Solarpunk Prompts

Solarpunk Prompts

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Solarpunk Prompts episodes

  • The Ship

    The Ship

    In this episode we set sail on a cargoship of the future. What does a trade mission look like in Solarpunk?

    Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Ship

    Links mentioned:

    • From Steampunk to Solarpunk
    • MS Beluga Skysails
    • Inflatable sails
    • Fuel from biomass

      Music from:

      Levantaran el vuelo by Circus Marcus

      11 min
    • The Henchmen

      The Henchmen

      In this episode a group of henchmen hired to work for a billionare on his post-apocalyptic stronghold inherit the keys from their former boss. They explore their options at community building and outreach with the surrounding towns as communities collide.

      Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Henchmen

      Links mentioned:

      • Disaster Collectivism
      • The Response
      • Douglas Rushkoff Story - Original Source
      • Douglas Rushkoff Story - Updated Source

        Music from:

        taiyou hikou by Yago Omoikane - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

        12 min
      • The Beekeepers

        The Beekeepers

        In this episode we explore the relationships between humans and machines, discuss some of the ethical dangers of AI, and how a balanced relationship with technology might present itself in a Solarpunk setting.

        Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Beekeepers

        Links mentioned:

        • One guy on reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/solarpunk/comments/lm4cqj/what_makes_something_solarpunk/
        • The march of the robot dogs“ - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1021386708994
        • How AI Will Rewire Us“ - https://medium.com/the-atlantic/how-ai-will-rewire-us-6d7baa0fe6d4
        • Open letter from several ‘Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Experts’ - http://www.robotics-openletter.eu/
        • Recent studies in invertebrate neurobiology - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096098220000169X

          • Music from:

          ステム88 - Biofield - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

          12 min
        • The Expedition

          The Expedition

          In this episode we journey from the Global South, the starting place of Solarpunk, to help a suffering North facing the Great InterneT Collapse. What unique qualities can they bring to the situation?

          Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Expedition

          Links mentioned:

          • Global South and Global North - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_North_and_Global_South
          • Tony Blair Institute for Global Change - https://institute.global/policy/economic-infrastructure-internet-era
          • Jugaad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNhGbfljtq0
          • Cuban Medical Internationalism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_medical_internationalism
          • https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ransomware-attacks-hospitals-take-toll-patients-rcna54090
          • https://www.aha.org/center/cybersecurity-and-risk-advisory-services/ransomware-attacks-hospitals-have-changed
          • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57184977

            Music from:

            S O A R E R - Esoteric Eye - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

            13 min
          • The Fire Brigade

            The Fire Brigade

            In this episode we muse about the role of the military in a world without war. What comes next for these highly trained individuals and groups? How might they turn those skills toward new types of community service?

            Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Fire-Brigade

            Links mentioned:

            • Landmine Free estimates - https://landminefree.org/facts-about-landmines/
            • Climate Brief - https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-how-climate-change-affects-extreme-weather-around-the-world/
            • Important aspects of military genre fiction - https://www.ancestralstars.com/wp/sff-books/seven-crucial-elements-of-military-sf/

              • Music from:

              Dyamur - Sun Syndicate - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

              12 min
            • The Chefs

              The Chefs

              In this episode we explore a world facing a meat shortage and discuss the sustainability of food practices. You also get to hear me try to phoenetically speak Korean.

              Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Chefs

              Links mentioned:

              • Greenpeace points out - https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/world-cultures-and-religions-plant-based-vegetarian-vegan-diet/
              • OurWorldInData.org - https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-meat-projections-to-2050
              • https://phys.org/news/2020-12-no-meat-diet-climate-crisis.html
              • https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/why-the-meat-we-eat-is-an-antibiotic-resistance-threat
              • https://medium.com/swlh/the-future-of-meat-f2150a9e2b34

                Music from:

                loving memory 영원히 안녕 - 태양이 내 얼굴에 입맞 (Bye forever – the sun is kissing my face)

                Illustration CC-BY-SA 4.0 The Lemonaut - https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut

                12 min
              • The Archivists

                The Archivists

                Today’s episode explores the loss of cultural history, local and indigenous knowledge. How can a Solarpunk perspective help us see past Western colonialism and find value in new, old places.

                Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Archivists

                Links mentioned:

                • UNESCO defines - https://en.unesco.org/links
                • Chi Luu writes in JSTOR’s Daily - https://daily.jstor.org/what-we-lose-when-we-lose-indigenous-knowledge/
                • Safecast - https://safecast.org/
                • https://www.fastcompany.com/3030731/why-collecting-data-in-conflict-zones-is-invaluable-and-nearly-impossible
                • Want to learn Tlingit? - https://alaskapublic.org/2016/08/31/want-to-learn-tlingit-theres-a-new-app-for-that/

                  • Music from:

                  Cyber Surfer 3D - Skyforest - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

                  13 min
                • The Electronics Graveyard

                  The Electronics Graveyard

                  In today’s episode: Reduce, reuse, recycle. What does that look like in a Solarpunk world? How does the trash of one age become a resource for the next? And how realistic are our expectations for that type of lifestyle?

                  Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Electronics-Graveyard

                  Links mentioned:

                  • Solarpunk: Histórias Ecológicas e Fantásticas em um Mundo Sustenavel - https://www.erambiental.com.br/var/userfiles/arquivos69/documentos/12857/GersonLodiRibeiro-SolarpunkHistoriasEcologicas.pdf
                  • Jugaad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNhGbfljtq0
                  • Appropedia - https://www.appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appropedia
                  • Sakawa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttT1hYRPD1k
                  • re:publica ACCRA - https://globalinnovationgathering.org/2019/01/23/republica-accra-2018/

                    • Music from:

                    Bubble Keiki - Unlatching The Escape Pod’s Lid - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

                    12 min
                  • The Great Infrastructure Project

                    The Great Infrastructure Project

                    Maintaining infrastructure is hard even when your governments are stable. In this episode we explore the reality of crumbling infrastructure on a small town and envision an optimistic future where collaboration overcomes the challenges.

                    Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Great-Infrastructural-Project

                    Links mentioned:

                    • http://pubs.iied.org/10710IIED.html?k=acccrn&r=p
                    • https://www.mottmac.com/views/leaving-a-social-legacy-from-infrastructure
                    • Fediverse address - @[email protected]

                      • Music from:

                      Bathroom Plants - New Unity Dawning - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

                      13 min
                    • The Experts

                      The Experts

                      In this episode we discuss isolation and its toll. We also talk about a different kind of community and the power and freedom it brings to the lonely.

                      Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Experts

                      Links mentioned:

                      • Lonely Conservationists - https://lonelyconservationists.com/
                      • Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/26089081-light-years

                        • Music from:

                        Twin Dragoon - Hidden in brightness - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

                        10 min

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