Inneresting 99
Issue 99
April 29nd, 2022
Telling Stories About Our Future Climate
On this week’s Scriptnotes, John speaks with Anna Jane Joyner and Quinn Emmett from Good Energy Stories about how climate change is, and could be, depicted on screen. Building on that, this week’s links focus on writing stories about the present and future of a warming world.
Get Started - Anirudh Tiwathia and Ellis Watamanuk lay out the case that compelling narratives can change minds and lead to real-world climate action. Good Energy Stories also has a growing list of examples of current movies and TV shows addressing climate change.
Protect Your Courage - Good Energy Stories also offers tips to avoid feeling anxious or overwhelmed when writing about the climate crisis. Rebecca Solnit shares a list of ways to maintain optimism while confronting the climate crisis.
Remember Humans Can Do Great Things - YouTube channel Kurzgesagt collects examples of positive trends already in motion to limit the impact of a warming planet. Browse NASA’s downloadable sound library, which offers samples of some of the farthest points in the solar system humans have reached.
Think Longer Term - Tim Urban examines how closely we’re connected to thousands of our ancestors (and potential descendents) to show how the past and future aren’t as far away as we may imagine.
Previously on Inneresting…
In case you missed it, in last issue’s most clicked link Johnny from Spoon & Tamago explains the Manuscript Writing Cafe, where writers pay to gently take themselves hostage in order to meet deadlines.
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Om Malik discusses the present and possible futures of social media and online interaction.
Keith Pandolfi pens an ode to “the unsung American comfort food” that is cheap, bad coffee.
Wikipedia offers a primer on misdirection with a list explaining common magical illusions.
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