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Building an operating system for Earth
How we went from an architecture of collapse to a simulation for survival
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stephen marshall
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No, KKR is not “equity washing”
Contra Katie Boland on the private equity company’s employee-ownership model.
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Elle Griffin
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How much of the planet should we harm for our comfort?
Becky Chambers’ gentle sci-fi on the right amount of carbon, AC, airplanes, and yachts.
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Elle Griffin
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We should all participate in scientific research
So we can study the Earth at scale.
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Anant Agrawal
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Maybe an exowomb is better than pregnancy
The Pod Generation’s near-future satire pits nature against technology. Which is the better curator?
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Elle Griffin
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June 2025

How can we rewild the Earth at scale?
From global targets to backyard projects
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Spencer R. Scott
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Democrats Need a Mamdani-Type to Win
If you're still talking about his policies, you're missing the point.
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Elle Griffin
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The future used to be better
How contemporary art reflects our waning belief in progress.
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Maarten Boudry
15
A self-governing forest
Terra0 thinks nature should become economically independent.
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Elle Griffin
13
An online version of Da Vinci's journal?
Marginalia: An experiment sharing notes from the margins of my research.
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Elle Griffin
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A Wild Live with Elle Griffin on "How to publish a book on Substack" and creating a utopian collapse
A recording from Sarah Wilson's live video
Published on This is Precious • 
44:44
No, we shouldn't return to the climate of the 18th century
Improving the climate is a better goal than trying to fight change.
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Étienne Fortier-Dubois
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