Eclectic Spacewalk

When does knowledge become Promethean hubris? Can we spot the moment *before* lightning strikes? Join Nicholas McCay of @ESpacewalk to explore Mary Shelley’s *Frankenstein* as a guide to ethics & innovation in the age of AI & CRISPR. interintellect.com/salons/discuss…

A few days after #TheGarrison, it’s finally time for a much-deserved and -needed appreciation post. I want to start out by saying that it still hasn’t sunken in, how much of an incredible weekend this was. Disclaimer: I did put a lot of work into not forgetting anyone in this post. If I have, please send me a message telling me how much of an idiot I am and then I will fix it! First, an enormous THANK YOU to the AoE community. Your support, feedback, and enthusiasm made this event unforgettable. To everyone who watched, participated, or cheered us on: you made our first AoE esports event a success - thank you ❤️ A special thanks to my girlfriend, @Neswht, who was with me every step of the way. From driving the pros, talents, and gear to being the perfect manager and my emotional anchor, you’ve been incredible. Thank you for sharing this passion and believing in our mission, even when it means less personal time for the two of us - you rock. To the BEING ESPORTS team: @BE_Benni_ , my partner in crime from the start; @itzyourgames , who built pretty much everything around the broadcast; and @axl_hoffmann , the genius behind every design—you laid the foundation for this event. A massive shoutout to @Shrookyy for stepping into the stage manager role last minute and making it look as if he hadn't done anything else in years. To our volunteers and staff (@LukasMasterlt, @Squ33ky_ , @InviSan_Pubg, and many more), you took on countless tough and repetitive tasks with dedication. You’re the unsung heroes who kept everything running smoothly. To our AoE 2 admins (Elomis, @DingoDynamite , Mr Dobbsn), your expertise in maps, qualifiers, and on-site tournaments and so many other things was invaluable. Our side events would have been an insane mess without you. For the AoM event, Hagrit and fophuxake , it was a joy to work alongside you. Catching you washing dishes (which ABSOLUTELY was NOT your job) was one of the favorite moments of the event for me. To @risingempires, hosting and planing the AoE 4 event together was an honor. The passion and effort you poured into this were inspiring. Special thanks to Cow for enduring extra challenges and making everything work seamlessly on-site. To the casters and pros, thank you for bringing your energy and insights to the event. Your suggestions and passion ensured #TheGarrison was something special. Special mention to @membtv, whose honest feedback (especially for telling me how many things in our original planing sucked 😆) helped us refine so much. To XP Bar, @xperion_germany , and our production team (Ingmar, Basti, Jarmo, Rene, Flo, Nadine, @Muffinsch, Roshan, Fidel, Luca and many more), you made this event shine. A huge thanks to our creative team @Benjo__90 , @deceptivlights , @ESpacewalk , and Christine, for capturing unforgettable memories in photos and videos. To our sponsors (@surfshark , @LeetDesk , @SamsungDE , @DieTechniker , @SteelSeries, World's Edge ), thank you for trusting us with your brand and supporting us with hardware, travel budget boosts, prize money, and more. You made this event possible. Finally, a huge thank you to @JannesOfficial for connecting us with @nili_aoe and to Nili himself (as spokesperson for World's Edge), who guided us every step of the way. Your support and experience were essential in bringing this vision to life. Here’s to #TheGarrison and everyone who made it possible. I am beyond thankful to be working in this scene and with such an amazing group of people. Until next time, thank you all!

#OpenSourceEverything ‘E Veritate Potens - From Truth, We (the People) Are Made Powerful.’  Open Source Everything’s objective is to implement transparency, truth, and trust across all boundaries. eclecticspacewalk.substack.com/p/eclectic-spa…

First major IPCC report:1990 Rio Earth Summit establishing the UNFCCC: 1992 The Kyoto protocol:1997 Paris: 2015 Glasgow: 2021 So why haven't we bent the emissions curve in 30 years? We conclude power concentrated in 'elites' is a major obstacle to change annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.11…

First #book on our list is #OurMathematicalUniverse by @tegmark of @MIT_Physics "Understanding #reality can be summed up in 2 parts: #cognitivescience linking our consensus reality with our internal reality, & #physics linking our consensus reality with our external reality."

The best of 'the best of' 2022 🧵 "Below is a ‘best of’ roundup of eclectic links from 2022" eclecticspacewalk.substack.com/p/bestof2022

The KEY question, I'm asked by students when I guest lecture about the #ClimateCrisis is 'but what can we do?' So I recently rewrote my materials to try & tackle that question head on. Feel free to adapt them. Buckle up - here's a LONG thread🧵about how we can fight back!