https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej en-us 2019-05-21 01:15:26 UTC 2026-02-26 06:25:56 UTC hello@padlet.com lexineame https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361957410 2019-05-21 01:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361957410 lexineame https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361957411 Hi folks, 
tomorrow we'll be talking about how stories help us imagine the possibility of human extinction. To give us an archive of "source material" I'd you to please post an image or (brief) text or film clip that you find productive or provocative for thinking about human extinction. I've gone first... ]]> 2019-05-21 01:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361957411 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361989710 2019-05-21 03:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361989710 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361989785 2019-05-21 03:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361989785 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361990997 2019-05-21 04:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361990997 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361995540 I wasn't sure how to link the video directly, but here's an article with the video in it. Bill Nye is one of those figures that a lot of people grew up seeing (at least in the US) and so to see him this angry was wild! ... he's definitely right though and people should be freaking out about it, it was just wild to think of Bill Nye doing this... it's somewhat comical though and draws attention to the issue, basically talking to our generation who grew up watching his videos and now can watch this new one.]]> 2019-05-21 04:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/361995540 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362002769 Photo on top is the Stein Glacier on Sept. 17, 2011 and the bottom is taken on Aug. 20, 2015. Dramatic change has undertaken in just four years due to global warming.]]> 2019-05-21 05:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362002769 cweintz https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362004115 This article is not about Trump. This is about Wall-E.]]> 2019-05-21 05:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362004115 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362029480 Robots that were originally meant for human good develop their own goal: destroy humans. The older generation of robots tries to save the humans, but are overtaken by the newer destructive robots.
(there are positive uses of AI, but if it gets out of our control...)]]> 2019-05-21 07:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362029480 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362315050 Climate change causing loss of habitat. Who’s next? ]]> 2019-05-21 20:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362315050 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362328391 2019-05-21 21:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362328391 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362332877 The living conditions of animals like polar bears seem like a clear foreshadowing of what the fate of humans will look like if the issue of climate change is not addressed properly. ]]> 2019-05-21 21:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362332877 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362333572 2019-05-21 21:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362333572 liangwil https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362336958 Perhaps a more pessimistic argument for (in favor?) of the voluntary extinction movement, from one of my favorite comedians.]]> 2019-05-21 22:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362336958 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362339354 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/morning-briefing/u-s-sends-message-iran-1-million-species-under-threat-n1002256]]> 2019-05-21 22:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362339354 https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362340751 https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj5zoL91q3iAhWCsJ4KHd8QBTIQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvdsreleasedates.com%2Fmovies%2F20%2F2012-(2009).html&psig=AOvVaw1HgqSO9XnpbfLm5Ed3rvc_&ust=1558564392563961]]> 2019-05-21 22:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lexineame/elw0hmglvjej/wish/362340751