Philip Harris (@PhilipHarris15)
@philsharris.bsky.social
Retd. plant scientist keeping a log in accelerating time. Agrarian-minded if/when optimistic about the future. Regrets extinctions & other loss. Updates carrying capacity, LTG, geopolitical crunch & wars, leaving twitter. PoV: 'Predicaments not problems!
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Aquifer
No matter....
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'Human Ecology', widen the frame, note +ve feedback loops, sustainable until not? Not just cliches. Try some poetry can span a history. My timid effort 'Aquifer' & shout out Daraja Press et al here harrisp.substack.com/p/aquifer
Nate applies wide boundary thinking... more than a wish, a grown up goal a.s.a.p., ecological wide boundaries, education for all? Internalise, realise, share?
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Anthropic CEO’s Warnings, Plus Wide-Boundary Considerations on AI | Franky 122
YouTube video by Nate Hagens
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February 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Nate applies wide boundary thinking... more than a wish, a grown up goal a.s.a.p., ecological wide boundaries, education for all? Internalise, realise, share?
youtu.be/ZhpiURh2hpA?...
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Instead of using chemicals, attract beneficial insects like hoverflies to keep aphids and whiteflies in check. Nectar-rich planting, wildflowers and areas of long grass will bring beneficial insects into your garden.
More ideas for nature-friendly gardens:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-t...
More ideas for nature-friendly gardens:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-t...
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Instead of using chemicals, attract beneficial insects like hoverflies to keep aphids and whiteflies in check. Nectar-rich planting, wildflowers and areas of long grass will bring beneficial insects into your garden.
More ideas for nature-friendly gardens:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-t...
More ideas for nature-friendly gardens:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-t...
Bohm, McGilchrist, Berry, quoted to stand witness: extraordinary reading Art Berman now in this 2nd half of 'ancient sunlight'; moral and cognitive deficit, fragmentation in the West?
Living in a World Without a Worldview www.artberman.com/blog/living-...
Living in a World Without a Worldview www.artberman.com/blog/living-...
Living in a World Without a Worldview | Art Berman
Our modern civilization has no coherent world view. That sentence by physicist David Bohm hit me hard. It rang true because it explains why our social and planetary crises feel so insoluble. A worldvi...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Bohm, McGilchrist, Berry, quoted to stand witness: extraordinary reading Art Berman now in this 2nd half of 'ancient sunlight'; moral and cognitive deficit, fragmentation in the West?
Living in a World Without a Worldview www.artberman.com/blog/living-...
Living in a World Without a Worldview www.artberman.com/blog/living-...
Initial success, could win, needs cash.
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Palestine Action Judicial Review
I attach the full text of Lord Young’s decision granting the Scottish judicial review of the proscription of Palestine.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Initial success, could win, needs cash.
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The ongoing assault on Palestine that our countries have long enabled, complicit with crime, while we still conveniently 'live inside the lie'.
It’s not about us: Jewish anti-Zionism demands clarity
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It’s not about us: Jewish anti-Zionism demands clarity
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https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/its-not-about-us-jewish-anti-zionism-demands-clarity/
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January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The ongoing assault on Palestine that our countries have long enabled, complicit with crime, while we still conveniently 'live inside the lie'.
It’s not about us: Jewish anti-Zionism demands clarity
t.co/P2oJx61nP8
It’s not about us: Jewish anti-Zionism demands clarity
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Worth my posting twice; see also my substack note.
What does it mean to remain as a biological “creature” while living inside vast, and increasingly abstract, technological and economic systems?
In this week’s episode, Nate reflects on his experience with knee surgery and being a “creature in the machine” (the Superorganism).
www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...
www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...
January 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Worth my posting twice; see also my substack note.
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For decades, the West has outsourced its own material production to other countries. While this has seemed like a success on the surface, it has left us with a society based on consumption, unable to produce what we need on our own.
In this conversation, Nate is joined by materials expert and investor Craig Tindale, who explores the profound vulnerabilities facing Western economies by what he calls “Industrialization 2.0.”
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/207-...
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/207-...
January 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
For decades, the West has outsourced its own material production to other countries. While this has seemed like a success on the surface, it has left us with a society based on consumption, unable to produce what we need on our own.
Inportant: Nate in recovery, reflecting on 'goodness' in the Machine, reads again LoR, The Fellowship, & commends Paul Kingsnorth, 'Against the Machine'. Interview with Iain Mcgilchrist next week on TGS
The Creature in the Machine | Frankly 120 youtu.be/NEoDH_6BDoU?... via @YouTube
The Creature in the Machine | Frankly 120 youtu.be/NEoDH_6BDoU?... via @YouTube
The Creature in the Machine | Frankly 120
YouTube video by Nate Hagens
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January 23, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Inportant: Nate in recovery, reflecting on 'goodness' in the Machine, reads again LoR, The Fellowship, & commends Paul Kingsnorth, 'Against the Machine'. Interview with Iain Mcgilchrist next week on TGS
The Creature in the Machine | Frankly 120 youtu.be/NEoDH_6BDoU?... via @YouTube
The Creature in the Machine | Frankly 120 youtu.be/NEoDH_6BDoU?... via @YouTube
Reposted by Philip Harris (@PhilipHarris15)
A way of living is naturally and sustainably, based on centuries-old traditions.
The road less travelled
'While more people in the country are moving to the capital city, given socio-economic factors, Murad’s story is the reverse of this common tendency.'
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January 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A way of living is naturally and sustainably, based on centuries-old traditions.
Explicit Havel reference is extraordinary. Thanks Arnaud. Wider ecology? Industrial civilisation, faces hard limits resulting from its own expansion. Internal failure beckons variously across polities, whatever their histories.
"Carney just announced... open.substack.com/pub/arnaudbe...
"Carney just announced... open.substack.com/pub/arnaudbe...
Carney just announced that the West lost the Second Cold War
Make no mistake, Carney’s speech at Davos may prove to be one of THE most important speeches made by any global leader over the past 30 years.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Explicit Havel reference is extraordinary. Thanks Arnaud. Wider ecology? Industrial civilisation, faces hard limits resulting from its own expansion. Internal failure beckons variously across polities, whatever their histories.
"Carney just announced... open.substack.com/pub/arnaudbe...
"Carney just announced... open.substack.com/pub/arnaudbe...
Berkeley Earth high resolution data series,,, last few years sulphates? But look to high latitude north and my pet worry, AMOC tipping point (see Stefan Rahmstorf).
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Berkeley Earth high resolution data series,,, last few years sulphates? But look to high latitude north and my pet worry, AMOC tipping point (see Stefan Rahmstorf).
h't Adam Tooze, Chart Book. 'Brexit, taking back control'?
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 AM
h't Adam Tooze, Chart Book. 'Brexit, taking back control'?
Not enough Copper globally. And weight of ore/ton refined copper doubled in 21stC. A 1st est. for Cu demand e.g. Net Zero UK in 2050, by mining experts was sent to UK Statutory Climate Change Cttee, 2019. A COPY here bit.ly/3YATseX
Top Links 980 open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Top Links 980 open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Top Links 980 Rents in Austin. Vietnam overtakes Thailand. Taylor Swift's earnings & Adorno on fascist car doors.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
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January 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Not enough Copper globally. And weight of ore/ton refined copper doubled in 21stC. A 1st est. for Cu demand e.g. Net Zero UK in 2050, by mining experts was sent to UK Statutory Climate Change Cttee, 2019. A COPY here bit.ly/3YATseX
Top Links 980 open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Top Links 980 open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Unconvicted UK prisoners lives at stake. Have just watched livestream (Monday 12th Jan; available recorded) Craig Murrays petition to the Scottish Court asking to quash proscription of Palestine Action in Scotland. His lordship accepted the urgency; decision this week or early next.
January 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Unconvicted UK prisoners lives at stake. Have just watched livestream (Monday 12th Jan; available recorded) Craig Murrays petition to the Scottish Court asking to quash proscription of Palestine Action in Scotland. His lordship accepted the urgency; decision this week or early next.
Daughter and family sent me/us the calendar again... wonderful pictures, and a good place to be at home in!
A pinewood specialist of the #CaledonianForest: the crested tit🌲🐦
With its striking black-and-white crest and soft, purring call, the crested tit is a characteristic bird of Scotland’s native #pinewoods.
Watch to discover more about this distinctive forest bird.
📷 3. ScotlandTBP. 6. Pete Cairns
With its striking black-and-white crest and soft, purring call, the crested tit is a characteristic bird of Scotland’s native #pinewoods.
Watch to discover more about this distinctive forest bird.
📷 3. ScotlandTBP. 6. Pete Cairns
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Daughter and family sent me/us the calendar again... wonderful pictures, and a good place to be at home in!
Very good; start the year with Nate! Nature does 'sudden' very well. What happens when 'normal' isn't there? It could be a knee like Nate, or me 3y ago when a prolapsed disc and old age caught up. Work at it! He has friends and important guests who do! Best for 2026!
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The Things We Take for Granted | Frankly 118
YouTube video by Nate Hagens
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January 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Very good; start the year with Nate! Nature does 'sudden' very well. What happens when 'normal' isn't there? It could be a knee like Nate, or me 3y ago when a prolapsed disc and old age caught up. Work at it! He has friends and important guests who do! Best for 2026!
youtu.be/oIU76_D9f90?...
youtu.be/oIU76_D9f90?...
UK citizen voter, I wrote about my conscience and asked my Lab MP: Q... 'The blatent (mis)use of legal powers is for what reason?'
The health of the hunger strikers is deteriorating and they need urgent help. Write to your MP today using @PSCUpdates new e-action to demand... urgent action.
The health of the hunger strikers is deteriorating and they need urgent help. Write to your MP today using @PSCUpdates new e-action to demand... urgent action.
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
UK citizen voter, I wrote about my conscience and asked my Lab MP: Q... 'The blatent (mis)use of legal powers is for what reason?'
The health of the hunger strikers is deteriorating and they need urgent help. Write to your MP today using @PSCUpdates new e-action to demand... urgent action.
The health of the hunger strikers is deteriorating and they need urgent help. Write to your MP today using @PSCUpdates new e-action to demand... urgent action.
Best yet, though Ugo Bardi has interesting point of view. Uniquely blatent US ‘big stick’, yes, but propaganda build-up skilfully executed.
arnaudbertrand.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
arnaudbertrand.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela killed the U.S.
In the history of the US’s relation with Latin America, what just happened in Venezuela is hardly unique: in the slightly less than a hundred years from 1898 to 1994, the U.S.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Best yet, though Ugo Bardi has interesting point of view. Uniquely blatent US ‘big stick’, yes, but propaganda build-up skilfully executed.
arnaudbertrand.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
arnaudbertrand.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Worth going back to this blog of last year quoting an essay by David Orr 30y ago. (see author recently substack.com/@matosmond/n... )
On a planet with a biosphere, what’s education for? borrowed-time.uk/2025/04/29/o...
On a planet with a biosphere, what’s education for? borrowed-time.uk/2025/04/29/o...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Worth going back to this blog of last year quoting an essay by David Orr 30y ago. (see author recently substack.com/@matosmond/n... )
On a planet with a biosphere, what’s education for? borrowed-time.uk/2025/04/29/o...
On a planet with a biosphere, what’s education for? borrowed-time.uk/2025/04/29/o...
Well.... yes. Next up? Better prepare for reality and save what we can where we live and be prepared to co-operate pychologically & share globally as best we can?
Ecomodernism: Modernity Without Ecology www.artberman.com/blog/ecomode...
Ecomodernism: Modernity Without Ecology www.artberman.com/blog/ecomode...
Ecomodernism: Modernity Without Ecology | Art Berman
If the chaos of modern life makes you long for a simpler story, there’s a place where abundance is assured and nature is promised a full recovery: the magic kingdom of ecomodernism. Admission is easy....
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January 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Well.... yes. Next up? Better prepare for reality and save what we can where we live and be prepared to co-operate pychologically & share globally as best we can?
Ecomodernism: Modernity Without Ecology www.artberman.com/blog/ecomode...
Ecomodernism: Modernity Without Ecology www.artberman.com/blog/ecomode...
The Palestinian diaspora gathers consciousness out of the shadows across the world... there will be consequences.
Gaza has changed us forever; onwards to justice www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/gaza...
Gaza has changed us forever; onwards to justice www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/gaza...
Gaza has changed us forever; onwards to justice
For the first time in history, this genicide in Gaza’s has been livestreamed to us all and there is no…
www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Palestinian diaspora gathers consciousness out of the shadows across the world... there will be consequences.
Gaza has changed us forever; onwards to justice www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/gaza...
Gaza has changed us forever; onwards to justice www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/gaza...
Another one to remind myself to re-read during the year. Stark geopolitical appraisal connects water, energy, industrial / urban momentum, Western Asia & what we call MENA, my substack Aquifer? bit.ly/49lonAV
The settlers are not leaving: decolonization, not coexistence
Two strong Palestinian voices argue for “restoring Palestinian agency to the centre of political imagination”. In a recent essay, Lara…
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December 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Another one to remind myself to re-read during the year. Stark geopolitical appraisal connects water, energy, industrial / urban momentum, Western Asia & what we call MENA, my substack Aquifer? bit.ly/49lonAV
One of the best from 2025!
Philosophy and physics meet sci-fi and (dis) belief; climate & nature are not problems.
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The Metacrisis Is Metaphysical: The Fallacies That Doom Our Solutions | Art Berman
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Philosophy and physics meet sci-fi and (dis) belief; climate & nature are not problems.
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The Metacrisis Is Metaphysical: The Fallacies That Doom Our Solutions | Art Berman
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Hire Renowned Energy Consultant & Keynote Speaker | Art Berman
Industry-leading energy consultant, petroleum geologist & keynote speaker delivering bias-free education & insights. Expert witness & consulting services.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
One of the best from 2025!
Philosophy and physics meet sci-fi and (dis) belief; climate & nature are not problems.
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The Metacrisis Is Metaphysical: The Fallacies That Doom Our Solutions | Art Berman
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Philosophy and physics meet sci-fi and (dis) belief; climate & nature are not problems.
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The Metacrisis Is Metaphysical: The Fallacies That Doom Our Solutions | Art Berman
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This is proper #Brummie: the Sikh Langar Seva Society feeding the homeless in New Street station: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New Street Station hosts 300 homeless people for annual meal
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December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is proper #Brummie: the Sikh Langar Seva Society feeding the homeless in New Street station: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...