Dark Optimism
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Courses
    • Surviving the Future: A Path Through Tumultuous Times
    • Surviving the Future: The Deeper Dive
  • Events
  • Books
  • Articles
  • Projects
  • Links
  • About
  • Search
Select Page
Man versus Nature – The Road to Victory

Man versus Nature – The Road to Victory

by Shaun Chamberlin | Sep 11, 2008 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Reviews and recommendations

A very watchable 9 minute video outlining the mass extinction taking place on our planet right now – an event with substantially more significance for our lives than the infamous tragedy that took place seven years ago today. Lest we forget, humanity is...
Why do they do it?

Why do they do it?

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jul 27, 2008 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Philosophy, Politics

Since my earlier review of Burn Up I have discovered a comment on the film posted yesterday by Jeremy Leggett, one of the few with any media profile to openly discuss the interplay of peak oil and climate change. In his piece Leggett asks: “Why do the...
Of music, movement and the meaning of life

Of music, movement and the meaning of life

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jul 11, 2008 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Philosophy

  Those of you who know me personally will be aware that the indescribable exhilaration of physical movement to music (more commonly termed ‘dancing’) is my greatest release and joy. Over the past couple of weeks I have been much enjoying the latest...
Next Entries »

Pause

"What luck for the rulers that men do not think."

- Adolf Hitler

Recent Comments

  • Michael Ressl on Voices from the Edge
  • Shaun Chamberlin on Welcome to Dark Optimism!
  • Claude Schryer on Welcome to Dark Optimism!
  • adam jacobowitz on Surviving the Future audiobook

Posts by topic

Posts by date

SURVIVING THE FUTURE:
CONVERSATIONS FOR OUR TIME

Online COMMUNITY with
Shaun Chamberlin

NOW AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND:
A PATH THROUGH
TUMULTUOUS TIMES

JOIN NOW

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Success!

Subscribe

The text content of Shaun Chamberlin’s blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales license. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be requested here.

© Copyright 2007-2025 Dark Optimism