Ialenti, Vincent
Deep Time Reckoning
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262539265
- author:
- Ialenti, Vincent
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres (0.37 kg
- Genre:
- Science, Environment, Science,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Deep Time Reckoning: How Future Thinking Can Help Earth Now by Vincent Ialenti As our planet hurtles towards environmental collapse, it's increasingly difficult to imagine the far future and its potential consequences. This book offers a guide for envisioning the planet's long-term trajectory, helping us become more skilled "deep time reckoners". By learning to inhabit a longer now, we can better tackle the Anthropocene crisis and the erosion of expert authority. Ialenti draws on the expertise of scientists from various fields, including astrophysics, geology, and evolutionary biology, who study timescales beyond our everyday experience. He explores how these experts use data-driven approaches to forecast far-future events, such as glaciations and climate changes, over tens of thousands or even millions of years. By examining the work of Finland's nuclear waste repository "Safety Case" experts, Ialenti highlights the importance of time literacy in surviving the Anthropocene. This book provides a valuable resource for anyone seeking to improve their understanding of long-term thinking and its application to our planet's most pressing challenges.
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