climate Engineering

A Case for Climate Engineering is a little book that makes a high-level pitch for careful geoengineering. It is designed to convince policy makers in a hurry and doesn't go into deep detail, but offers a good overview of the methods, drawbacks, and…

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gordonbrander.comJan 14, 2018

An ecological novel disguised as hard sci-fi.

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gordonbrander.comJan 10, 2018

Energy Transitions

Smil's deeply researched assessment of what it will take for civilization to transition to renewable energy. We've transitioned from one energy source to another several times before: people to animal, animal to wood, wood to coal, coal to oil.…

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gordonbrander.comJan 10, 2018

Harvesting the Biosphere

Harvesting the Biosphere (Vaclav Smil, 2012) examines a single question in great detail: "what is the carrying capacity of the planet?" How many of us can it support? Photosynthesis is nature's great freebie. Earth is a closed system and…

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gordonbrander.comJan 10, 2018

The drawdown is a catalog of climate change interventions, scored by impact. Drawdown is the work of a prominent and growing coalition of geologists, engineers, agronomists, researchers, fellows, writers, climatologists, biologists, botanists,…

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gordonbrander.comMar 31, 2017

There are 5 carbon sinks that are actuatable on a short time scale: Atmosphere (smallest sink) Plants Topsoil Surface ocean layers Fossil Fuel Reserves (largest sink) Carbonate rock and deep ocean are both long-term sinks that change on the order…

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