Precautionary Principle

The #PrecautionaryPrinciple. Philosophical and ecological research by Rupert Read, Nassim Taleb, Raphael Douady, Joseph Norman, Yaneer Bar-Yam.

[The Newsmakers @The_Newsmakers]

Are we quickly approaching to a point of no return as the global heating outlook keeps getting worse?
#warmwinter

@GreenRupertRead says the temperatures show the system is badly out of kilter.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/OwwJpRB00g

[Catherine Grant @filmstudiesff]

A really worthwhile article on Avatar 2: The Way of Water by (film) philosopher and eco-activist @RupertRead: “As some reviews have already emphasised, there is much that is weak in the film, but let that not obscure something inside it that’s so strong.”

[Guardian culture @guardianculture]

Avatar 2 should make us completely rethink our relationship with the planet | Rupert Read https://t.co/gSL4t2Ofp8

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

Do you want to know the truth?: There are some surprising rewards to climate-honesty...
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[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

Is THIS civilisation finished? Looks like it. But what comes next? That’s where you come in…

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[Katy Jon Went @katyjon]

Persuasive arguments. Catastrophism perhaps. But timely thoughts around #COP27 & #StopTheOil protests. What would change your mind? Via @GreenRupertRead

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

With the worrying development of monkeypox, now might be a good time to revisit a piece from 2020.

Let's hope we've learnt from our mistakes.

Let's hope that our governments would, if the situation gets dire, choose precaution over negligence.

https://t.co/xqUJMVNUBK

[Precautionary Principle @PrecPrinciple]

This!:
https://t.co/s0apwcQsA7
For the latest on how to be truly precautious, vis a vis the climate emergency.
Clue: it begins with not being reckless in how we treat >nature<...

[UEA Research @UEAResearch]

Catch the Green Thinking #podcast from @ahrcpress & @BBCFreeThinking feat Steve Waters @uealdc & @RupertRead @philosophyuea. Discussing Prof Waters' @BBCRadio4 drama Song of the Reeds & other "interlocking crises" in #climate & #nature, ahead of #COP26.
https://t.co/oSkJUNJqtu

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

NEW: 'Does globalisation make ‘Covidisation’ inevitable?’ Please read this essay by Aseem Shrivastava and I, published by @BRAVENEWEUROPE1. #covid #CoronavirusPandemic

https://t.co/czn7O7Tehe

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

“At this point in history, you can’t protect your child the old-fashioned ways…” Find out how you can help protect them in my new article, linked below. #climateparents #ClimateEmergency
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[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

How we made 'A Timeline Of The Plague Year.’ Great article in @peace_news about how and why @IanJSinclair and I (with editor @stillawake) wrote our #coronavirus timeline detailing the UK Government’s (poor) response. #COVID19 #letdown

https://t.co/V9kuIa1Kul

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

G7 is still pursuing dangerous, unproven, and non-existent technological strategies for tackling climate change, rather than getting serious about cutting emissions.
“we will lead a technology-driven transition to Net Zero”
https://t.co/ZNC2h1H8yY

[Precautionary Principle @PrecPrinciple]

Deepti Gurdasani dismayed that we choose “to wait for rigorous evidence on everything before we act . . . we deal with uncertainty by assuming there isn’t risk."
We don't require masses of evidence to act, we should act precautiously with the data we have
https://t.co/JkLuzm5Jtt

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

"Is it inevitable that the #G7 fails us?” Join me on June 10th for a talk and Q&A hosted by Falmouth University's Dark Economies Research Group. It will also be live-streamed by @xr_cornwall and posted afterwards.

#ClimateEmergency

Details below: https://t.co/JZiAjcbYZj

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[Les Flack 3.5% @les_flack]

@PrecPrinciple @GreenRupertRead Can we have the precautionary principle applied across the globe to the impending impact of the climate and ecological emergency 🤷🏼‍♂️ This will dwarf the impact of Coronavirus. Our collective poor relationship with nature is facilitating conditions for yet more deadly viruses ☹️

[Precautionary Principle @PrecPrinciple]

In relation to Covid responses in certain countries, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) concludes that "the precautionary principle was not applied to the early alert evidence when it should have been."
https://t.co/ko3umWf1ce

[Joe Norman @normonics]

In complex systems, you must assume

1) you don't know all of the relevant mechanisms at play

2) there is the potential for interactions you don't understand or foresee

Failing to acknowledge these amounts to scientism

[Books by Rupert Read @Parents4aFuture]

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[Alberto Savoia @Pretotyping]

If you've bought* @nntaleb's "Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails", you MUST check out Taleb's mini-lectures on YouTube. They are a fantastic resource for REALLY understanding the book.

https://t.co/HlhabPdXuL

Thx Nassim!

*or received it as a gift—as I have from my daughter.