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Composer Felipe Pérez Santiago and cellist Cristina Arista took audience members on a journey through the cosmos, inviting them to consider humanity’s place in the universe and take responsibility for the climate crisis. Santiago and Arista performed at an immersive concert event in the Leavey Center Ballroom April 18, highlighting the intersection between art and...
The new research, published in a peer-reviewed biological sciences journal from The Royal Society, suggests that resilience is an ability that societies can gain and lose over time. Researchers found that a stable society can withstand even a dramatic climate shock, whereas a small shock can lead to chaos in a vulnerable one.
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Artists like Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Hendrick Avercamp documented locals' resilience in the face of freezing winters and food shortages
The link between environmental disasters and societal collapse, explained.
It’s reasonable to wonder how neatly the lessons from ancient societies apply to today.