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Anthropocene

Attention Economy

an approach to the management of information that treats human attention as a scarce commodity and applies economic theory to solve various information management problems.

B

Bioregionalism

advocacy of the belief that human activity should be largely constrained by ecological or geographical boundaries rather than political ones.

C

Context Collapse

a phrase used in digital culture to describe how the boundaries of different communication contexts collapse on social media, as personal, professional, and family spheres coalesce on these virtual platforms.

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Doomstead

a homestead in preparation for doomsday or more commonly the immanent collapse of modern civilization.

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Ecology

the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

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Futurism

concern with events and trends of the future, or which anticipate the future.

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Incredulity

the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.

Internet of Things (IoT)

the interconnection via the internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data.

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Paris Climate Agreement

Prepper

a person who believes a catastrophic disaster or emergency is likely to occur in the future and makes active preparations for it, typically by stockpiling food, ammunition, and other supplies.

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R

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Solar Radiation Management (SRM)

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Transcendentalism

an idealistic philosophical and social movement which developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were central figures.

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