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Violence & Climate: Lessons from the Andes
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Journey back thousands of years into the Andes Mountains, where ancient bones tell a haunting story of climate change and human conflict. In this compelling episode, we unravel three groundbreaking studies that connect environmental stress to violence in pre-Columbian South America, with surprising parallels to our modern climate crisis.
From the high-altitude settlements of Peru to the harsh Atacama Desert, discover how changing weather patterns influenced human behavior and social stability. We'll explore fascinating archaeological evidence, including skeletal remains and ice core data, that reveals how ancient communities responded to environmental pressures – sometimes with devastating consequences.
But this isn't just a story about the past. We'll examine how these ancient case studies might serve as crucial warnings about our own future, particularly regarding vulnerable populations and gender-based violence during climate disasters. Leading experts weigh in on what these historical patterns could mean for modern climate adaptation strategies and social resilience.
Key topics:
- Climate change and violence correlation in ancient societies
- The archaeological evidence behind the research
- Gender-specific impacts of climate disasters
- Modern implications and lessons learned
- Ethical considerations in studying ancient remains
Whether you're an archaeology enthusiast, climate activist, or someone concerned about humanity's future, this episode offers vital insights into one of our species' most pressing challenges.
This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy
Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter. Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.
Thanks for listening today!
Four recurring narratives underlie every episode: boundary dissolution, adaptive complexity, embodied knowledge, and quantum-like uncertainty. These aren’t just philosophical musings but frameworks for understanding our modern world.
We hope you continue exploring our other podcasts, responding to the content, and checking out our related articles on the Heliox Podcast on Substack.
About SCZoomers:
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https://x.com/SCZoomers
https://mstdn.ca/@SCZoomers
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Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.
http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs
Curated, independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, evidenced-based, clinical & community information regarding COVID-19. Since 2017, it has focused on Covid since Feb 2020, with Multiple Stores per day, hence a large searchable base of stories to date. More than 4000 stories on COVID-19 alone. Hundreds of stories on Climate Change.
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast is a news organization with the advantages of deeply rooted connections within our local community, combined with a provincial, national and global following and exposure. In written form, audio, and video, we provide evidence-based and referenced stories interspersed with curated commentary, satire and humour. We reference where our stories come from and who wrote, published, and even inspired them. Using a social media platform means we have a much higher degree of interaction with our readers than conventional media and provides a significant amplification effect, positively. We expect the same courtesy of other media referencing our stories.
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Manage episode 446477491 series 3602245
Journey back thousands of years into the Andes Mountains, where ancient bones tell a haunting story of climate change and human conflict. In this compelling episode, we unravel three groundbreaking studies that connect environmental stress to violence in pre-Columbian South America, with surprising parallels to our modern climate crisis.
From the high-altitude settlements of Peru to the harsh Atacama Desert, discover how changing weather patterns influenced human behavior and social stability. We'll explore fascinating archaeological evidence, including skeletal remains and ice core data, that reveals how ancient communities responded to environmental pressures – sometimes with devastating consequences.
But this isn't just a story about the past. We'll examine how these ancient case studies might serve as crucial warnings about our own future, particularly regarding vulnerable populations and gender-based violence during climate disasters. Leading experts weigh in on what these historical patterns could mean for modern climate adaptation strategies and social resilience.
Key topics:
- Climate change and violence correlation in ancient societies
- The archaeological evidence behind the research
- Gender-specific impacts of climate disasters
- Modern implications and lessons learned
- Ethical considerations in studying ancient remains
Whether you're an archaeology enthusiast, climate activist, or someone concerned about humanity's future, this episode offers vital insights into one of our species' most pressing challenges.
This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy
Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter. Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.
Thanks for listening today!
Four recurring narratives underlie every episode: boundary dissolution, adaptive complexity, embodied knowledge, and quantum-like uncertainty. These aren’t just philosophical musings but frameworks for understanding our modern world.
We hope you continue exploring our other podcasts, responding to the content, and checking out our related articles on the Heliox Podcast on Substack.
About SCZoomers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1632045180447285
https://x.com/SCZoomers
https://mstdn.ca/@SCZoomers
https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app
Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.
http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs
Curated, independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, evidenced-based, clinical & community information regarding COVID-19. Since 2017, it has focused on Covid since Feb 2020, with Multiple Stores per day, hence a large searchable base of stories to date. More than 4000 stories on COVID-19 alone. Hundreds of stories on Climate Change.
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast is a news organization with the advantages of deeply rooted connections within our local community, combined with a provincial, national and global following and exposure. In written form, audio, and video, we provide evidence-based and referenced stories interspersed with curated commentary, satire and humour. We reference where our stories come from and who wrote, published, and even inspired them. Using a social media platform means we have a much higher degree of interaction with our readers than conventional media and provides a significant amplification effect, positively. We expect the same courtesy of other media referencing our stories.
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