Honey, I shrunk the planet

This is David, your semi-professional internet-shrinker so that it neatly fits into your inbox. You're reading the Weekly Filet, the newsletter for curious minds who love when something makes them go «Huh, I never thought of it this way!». As every Friday, I'm here to help you make sense of what’s happening, and imagine what could be. Ready?1. A Question of Margin«We’re shrinking the board on which we play the sublime game of being human.» Bill McKibben provides a useful lens through which to understand the climate crisis. There have always been places on this planet where humans couldn’t live – places that are too hot, too cold, too hostile for us delicate animals to live. By not confronting the climate crisis at the scale and speed required, we allow more and more places to become such uninhabitable places. A Question of MarginAnd there’s so very little.The Crucial YearsBill McKibben2. What's Hidden Under Antarctica?A fascinating «Huge, if true» episode from Antarctica, on the…

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