Thursday, January 2, 2020

Artemisia tridentata: Optimism about crisis of global climate change from Harvard Professor Jim McCarthy, Longevity and age reversal from Joi Ito and about Harvard and much about MIT Professor of Genetics George Church * * * Exercise and meditation in addition to 5-10 servings of fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes with lots of bright green vegetables (for anti-oxidants plus) are great for health, and the bodymind! What else? :))


Ma, 

Warm greetings from St. Louis MO Airport. Flight from Pgh went well. And Christmas and New Year's were wonderful, Ma! - I feel I'm so fortunate you're my mother! Thank you. ... Let's stay in touch about this further, Ma! When's your next Unitarian Universalist choir practice?  

Found a mini strap in the duffel's pocket which should attach it to wheeled suitcase for walk back in Berkeley from train. Flight should be 4:45 minutes' long, and get in on time at 4:25pm ... good schedule. 

Seeking to find the article about the seriousness of global warming, albeit manageable, from Harvard in my blog from 2018 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/02/harvards-james-mccarthy-honored-for-climate-change-insights/ from http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2018/07/sailing-to-penikese-island.html (and other posts) to post in 1/1/20 blog entry ... https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2020/01/quaking-aspen-populus-tremuloides.html

And re longevity and age-reversal from Joi Ito and about Harvard and much about MIT Professor of Genetics George Church https://web.archive.org/web/20180605002848/https://www.wired.com/story/the-responsibility-of-immortality/ from https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2019/06/montane-ecosystems-longevity.html  in 12/31/19 blog post - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2019/12/wild-pomegranate-burchellia-bubalina.html ... :)

I think I agree with you that exercise and meditation in addition to 5-10 servings of fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes with lots of bright green vegetables (for anti-oxidants plus), and a multi-vitamin, are great for health, and the bodymind! What else? :))

How's your day going?

L, Scott



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This is the Harvard Gazette 2018 article (now edited for clarity) that suggested for me that global warming, while still extraordinarily serious and dire, is potentially manageable (ie that oceans might now rise):


SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 
James McCarthy recognized for climate change insights

Tyler Prize winner sees hope for confronting growing threats in researchers of tomorrow


https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/02/harvards-james-mccarthy-honored-for-climate-change-insights/


"GAZETTE: How serious are the threats from climate change to the world’s oceans? Will it be possible to reverse the damage we’re already seeing, or should we only be thinking of how to mitigate the impacts?
MCCARTHY: There was a period of optimism in 2016 after leaders of the nations that are contributing most to this problem, joined by all other nations, established the Paris climate agreement. But over the past year we’ve seen the U.S. government retreat from a serious commitment to slow the rate of climate change.
From satellite data we know the oceans are warming everywhere, but what is not really appreciated by the public is that most — more than 90 percent — of the temperature change we see globally has been in the ocean. This tells you how important the ocean is in buffering climate change. Think about how much warmer it would be on land if the oceans weren’t absorbing so much of this heat.
A warmer ocean leads to more evaporation, with a greater potential to energize storms. If we look at the trajectory of storms over the last few decades we can see this effect. Hurricane Katrina crossed Florida as a Category 1 storm, but then unusually warm water in the Gulf of Mexico caused it to ramp up to Category 5. Superstorm Sandy escaped the tropics, and near-record temperatures in the Gulf Stream allowed it to intensify before it made landfall in New Jersey. As the ocean continues to warm, we can expect more intense storms.
Another important manifestation of the warming of the ocean is the rise in sea level. The best estimates are that in the early 1900s, sea level was rising about one millimeter per year. By the late 1900s, it was about two millimeters, and it’s now about three millimeters."
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"GAZETTE: Are you ultimately optimistic that the world will be able to come together and step up to the challenges of climate change?
MCCARTHY: I am optimistic. I think the alliance that President Obama helped to form — for the first time ever having the U.S., China, and India at the negotiating table — along with every other nation agreeing on a strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions — was a terrific accomplishment.
But I would say what makes me more optimistic than anything else are the young people I interact with here every day. They understand this problem in a way earlier generations at the same age didn’t. No matter where they go — into the business world or public service or academia — they carry this understanding with them. The realization that the leaders of tomorrow are leaving Harvard University knowing that their generation can and will address this problem, I think, is a great reason for optimism.
Interview was edited for clarity and length."

Peter Reuell
Harvard Staff Writer
DATE: February 28, 2018



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Gull: Sailing to Penikese Island, Glad Harvard Prof Jim McCarthy thinks climate change / global warming is manageable albeit still a ginormous problem (access article from here), Historical_Societies_Open_Teaching_and_Learning_Resources at WUaS







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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF IMMORTALITY: WELCOME TO THE NEW TRANSHUMANISM

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF IMMORTALITY: WELCOME TO THE NEW TRANSHUMANISM

https://web.archive.org/web/20180605002848/https://www.wired.com/story/the-responsibility-of-immortality/ -


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The Responsibility of Immortality: Welcome to the New Transhumanism
What started as a dreamy movement of acid-tripping tie-dye wearers has become a mainstream lifestyle bet in Silicon Valley—and we must be responsible about how we wield this new reality.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-responsibility-of-immortality/



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Montane ecosystems: Longevity (immortality even) & where are we now with reversing aging?, MIT Media Lab Direcctor Joi Ito's "THE RESPONSIBILITY OF IMMORTALITY: WELCOME TO THE NEW TRANSHUMANISM," and "The Future of Xapiens - Xapiens at MIT was live" with Pattie Maes, Max Tegmark, David Sinclair, George Church, Ed Boyden, and Joe Paradiso * * * Dartington Hall is so very beautiful! Wonderful that you'll be teaching there together, Victor and Angela (and Satya)! * * * Hippy Anjali Yoga Notations - http://www.scottmacleod.com/yoganotations.html ! you don't say! :) How best to explore both your Yoga and creativity in online group video Hangouts newly, I wonder?




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Wild pomegranate (Burchellia bubalina): Season’s Greetings 2019 ! * * * Happy New Year LETTER

https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2019/12/wild-pomegranate-burchellia-bubalina.html -













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