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Human Energy PodcastWhy stop here? Expanding the scale of life through noospheric geography - Parham Pourdavood & Michael Jacob - N2 Conference 2023Presented by Parham Pourdavood & Michael JacobN2 Conference 2023University of California, BerkeleyAn approach to noospheric geography is proposed to examine the possibility that human populations, technology, economics, and flows of culture and information reflect components of a unified, living system. Extending our prior multiscale, biological model of interdependence, we present initial evidence of functional interaction between these phenomena at a planetary scale. To accomplish this, we have simultaneously mapped the growth of human populations, roads, telecommunications technology, access to the internet, global trade and internet search content. By...2024-08-171h 02
Berkeley Voices19: Growing up without free speech is like 'prison for your mind'Parham Pourdavood, an incoming computer science student at UC Berkeley, grew up in Iran. He says that he, like most people, didn't challenge authorities. He wasn't an activist. He studied hard in high school and didn't draw attention to himself. He'd heard about government oppression, but hadn't seen it with his own eyes. He just knew he couldn’t speak his mind. It's why he's such a strong supporter of free speech today.Story and photos on Berkeley News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-11-2106 min