Alex Evans
@alexevansuk.bsky.social
Climate, campaigning, polarisation, psychology. Larger Us founder & ED, author of The Myth Gap, Visiting Prof at Newcastle, Senior Fellow at NYU Center on International Cooperation, believer in our better nature
How do we interrupt the ‘grief to grievance pipeline’ that fuels leaders like Trump, Putin and Xi?
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April 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
How do we interrupt the ‘grief to grievance pipeline’ that fuels leaders like Trump, Putin and Xi?
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Loved talking with @alexevansuk.bsky.social and @elizabetholdfield.bsky.social on The Larger Us podcast. Facing our mortality together isn't just about confronting death. It's about unlocking a deeper appreciation for life. Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
How to die (and live) well - with Ivor Williams - The Larger Us Podcast
Why do those of us in western societies find it so difficult to face the prospect of our deaths, or to grieve collectively for experiences of shared loss? How does unprocessed collective grief - for i...
www.buzzsprout.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Loved talking with @alexevansuk.bsky.social and @elizabetholdfield.bsky.social on The Larger Us podcast. Facing our mortality together isn't just about confronting death. It's about unlocking a deeper appreciation for life. Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
So enjoyed this chat with @ivorwilliams.info and @elizabetholdfield.bsky.social 💚
Loved talking with @alexevansuk.bsky.social and @elizabetholdfield.bsky.social on The Larger Us podcast. Facing our mortality together isn't just about confronting death. It's about unlocking a deeper appreciation for life. Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
How to die (and live) well - with Ivor Williams - The Larger Us Podcast
Why do those of us in western societies find it so difficult to face the prospect of our deaths, or to grieve collectively for experiences of shared loss? How does unprocessed collective grief - for i...
www.buzzsprout.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So enjoyed this chat with @ivorwilliams.info and @elizabetholdfield.bsky.social 💚
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NYC artists catching up to London now
March 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
NYC artists catching up to London now
Bombing civilian areas is fucking barbaric and should just be an absolute hard no in the 21st century. We condemn Israel for it, we condemn Russia for it, and we should absolutely condemn Ukraine for doing it — especially given that we’re funding it. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Two killed in largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, authorities say
At least 91 drones targeted Russian capital, according to officials, disrupting flights and train services
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Bombing civilian areas is fucking barbaric and should just be an absolute hard no in the 21st century. We condemn Israel for it, we condemn Russia for it, and we should absolutely condemn Ukraine for doing it — especially given that we’re funding it. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Stock markets since Trump took over
March 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Stock markets since Trump took over
He can’t tame Donald Trump. So what *should* Keir Starmer’s foreign policy mission be? New out on the Good Apocalypse Guide: open.substack.com/pub/goodapoc...
Keir Starmer's mission impossible
He can't tame Trump. So what should Starmer's foreign policy mission be?
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March 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
He can’t tame Donald Trump. So what *should* Keir Starmer’s foreign policy mission be? New out on the Good Apocalypse Guide: open.substack.com/pub/goodapoc...
Before the United Nations was the United Nations, it was the Allies, fighting fascism together.
This meme is *so ripe* for being dusted off, updated and repurposed for the global rebel alliance we need right now.
This meme is *so ripe* for being dusted off, updated and repurposed for the global rebel alliance we need right now.
March 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Before the United Nations was the United Nations, it was the Allies, fighting fascism together.
This meme is *so ripe* for being dusted off, updated and repurposed for the global rebel alliance we need right now.
This meme is *so ripe* for being dusted off, updated and repurposed for the global rebel alliance we need right now.
My daughter came home claiming that if you’d been given $100k every day since Jesus was around, you’d still have less money that Elon Musk.
My wife and I called bullshit, googled his net worth, and did the maths.
It’s true. 🤮
My wife and I called bullshit, googled his net worth, and did the maths.
It’s true. 🤮
February 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
My daughter came home claiming that if you’d been given $100k every day since Jesus was around, you’d still have less money that Elon Musk.
My wife and I called bullshit, googled his net worth, and did the maths.
It’s true. 🤮
My wife and I called bullshit, googled his net worth, and did the maths.
It’s true. 🤮
3 kinds of deep stories that can help us to stay afloat and find our way during moments of crisis and breakdown:
💥 Apocalypse myths
🌳 Restoration myths
👶 Emergence myths
Lots more in the latest post on the Good Apocalypse Guide: alexevansuk.substack.com/p/apocalypse...
💥 Apocalypse myths
🌳 Restoration myths
👶 Emergence myths
Lots more in the latest post on the Good Apocalypse Guide: alexevansuk.substack.com/p/apocalypse...
Apocalypse. Restoration. Emergence.
Three myths to make sense of the polycrisis
alexevansuk.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
3 kinds of deep stories that can help us to stay afloat and find our way during moments of crisis and breakdown:
💥 Apocalypse myths
🌳 Restoration myths
👶 Emergence myths
Lots more in the latest post on the Good Apocalypse Guide: alexevansuk.substack.com/p/apocalypse...
💥 Apocalypse myths
🌳 Restoration myths
👶 Emergence myths
Lots more in the latest post on the Good Apocalypse Guide: alexevansuk.substack.com/p/apocalypse...
Lovely to see that my favourite post-apocalyptic novel from when I was a kid has been republished - but, umm, paging Danny Boyle about the new cover design...
January 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Lovely to see that my favourite post-apocalyptic novel from when I was a kid has been republished - but, umm, paging Danny Boyle about the new cover design...
This graph shows the emotional stages communities go through after a disaster, like an earthquake or wildfire. But what happens when it's not just one disaster, but lots of them all at once - a polycrisis that feels apocalyptic? alexevansuk.substack.com/p/once-upon-...
Once upon a crisis
How stories help communities to find their way after disasters
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January 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This graph shows the emotional stages communities go through after a disaster, like an earthquake or wildfire. But what happens when it's not just one disaster, but lots of them all at once - a polycrisis that feels apocalyptic? alexevansuk.substack.com/p/once-upon-...
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The data - global sales of EVs increased by 25% in 2024
The @telegraphnews.bsky.social - "European electric car market suffers ‘devastating’ collapse!!!"
(sales fell 3% in Europe)
The @telegraphnews.bsky.social - "European electric car market suffers ‘devastating’ collapse!!!"
(sales fell 3% in Europe)
January 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The data - global sales of EVs increased by 25% in 2024
The @telegraphnews.bsky.social - "European electric car market suffers ‘devastating’ collapse!!!"
(sales fell 3% in Europe)
The @telegraphnews.bsky.social - "European electric car market suffers ‘devastating’ collapse!!!"
(sales fell 3% in Europe)
This piece is absolutely excellent (and huge props to FT for going so deep on this crucial risk).
I’m quoted in the article about the need for new stories to help us make sense of risks like this - going to use the next couple of Good Apocalypse Guide posts to focus on what those stories might be
I’m quoted in the article about the need for new stories to help us make sense of risks like this - going to use the next couple of Good Apocalypse Guide posts to focus on what those stories might be
To predict the future, you need both science and imagination.
Britain is cold today. But there is a real chance that global warming could make it dramatically colder, even as much of the world gets hotter.
How is that possible? This article tries to explain: on.ft.com/4ja9vti
Britain is cold today. But there is a real chance that global warming could make it dramatically colder, even as much of the world gets hotter.
How is that possible? This article tries to explain: on.ft.com/4ja9vti
The utterly plausible case that climate change makes London much colder
[FREE TO READ] For some climate scientists, global warming threatens Britain with a more unexpected scenario
on.ft.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This piece is absolutely excellent (and huge props to FT for going so deep on this crucial risk).
I’m quoted in the article about the need for new stories to help us make sense of risks like this - going to use the next couple of Good Apocalypse Guide posts to focus on what those stories might be
I’m quoted in the article about the need for new stories to help us make sense of risks like this - going to use the next couple of Good Apocalypse Guide posts to focus on what those stories might be
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New starter pack! Practitioners + researchers in both mental health & societal well-being, addressing the individual and collective anxiety & grief we feel in response to the climate crisis, as well as understanding + overcoming societal & psychological barriers to climate action.
Who'd I miss?
Who'd I miss?
November 26, 2024 at 2:45 PM
New starter pack! Practitioners + researchers in both mental health & societal well-being, addressing the individual and collective anxiety & grief we feel in response to the climate crisis, as well as understanding + overcoming societal & psychological barriers to climate action.
Who'd I miss?
Who'd I miss?
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It’s that time of year when @alexevansuk.bsky.social makes me realise how few books I actually finish reading - the Larger Us book list is out! Glad to have contributed to it these last few years - and it’s always a reliable source of recommendations
larger.us/ideas/larger...
larger.us/ideas/larger...
Larger Us's books of the year 2024 - Larger Us
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December 9, 2024 at 7:07 PM
It’s that time of year when @alexevansuk.bsky.social makes me realise how few books I actually finish reading - the Larger Us book list is out! Glad to have contributed to it these last few years - and it’s always a reliable source of recommendations
larger.us/ideas/larger...
larger.us/ideas/larger...
What should we think (and do) about the fact that Christians voted for Trump over Harris by two to one?
alexevansuk.substack.com/p/bad-faith
alexevansuk.substack.com/p/bad-faith
Bad faith?
On Christians and Trump
alexevansuk.substack.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:29 AM
What should we think (and do) about the fact that Christians voted for Trump over Harris by two to one?
alexevansuk.substack.com/p/bad-faith
alexevansuk.substack.com/p/bad-faith
*Finally* finished drafting next week’s Substack on Christians and Trump. Only took seven drafts…
November 28, 2024 at 7:37 PM
*Finally* finished drafting next week’s Substack on Christians and Trump. Only took seven drafts…
This is *outstanding*. Best documentary I’ve seen on consumerism. My 11 year old - a superfan of Amazon, Apple etc - watched it with me and he was completely gripped. Cannot recommend highly enough
youtu.be/OVfZw_eqJW8?...
youtu.be/OVfZw_eqJW8?...
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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November 24, 2024 at 8:42 AM
This is *outstanding*. Best documentary I’ve seen on consumerism. My 11 year old - a superfan of Amazon, Apple etc - watched it with me and he was completely gripped. Cannot recommend highly enough
youtu.be/OVfZw_eqJW8?...
youtu.be/OVfZw_eqJW8?...
Forgot to post this here when I published it last week - 4 ideas for what we all do now under Trump 2.0
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What do we do now?
Four suggestions
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November 20, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Forgot to post this here when I published it last week - 4 ideas for what we all do now under Trump 2.0
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* Such* a joy to finally meet Daryl Davis - the African American blues musician who has helped more than 200 white supremacists out of the KKK and other hate groups.
💯 the story of hope and redemption that we need right now (especially this week of all weeks)
www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
💯 the story of hope and redemption that we need right now (especially this week of all weeks)
www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
How to get a white supremacist to leave the KKK - with Daryl Davis - The Larger Us Podcast
What happens when an African American befriends members of the Ku Klux Klan? Our guest for this episode is Daryl Davis - a blues musician who's played with greats like Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:25 AM
* Such* a joy to finally meet Daryl Davis - the African American blues musician who has helped more than 200 white supremacists out of the KKK and other hate groups.
💯 the story of hope and redemption that we need right now (especially this week of all weeks)
www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
💯 the story of hope and redemption that we need right now (especially this week of all weeks)
www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
* Such* a joy to finally meet Daryl Davis - the African American blues musician who has helped more than 200 white supremacists out of the KKK and other hate groups.
💯 the story of hope and redemption that we need right now (especially this week of all weeks)
www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
💯 the story of hope and redemption that we need right now (especially this week of all weeks)
www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
How to get a white supremacist to leave the KKK - with Daryl Davis - The Larger Us Podcast
What happens when an African American befriends members of the Ku Klux Klan? Our guest for this episode is Daryl Davis - a blues musician who's played with greats like Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:25 AM
* Such* a joy to finally meet Daryl Davis - the African American blues musician who has helped more than 200 white supremacists out of the KKK and other hate groups.
💯 the story of hope and redemption that we need right now (especially this week of all weeks)
www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
💯 the story of hope and redemption that we need right now (especially this week of all weeks)
www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...
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Resharing this starter pack on people to follow on climate, nature, environment and inhabitable futures if you've recently joined go.bsky.app/LKdVK8W
August 20, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Resharing this starter pack on people to follow on climate, nature, environment and inhabitable futures if you've recently joined go.bsky.app/LKdVK8W