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Saturday, August 20, 2022
OED Word of the Day: ecopoiesis, n.
The establishment of an artificially assembled, self-sustaining ecosystem on a lifeless planet.
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"Researchers from across the nation recently have begun conducting experiments inside the device's pure quartz central chamber, which is a test bed for experimental ecopoiesis."
- 2005, Space Daily (Nexis) 28 Oct.
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Regarding quarantine, I feel the deep resonance to the thought of the philosopher of ecological aesthetics Gernot Böhme that for a long time we were involved in environmental degradation and this affects our own nature. We are talking about the ecological continuum, where the boundaries between human and nature are illusive and nominal, nature does not lie outside of us, as it is usually represented in our anthropocentric philosophy. An important point, in his opinion, is that the destruction of the external nature becomes a conscious problem for us only when it affects us and becomes perceived by our own bodies. And any destruction sooner or later concerns ourselves.
Historically, this is exactly the moment when at the physical level almost all the inhabitants of the planet felt a lack of stability, at least through an extensive narrowing of their living space - which is also very symbolic that we closed up to the purely anthropogenic world of concrete boxes and technologies - who we are without nature? As a maximum it concerns us through a real threat to life. I think this awareness and holistic body-psychic collective (!) living-through of this experience can have important potentials for all of humanity to somehow rethink itself as a natural being and part of a single ecosystem, and be able to recognize that the dominance of nature is impossible - and need to change it and establish the partnership with the nature. For such a qualitative leap in consciousness, a universal “planetary” experience is probably necessary. Virus is very natural, logical and even “reasonable”, it solves some global problems and looks only like an evil from the standpoint of anthropocentrism.
Maybe we are just a new romantics. But it's not an escapist strategy. We believe in Nature and Harmony. Relationships with Nature based on Love are possible and required. Ecology can be poetic. We have souls and the Nature have the soul too. We are natural beings connected to the Earth. We can co-exist and co-create with nature. The part of the beautiful wholeness. We are free to choose whatever to believe (as our survival depends on our settings) and if some myth should resurrect - we will re-enchant the Earth together. For ones it's just tales on noosphere, animism, pantheism, ecocentism but these tales nowadays can heal us as the society which used to oppress and abuse the nature. For some (like me) it's complex and multidimensional reality. Facts doesn't matter here! It's the matter of culture, collective awareness and ecological consciousness. Let's imagine the world of human-nature harmony and then let's make it real! We need to believe something bigger.
#enviromental#covidー19#ecology#environmental humanities#nature love#human-nature#pantheism#metamodernism#animism#isolation#quarantine#green witch#eco-romantic#ecopoiesis
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Umwelt’s Ecopoiesis
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Time for Tropes: Creating Life Is Awesome
Being a fan of ”Titan A.E.”, David Brin’s ”Uplift” and biotechnology in general, of course I agree with this trope.
Amazon B.E. (Beyond Earth) - The most common opinion in interstellar Terran civilization; they view the vast void of space and its barren planets to be a waste of matter and energy in dire need to be reorganized into something hospitable (humans are after all not meant to live in sterilized loneliness). It is the colonists duty to create habitats and species of the same diversity as these on Earth, and this is how a state acquires real status.
#Time for Tropes#TV Tropes#Amazon B.E.#Uplifts#Biodesign#Genetic engineering#Worldbuilding#Ecopoiesis
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"Frameshift Mutation" by Umwelt - From "Ecopoiesis" EP (2019)
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The five stages of terraforming
The quest to terraform Mars for human habitation will be complex and difficult. Remember that this isn’t the first time this mission has been attempted! As you explore Mars, you’ll discover countless failed attempts scattered throughout the surface of the Red Planet. We’ve divided the terraforming process into five distinct stages, each with their own unique challenges, innovative projects, and rewards:
Sublimating the dry ice poles
Creating an atmosphere
Ecopoiesis
Green Mars
Breathable Atmosphere
Once you establish your base and welcome your first colonists to their new home, you’ll need to begin the first stage of the terraforming process: melting the poles. Why is that the beginning of your journey to terraform a new home? Mars’s ice poles contain an immense amount of CO₂. Releasing these gases are necessary to warm the climate: they’ll trap heat and trigger a runaway greenhouse effect!
A ring of greenhouse gas factories and biodomes working to terraform Mars!
Once the poles are sublimated, the next step is to create an atmosphere that increases pressure and aids rising temperatures. There will be many different ways to accomplish this: one example is by building greenhouse gas factories that free the CO₂ trapped in Mars’s regolith.
J.M Graham’s mountain model for ecosynthesis on Mars.
The next three stages involve introducing oxygen into the environment and eventually balancing the planet’s overall CO₂ and O₂ levels. “Planetary Ecosynthesis as Ecological Succession.” by J.M Graham explains these stages elegantly by comparing ecosynthesis to a mountain descent. “The present climate of Mars can be compared to a very high mountain on Earth, one higher than any real mountain that exists in fact. The prebiotic stage of ecosynthesis employs planetary engineering techniques to bring the climate of Mars at some latitudes into the range of that in the terrestrial Dry Valleys of Antarctica. At that point the introduction of the first microbial ecosystems can begin. Continued modification of the planetary climate will permit the introduction of a sequence of ecosystems from tundra through boreal forests to temperate ecosystems.”
An aquadome slowly propagating bioengineered cyanobacteria over time into an ocean.
In other words, once Mars’s climate becomes similar to an Earth polar desert, we can begin to introduce extremophile life forms. These microbial ecosystems will begin to slowly convert CO₂ into much needed oxygen. Present-day scientists are currently experimenting to see whether bioengineered extremophiles can survive on (and even modify!) Mars’s harsh environment. By creating a simulated engineered Martian environment, scientists tested five genera of cyanobacteria and three eubacterial strains. Based on preliminary results, some specific extremophiles can survive! You can read more in this absolutely fascinating paper: “Extremophiles for ecopoiesis: desirable traits for and survivability of pioneer Martian organisms” by Thomas, Boling, Boston, Campbell, McSpadden, McWilliams, and Todd.
An airship full of colonists travelling to a Martian research outpost over a blue lake!
By building aquadomes and biodomes in Per Aspera, you’ll begin to spawn cyanobacteria, lichens, and green algae across Mars. Eventually as you progress further down the proverbial mountain, continue to research innovative biotech, and get closer to fulfilling the dream of a habitable Mars, your planet will be able to support more advanced lifeforms. Your biodomes and aquadomes will then begin to introduce genetically modified plants and eventually even animals!
This is fine.
In the final stages of terraforming, it will be incredibly important to control your levels of oxygen, limit your CO₂ to 5% or lower, and to introduce nitrogen into your atmosphere. All of these carefully combined will allow humans and animals to naturally breathe on Mars sans any gear! While simple in theory, this balance will be tricky to achieve. If you allow your oxygen levels to surpass 30%, you may personally discover that high levels of oxygen are incredibly flammable. Work quickly to get it under control or run the risk of watching your colony burn down.
Another important part of this stage is reducing radiation. Once your space elevator is complete, you’ll be able to launch a special project designed to tackle this problem: the magnetic dipole shield. Launching this large dipole in L1 (between Mars and the sun) leaves Mars in a safe magnetotail and stops the stripping of the atmosphere. You can learn more in the talk “A Future Mars Environment for Science and Exploration” which begins at the 1 hour and 36 minute mark.
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Threads Radio* - Tea Snuggery Show #1 by :( :/ :)@tea-snuggery
Thread* hosts the first show "Tea-Snuggery" showcasing IDM, experimental, dub, electronic, techno, world and lo-fi house. 13.03.2019: 22:00 - 24:00 CET Playing tracks by Red Axes, Die Goldenen Zitronen, Walton, Efdemin, L/F/D/M, lesbianhorse and more… 1. Erika – Ritual Song 2. Live Low - Montemor http://bit.ly/2vDevjA http://bit.ly/2PMGczv 3. Spelling - Haunted Water http://bit.ly/2vDKgsW 4. Red Axes – Treacksheni http://bit.ly/1x5VRJP 5. Die Goldenen Zitronen - Das war unsere BRD http://bit.ly/18hyMr7 6. Umwelt - Endless Blackness http://bit.ly/1mAx7mS 7. Smith & Mighty - Always Be There (Step Up) 8. Walton - Gunshot Clap http://bit.ly/1VpynyN 9. Efdemin - Black Sun http://bit.ly/1ahSJBE 10. Stratis – Technotown http://bit.ly/2vElCrO 11. Christoph de Babalon - Leave Me In The Autumn http://bit.ly/2vrBgG3 12. Fantasma - Lamento das Beiras http://bit.ly/2PMGczv 13. Daedelus - Order of the Golden Dawn http://bit.ly/2vDPAMG 14. Smith & Mighty - Through a Dark Cloud 15. Carlota - Noise Psychosis http://bit.ly/2PN5i1p 16. L/F/D/M - Blank Rats http://bit.ly/2q9v3Ou 17. Mark Stewart + Maffia – Jerusalem http://bit.ly/2PJRDIo 18. Die Türen - Lieber Gott http://bit.ly/2vEgwff https://dietueren.de/ 19. Umwelt – Ecopoiesis http://bit.ly/1mAx7mS 20. Donna Trump – Shutdown http://bit.ly/2PJRnZW 21. Die Goldenen Zitronen - Nützliche Katastrophen http://bit.ly/18hyMr7 22. Jay Mitta - Don Bet http://bit.ly/2vDKgJs 23. Boot & Tax – Macinare http://bit.ly/19z5lj1 24. lesbianhorse - Satanic Cyanide (In The Name Of God, Let The Churches Burn) http://bit.ly/2ppoZCW http://bit.ly/2PJRpRy 25. Klaus Johann Grobe - Von gestern http://bit.ly/1QauBUo 26. Die Türen – Abgehauen/Irgendwo hingelegt http://bit.ly/2vEgwff 27. peterpaasch - ganz oben http://bit.ly/18oB8dZ 28. Lustige Mutanten - Kurios & Lustig (Every 4 weeks@ http://bit.ly/2ARrUHI ) The Tea-Snuggery wants to invite the listeners to discover new music and artists from all over the world – enjoy and listen with care! q: e-mail: [email protected]
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Producing Oxygen on Mars
Producing Oxygen on Mars #oxygen #mars #niac
Taming the brutal environment of Mars for future human explorers to survive and thrive there may demand a touch of “ecopoiesis” – the creation of an ecosystem able to support life.
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is funding cutting-edge work by Eugene Boland, chief scientist at Techshot Inc. of Greenville, Indiana. The scientist has been busy working in the firm’s “Mars…
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