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Our Lives Matter

Our Lives Matter

Written by: STEAM APE
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 Are you a student activist? Or do you feel school is missing something? Or is someone trying to keep you from learning about racism or sex or evolution or transgender people and you wish you had a way to push back? Many scientists and teachers have been working for decades reboot the public education system. Shouldn’t we use our 21st century knowledge to tell a story of the world for the 21st century? I’m from a tri-racial family of teachers, artists, and scientists. We’ve been connecting ideas to tell a bigger story of the world for almost a century. I’m a professional theatre artist and also a Certified Flight Instructor. I help create worlds to tell stories, and I can also teach you to feel science happening with your hands and feet. How do you help people see a bigger picture of the world? Do you raise your hand in class and ask insightful questions? Do you set up an after school club? Do you organize open mic nights? Do you go on strike every Friday like Greta Thunberg? Do you… (Teachers, parents, and supporters of science and education are welcome to listen too. Education is a community effort!)© 2023 STEAM APE Art Science
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  • S1E48 Courage, Not Hope: Preparing for the Future

    S1E48 Courage, Not Hope: Preparing for the Future
    Jan 2 2025
    And now, for our season finale… Our story of Being Human on Planet Earth needs one last thing. How do we use it to plot a new course into the future? What can young activists start doing now that will add up to a future they want? What opportunities do young people have that they can take advantage of? ACT I Scene 1 How is the story of Being Human on Planet Earth supposed to end? There’s only one way that story can end, and we don’t want that. That’s what Extinction Rebellion is rebelling against. As…
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    40 mins
  • Our Lives Matter S1E47: A Generation of Heroes

    Our Lives Matter S1E47: A Generation of Heroes
    Dec 26 2024
    The environmental crisis, and the destruction it’s bringing, are part of life now. How do we adapt to that? Where do we find role models for adapting? We’ve all seen heroes in movies. What qualities do they have that help them succeed at their goals, and that we admire? What can we learn from them that we can use in our own lives? ACT I Scene 1 [112 bpm] The environmental crisis is part of life now. Carbon dioxide has risen to levels it’s only reached a few times in the history of our planet, and that it’s…
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    24 mins
  • S1E46 The Evolution of Economics

    S1E46 The Evolution of Economics
    Dec 20 2024
    Classical economics treats money as if it’s the foundation of economic systems. But that doesn’t explain why people want things in life that money can’t buy. Environmental economics is the study of how organisms try to get energy and resources they need to live and that they can use to grow and reproduce. Human economics is a subset of environmental economics, where we all try to get the things we need to live and prosper. Money is a very complex social development that’s built up around a simple technological development. The real value of money comes from an interaction…
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    36 mins
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