What is life? Anthropologists Dr. Dana Burton & Prof. Valerie Olson embody alien biologies that emerged from multiple origin points on Mars..... 👽 The Blue Planet Event ⬇️ futurehistories.berggruen.org/blue-planet

“Climate change is accelerating far faster than the pace of any overarching cultural transformation that could make a difference. Because of this fatal lag, there is no practical alternative than for technology to help fill the gap.” —Nathan Gardels noemamag.com/the-climate-is…

🪻What chimeras of nature might blossom between earthly and extraterrestrial organisms? lois rosson & Claire Isabel Webb write as future historians accounting for the mysterious events at an asteroid-mining project in 2119… ⬇️ futurehistories.berggruen.org/empire-of-the-…

👽What reproductive technologies will future humans use in settlements beyond Earth? Bioethicist Dr. Evie Kendal evaluates Artefacts of extraterrestrial communities. Read it here ⬇️ futurehistories.berggruen.org/extraterrestri…

“For a mason bee or a chickadee, urban gardens could be the difference between life & death.” —Joanna Thompson 💖💜💙 noemamag.com/the-powerful-p…

🌌What if the abandoned future of Soviet space science, dormant on Mars, reveals a secret history about life in the universe? Prof. Asif Siddiqi (Fordham University) mixes Cold War history with a fictional future in "Haunted on Mars" ⬇️ futurehistories.berggruen.org/haunted-on-mars

Renowned artist Sterling Ruby has created a striking cover for Issue V. His artwork aims to provide perspective from the threshold of change. It’s what Noema’s newest issue is all about. Grab one now for 15% off: bit.ly/4dYCJb6

Join us on Saturday, September 14, for a conversation with Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Cord Jefferson and Dr. Patricia Hill Collins, followed by a screening of Jefferson's film AMERICAN FICTION (2023). bit.ly/4g1W6BW

The Multispecies Constitution project hosted a conversation between DR Gruber & Robyn Eckersley on the political opportunities and challenges raised by emerging technologies that may open the door to interspecies translation and communication. 🐳 Read Here:

“The Chinese tourists I met in Japan loved the quiet, the greenery, the cleanliness. China could never be like this, they laughed. Japan, I realized, is the sort of stasis that many urban Chinese yearn for.” —Jacob Dreyer noemamag.com/china-in-2035/…

Jeffrey Sachs will be joined by Nicklas Lundbland Google DeepMind, Nils Gilman Berggruen Institute Noema Magazine, Peter G. Kirchschläger @uniluzern, Henry Huiyao WANG 王辉耀 Center for China and Globalization, and others. See link below for full programme and list of confirmed speakers. #Democracy2024 #AthensDemocracyForum

What happens when Matthew Yglesias, Nils Gilman, Jonathan H. Adler, and Joseph Majkut link up? They talk about finding liberal solutions to climate change, of course! Read their conversation below. theunpopulist.net/p/climate-cata…

I joined the Principle of Charity #podcast to discuss the role of philanthropy in an increasingly inequitable world. My conversation at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pri…

“Hybridization of life with technology is scary when you can't quite lose the unspoken belief that current humans are somehow an ideal, crafted, chosen form.” —Michael Levin noemamag.com/why-we-fear-di…

👾What if an Indigenous physics could facilitate communication between humans and alien beings? Join Future Humans in unfamiliar worlds where life is otherwise: futurehistories.berggruen.org/citlalli

🟣 ICYMI: Former Jury Chair Kwame Anthony Appiah's #BerggruenPrize Lecture with American Philosophical Association, ‘What Is Racism?’ explores the complexities of racism and calls for nuanced understanding. 🎙️Listen to the full lecture: bit.ly/prizelecture