What Hollywood meant to Joan Didion “[John] Wayne would haunt Didion through her career…” #writing #literature
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Mycelial Politics: Radical Ecology & Renewal in the Anthropocene “Drawing on radical ecology, Indigenous theory, and mycology, this paper develops mycelial politics—an ecological metaphor grounded in fungal processes of decomposition, interspecies linkage, and renewal. By modeling political networks on fungal hyphae, one may envision a dialectical process that concomitantly breaks down and decomposes anti-ecological structures as it reconstitutes them into life-affirming forms. This framework highlights circular, post-scarcity economics and interspecies mutual aid, pointing toward a post-capitalist transition where communities regenerate damaged environments and redistribute resources and power in non-hierarchical and liberatory networks.” #solarpunk #postscarcity 📄.pdf image
The sun's poles have flipped. “While a normal magnet has clear north and south poles, both of the sun's poles occupy the bottom now.” Seems like something so huge should affect earth… #science
Mashable
The sun's poles have flipped. A spacecraft is watching what happens next.
The Solar Orbiter has taken the first image of the sun's south pole region.
Scientists created a battery that lasts 5,700 years without needing to be recharged. For deep space probes? Porch lights? Meshtastic nodes? #scifi #science #renewableenergy
Earth.com
Scientists created a battery that lasts 5,700 years without needing to be recharged
British scientists create a carbon-14 diamond battery that provides continuous power for 5,700 years, reducing nuclear waste.
China Harvests Wheat in Desert “The organization also used precise, quantitative, and high-frequency irrigation methods to deliver the necessary nutrients and water directly to the wheat roots.” #climatechange
Tech Times
China Harvests Wheat From a 400-Hectare Desert, Boosting Country's Crop Yield
China successfully harvests wheat in a 400-hectare desert plot in Xinjiang, marking a milestone in combating desertification and enhancing food sec...