Articles | sapient's tips, takes, and transhumanism

This section contains all the articles on the site.

It is fairly similar to blogs, but it tends to be slightly more researched and organised on various subjects.

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[climate-adaptation] 01 - Vertical Farming & Alt-Agriculture climate politics future technology
One of the major threats posed by climate change is that of agricultural supply chain collapse due to radical shifts in environmental conditions both seasonal and long-term. Read more...
[philosophy] On Singularity philosophy politics transhumanism futurism
One of the defining concepts of transhumanist philosophical discussion is the notion of a Singularity. The meaning of this term, in common parlance, has come to be associated with one primary notion - an AI superintelligence exponentially improving itself and technology, either to technological utopia or skynet death machine scenario, depending on various factors or whoever happens to be discussing it. Read more...
[philosophy] Introduction to Transhumanism philosophy transhumanism politics
It is fairly common for people to ask the question, “what is transhumanism?”, especially to me as a transhumanist. And it can be difficult to answer for a lot of people, and more difficult when there are conflicting definitions and an awful number of people who think transhumanism is as simple as sucking up to techbro billionaires who have suborned the idea of more general futurism (as you can tell, I have contempt for this attitude and consider it a horrific stifling of appreciation for the liberatory potential of transhumanist movements). Read more...
Transfem Diy HRT Info trans hrt diyhrt
This is mostly a little archive of information on DIY Hormone Replacement Therapy for transfeminine people. It is based on my own experiences. Read more...
[ad/cook] Equipment food cooking
One of the most important things in making food is the tools needed to do so. While not having access to a proper kitchen might at first seem to make thinking about this pointless, the opposite is in fact true - it means you need to think more about both what equipment you have and what equipment you can get that you can use within your accommodations. Read more...
[ad/cook] food desert terminology food urbanism
A food desert is an area in which access to grocery stores is very limited and typically requires a car and an extended drive. Read more...
[climate-adaptation] Introduction ...or, why adapting matters more than most people think climate politics future technology
As anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock the past 20 years would know, climate change is already here and already a threat, thanks in major part to obstruction and obfuscation of it’s long-term risk and effects by fossil fuel companies and the far-right. Read more...

[Series] Climate Adaptation series climate politics future technology

Introduction ...or, why adapting matters more than most people think
As anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock the past 20 years would know, climate change is already here and already a threat, thanks in major part to obstruction and obfuscation of it’s long-term risk and effects by fossil fuel companies and the far-right. Read more...
01 - Vertical Farming & Alt-Agriculture
One of the major threats posed by climate change is that of agricultural supply chain collapse due to radical shifts in environmental conditions both seasonal and long-term. Read more...

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[philosophy] Philosophy of the Multiverse philosophy
A series of articles exploring various aspects of philosophy that can be related to hypothetical multiverses (regardless of whether they exist or not), or otherwise alternate realities. Read more...
[ad/cook] Guides food cooking
Page for all the guides - at varying levels of cooking capability. Recommended reading order is from lowest capability - the No Cooking Eating Guide - up to the highest capability. Read more...
Adaptable Cooking food cooking
So. You’re in an accommodation bind, staying in temporary accommodation and lacking access to a kitchen. Or, perhaps, you’re in shared accommodation and attempting to self-isolate. Read more...
Philosophy philosophy
Section dedicated to my musings and thoughts and other such related to more abstract philosophy and ideas for general argument forms and structures. Read more...