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Probing an overstated assumption
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Flittering
Dabbling, jumping, escaping
 • David Valerio
Who is "We"?
On the abuse of an annoying pronoun
 • David Valerio
Aesthetic of Rigor
On the appearance of credibility
 • David Valerio
Reflections on the Voluntary Carbon Market
Takeaways from a few years in a strange industry
 • David Valerio
Nature, Climate, or Justice
Occasionally in harmony, often at odds
 • David Valerio
What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him?
Catholic Social Teaching's Anthropological Response to Artificial Intelligence
 • David Valerio
59:50
Candice Ammori on Community Building, Climate Tech, and Accepting Reality
"Capitalism in its current form will not survive both AI and climate change."
 • David Valerio
1:06:27
Grant Mulligan on Absurdism, Wildlife Biology, and Positive-Sum Environmentalism
"Zero-sum thinking says if we let anything get built, we've lost nature for good. Positive-sum thinking lets human ingenuity and nature's resilience…
 • David Valerio
1:03:08
Silas Mähner on Catholicism, Climate Tech Recruiting, and Stewarding Earth
"I believe that we're given certain skills for ourselves, but the things we do are meant to give back to others and bring them to God."
 • David Valerio
Discern Earth
Discern Earth
Essays seeking to make sense of life on Earth—across faith, work, technology, and nature.
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