Claudio O. Delang is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography of the Hong Kong Baptist University.
He is also a Research Affiliate at the Southeast Asia Research Centre of the City University of Hong Kong, and director of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE). He is a human geographer specializing in nature-society relations, especially the use of - and conflicts over - natural resources in East and Southeast Asia, in the context of environmental change, local-global articulations of power and land use policies, and social and economic transformations.
He has carried out ground breaking research on the Genuine Progress Indicator, notably on Hong Kong and Singapore, and showed that while the economy of Singapore (as measured by the GDP) has increased considerably during the last decades, people's welfare (as measured by the Genuine Progress Indicator) has dropped stopped growing since 2005.
He has a PhD in Geography from the National University of Singapore.
Publications
He has published more than 40 articles and book chapters, and six books:
* Delang, C.O. (2016). China’s Air Pollution Problems. London: Rutledge
* Delang, C.O. (2016). China’s Water Pollution Problems. London: Rutledge
* Delang, C.O. and Y.H. Yu (2015) Measuring Welfare beyond Economics: The Genuine Progress of Hong Kong and Singapore. London: Rutledge
* Delang, C.O. and Z. Yuan (2014) China’s Grain for Green Program: A Review of the Largest Ecological Restoration and Rural Development Program in the World. Heidelberg: Springer
* Delang, C.O., W.M. Li (2012) Ecological Succession on Fallowed Shifting Cultivation Fields. Heidelberg: Springer
* Delang, C.O. (Ed.) (2003) Living at the Edge of Thai Society: the Karen in the Highlands of Northern Thailand. London: Routledge
He is also a Research Affiliate at the Southeast Asia Research Centre of the City University of Hong Kong, and director of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE). He is a human geographer specializing in nature-society relations, especially the use of - and conflicts over - natural resources in East and Southeast Asia, in the context of environmental change, local-global articulations of power and land use policies, and social and economic transformations.
He has carried out ground breaking research on the Genuine Progress Indicator, notably on Hong Kong and Singapore, and showed that while the economy of Singapore (as measured by the GDP) has increased considerably during the last decades, people's welfare (as measured by the Genuine Progress Indicator) has dropped stopped growing since 2005.
He has a PhD in Geography from the National University of Singapore.
Publications
He has published more than 40 articles and book chapters, and six books:
* Delang, C.O. (2016). China’s Air Pollution Problems. London: Rutledge
* Delang, C.O. (2016). China’s Water Pollution Problems. London: Rutledge
* Delang, C.O. and Y.H. Yu (2015) Measuring Welfare beyond Economics: The Genuine Progress of Hong Kong and Singapore. London: Rutledge
* Delang, C.O. and Z. Yuan (2014) China’s Grain for Green Program: A Review of the Largest Ecological Restoration and Rural Development Program in the World. Heidelberg: Springer
* Delang, C.O., W.M. Li (2012) Ecological Succession on Fallowed Shifting Cultivation Fields. Heidelberg: Springer
* Delang, C.O. (Ed.) (2003) Living at the Edge of Thai Society: the Karen in the Highlands of Northern Thailand. London: Routledge
Feeding Fingers is a rock band founded by artist Justin Curfman in 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. They later relocated to Europe in 2010. As its principal songwriter, instrumentalist, singer and engineer, Curfman is the only constant member of the group.
History
Formation (2006)
Feeding Fingers' history began in Atlanta in 2005, as Curfman began pre-production on what was expected to be his first feature-length stop-motion animated film, TICKS, which was later abandoned. Curfman collected nearly 20 pieces of original music in his sketchbooks, cassette tapes, CDs and hard drives, spanning nearly 10 years, which he considered for use as a soundtrack to the film. However, Curfman instead decided that he wanted to start his film soundtrack from scratch, and briefly put away these pieces of music for possible use on a later project, which became Feeding Fingers.
Curfman purchased a home just outside Atlanta, which he used as a multimedia production space and ultimately as a rehearsal/recording studio. Here he further developed his musical pieces into works meant to be played by a trio. After satisfactory treatment of the music, Curfman formed the first incarnation of Feeding Fingers with bassist Todd Caras and drummer Daniel Hunt for live support.
The group took their name from one of their song titles, "Feeding Fingers", which was inspired by one of Curfman's dreams.
Wound in Wall (2007)
The group released their first full-length album, Wound in Wall, in 2007 as a joint effort between Stickfigure Records and Curfman's media company, Tephramedia. The album was well received and drew comparisons to the earlier works of post-punk groups such as The Cure, Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Cocteau Twins.
Since the release of Wound in Wall, Feeding Fingers have regularly performed live in the U.S and Europe. They have also appeared on several radio broadcasts (including two live acoustic shows on NPR).
A music video for "Fireflies Make Us Sick," a track from Wound in Wall, was completed in 2010 (three years after the album was released and a year after their second album was released). The music video was directed by award-winning artist, animator and longtime creative collaborator Steven Lapcevic. The video premiered at Ultra Music Festival in 2010.
A music video for the song "Manufactured Missing Children", directed by Danish video artist Daniel Dikov, was also released for the album.
'Wound in Wall' was reissued on vinyl in 2013 by Holy Hour/Plastic Frog Records with an accompanying 7" featuring previously unreleased material from the band.
Baby Teeth (2009)
Their second album, Baby Teeth was a more musically collaborative effort between Curfman, Caras and Hunt. It was released in the U.S. in January 2009, and internationally in March 2009, by Stickfigure and Tephramedia. The album reached No. 16 on the Global Gothic Chart and found a place on the Alternative Top 100 in Portugal. Baby Teeth was also ranked No. 4 on the Best of 2009 at Gothic Paradise. This album, unlike Wound in Wall, helped Feeding Fingers finally reach a U.S. audience through college radio stations. Despite the acclaim, Curfman mentioned in a 2010 interview that Baby Teeth was "very dense and bleak and just filled with confusion".
During this time, Feeding Fingers began touring the U.S. extensively, including dates in New York and opening slots with IAMX and others.
Detach Me From My Head (2010)
In the latter half of 2009, Curfman announced that the production of the band's third album was nearing completion. The title track of the album, "Detach Me From My Head", and the song "I Am a Brutal Little Boy" appeared online and later in the band's live setlist in Europe, debuting in Bucharest, Romania at Control Club during the band's first tour of Europe.
In March 2010, Feeding Fingers embarked on their first European tour, playing in the Netherlands, Romania, Poland and Italy, where they shared the bill with electropunk icons Nitzer Ebb. Curfman relocated to Germany shortly afterward.
Anything But Water, the band's first live album, was released digitally on May 19, 2010. The band's third album, titled Detach Me From My Head, was released exclusively by Tephramedia on September 28, 2010. The critically acclaimed album was co-produced by James “Coyote J” Battan and David Israel Nunez.
In the winter of 2011, Curfman led Feeding Fingers, with new bassist Bradley Claborn, on a short East Coast tour of the United States to promote the release of Detach Me From My Head, including a notable show in New York City supporting David J (former bassist for Bauhaus and Love & Rockets).
Maxi singles (2012)
In January 2012, producer Nunez posted on Feeding Fingers' blog regarding the unique distribution plan for the band's upcoming album. Rather than release a full album, the band would issue maxi singles in a serialized fashion, each including an A-side and one or two B-sides.
On January 24, 2012, the first single, "Where the Threads Are the Thinnest", was released, with B-sides "My Imagined House" (ukulele and voice version) and "Manufactured Missing Children" (piano and cello version).
On March 27, 2012, the second single, "Inside the Body of an Animal", was released, backed by "Where Mimes Come to Say Goodbye" (solo piano rendition).
The Occupant (2013)
In the spring of 2010, Curfman began production in Cologne, Germany on what was to become Feeding Fingers’ fourth full-length album, The Occupant. Production on the album moved east with Curfman into Ingolstadt (birthplace of the Illuminati secret society and the setting for the novel Frankenstein) in 2011, then finally settled in Salzburg, Austria (home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) from early 2012 through the winter of 2013. The album was completed inside the halls of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg and the Salzburg Musikum with support from listeners through a successful Kickstarter campaign and from the group’s management and production partners (Nunez, Battan, Dana Culling and Paul Burke).
Throughout the production of The Occupant, Curfman enlisted assistance not only from his band, but from the Salzburger Boys Choir, Serbian female violinist Maja Backovic and others.
In an effort to “expand the musical vocabulary of the group”, Curfman strayed away from Feeding Fingers’ more familiar guitar, drum and bass-driven pieces (though not entirely) in favor of composing music on a theremin, kalimbas, glockenspiels, a ukulele, an array of pianos and a hand-cranked, punch-card music box. Curfman not only expanded the group’s vocabulary, but the group’s language itself, with opening track “Eine Einladung in Ihr Gesicht mit Liebe geschnitzt”, a song written by Curfman entirely in German and performed by soloist Jonas Binder, a member of the Salzburger Boys Choir.
The Occupant was released digitally by Tephramedia on January 29, 2013 along with the release of the first official music video for the album, “I Am No One That I Know”. A worldwide physical CD retail release followed on January 31.
Feeding Fingers completed their second tour of Europe in April 2014, including dates in Italy, Holland, Poland (with Ausgang) and the UK, including an appearance at the biannual Whitby Goth Weekend in North Yorkshire, England.
Attend (2014-2016)
During the late spring of 2014, Curfman announced that he had begun work on a triple album titled Attend, produced by Battan and Culling, He said, "This is the largest creative endeavor of my entire life."
Curfman released the single "Your Candied Laughter Crawls" on January 3, 2015, accompanied by a music video by Lapcevic. It was followed by a second single, "Polaroid Papercuts", with accompanying music video by Ronny Carlsson, released on March 16. On 1 October, the band announced that the triple-vinyl edition would be released by the Sounds for Sure label.
Discography
Studio albums
*Wound in Wall (2007, Tephramedia/Stickfigure Records)
*Baby Teeth (2009, Tephramedia/Stickfigure Records)
*Detach Me From My Head (2010, Tephramedia)
*The Occupant (2013, Tephramedia)
Live albums
*Anything But Water (2010, Tephramedia)
Singles
*"Where the Threads Are the Thinnest" (2012, Tephramedia)
*"Inside the Body of an Animal" (2012, Tephramedia)
*"Waltz No. 2 for Music Box" (2012, Tephramedia)
*"Your Candied Laughter Crawls" (2015, Tephramedia)
*"Polaroid Papercuts" (2015, Tephramedia)
History
Formation (2006)
Feeding Fingers' history began in Atlanta in 2005, as Curfman began pre-production on what was expected to be his first feature-length stop-motion animated film, TICKS, which was later abandoned. Curfman collected nearly 20 pieces of original music in his sketchbooks, cassette tapes, CDs and hard drives, spanning nearly 10 years, which he considered for use as a soundtrack to the film. However, Curfman instead decided that he wanted to start his film soundtrack from scratch, and briefly put away these pieces of music for possible use on a later project, which became Feeding Fingers.
Curfman purchased a home just outside Atlanta, which he used as a multimedia production space and ultimately as a rehearsal/recording studio. Here he further developed his musical pieces into works meant to be played by a trio. After satisfactory treatment of the music, Curfman formed the first incarnation of Feeding Fingers with bassist Todd Caras and drummer Daniel Hunt for live support.
The group took their name from one of their song titles, "Feeding Fingers", which was inspired by one of Curfman's dreams.
Wound in Wall (2007)
The group released their first full-length album, Wound in Wall, in 2007 as a joint effort between Stickfigure Records and Curfman's media company, Tephramedia. The album was well received and drew comparisons to the earlier works of post-punk groups such as The Cure, Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Cocteau Twins.
Since the release of Wound in Wall, Feeding Fingers have regularly performed live in the U.S and Europe. They have also appeared on several radio broadcasts (including two live acoustic shows on NPR).
A music video for "Fireflies Make Us Sick," a track from Wound in Wall, was completed in 2010 (three years after the album was released and a year after their second album was released). The music video was directed by award-winning artist, animator and longtime creative collaborator Steven Lapcevic. The video premiered at Ultra Music Festival in 2010.
A music video for the song "Manufactured Missing Children", directed by Danish video artist Daniel Dikov, was also released for the album.
'Wound in Wall' was reissued on vinyl in 2013 by Holy Hour/Plastic Frog Records with an accompanying 7" featuring previously unreleased material from the band.
Baby Teeth (2009)
Their second album, Baby Teeth was a more musically collaborative effort between Curfman, Caras and Hunt. It was released in the U.S. in January 2009, and internationally in March 2009, by Stickfigure and Tephramedia. The album reached No. 16 on the Global Gothic Chart and found a place on the Alternative Top 100 in Portugal. Baby Teeth was also ranked No. 4 on the Best of 2009 at Gothic Paradise. This album, unlike Wound in Wall, helped Feeding Fingers finally reach a U.S. audience through college radio stations. Despite the acclaim, Curfman mentioned in a 2010 interview that Baby Teeth was "very dense and bleak and just filled with confusion".
During this time, Feeding Fingers began touring the U.S. extensively, including dates in New York and opening slots with IAMX and others.
Detach Me From My Head (2010)
In the latter half of 2009, Curfman announced that the production of the band's third album was nearing completion. The title track of the album, "Detach Me From My Head", and the song "I Am a Brutal Little Boy" appeared online and later in the band's live setlist in Europe, debuting in Bucharest, Romania at Control Club during the band's first tour of Europe.
In March 2010, Feeding Fingers embarked on their first European tour, playing in the Netherlands, Romania, Poland and Italy, where they shared the bill with electropunk icons Nitzer Ebb. Curfman relocated to Germany shortly afterward.
Anything But Water, the band's first live album, was released digitally on May 19, 2010. The band's third album, titled Detach Me From My Head, was released exclusively by Tephramedia on September 28, 2010. The critically acclaimed album was co-produced by James “Coyote J” Battan and David Israel Nunez.
In the winter of 2011, Curfman led Feeding Fingers, with new bassist Bradley Claborn, on a short East Coast tour of the United States to promote the release of Detach Me From My Head, including a notable show in New York City supporting David J (former bassist for Bauhaus and Love & Rockets).
Maxi singles (2012)
In January 2012, producer Nunez posted on Feeding Fingers' blog regarding the unique distribution plan for the band's upcoming album. Rather than release a full album, the band would issue maxi singles in a serialized fashion, each including an A-side and one or two B-sides.
On January 24, 2012, the first single, "Where the Threads Are the Thinnest", was released, with B-sides "My Imagined House" (ukulele and voice version) and "Manufactured Missing Children" (piano and cello version).
On March 27, 2012, the second single, "Inside the Body of an Animal", was released, backed by "Where Mimes Come to Say Goodbye" (solo piano rendition).
The Occupant (2013)
In the spring of 2010, Curfman began production in Cologne, Germany on what was to become Feeding Fingers’ fourth full-length album, The Occupant. Production on the album moved east with Curfman into Ingolstadt (birthplace of the Illuminati secret society and the setting for the novel Frankenstein) in 2011, then finally settled in Salzburg, Austria (home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) from early 2012 through the winter of 2013. The album was completed inside the halls of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg and the Salzburg Musikum with support from listeners through a successful Kickstarter campaign and from the group’s management and production partners (Nunez, Battan, Dana Culling and Paul Burke).
Throughout the production of The Occupant, Curfman enlisted assistance not only from his band, but from the Salzburger Boys Choir, Serbian female violinist Maja Backovic and others.
In an effort to “expand the musical vocabulary of the group”, Curfman strayed away from Feeding Fingers’ more familiar guitar, drum and bass-driven pieces (though not entirely) in favor of composing music on a theremin, kalimbas, glockenspiels, a ukulele, an array of pianos and a hand-cranked, punch-card music box. Curfman not only expanded the group’s vocabulary, but the group’s language itself, with opening track “Eine Einladung in Ihr Gesicht mit Liebe geschnitzt”, a song written by Curfman entirely in German and performed by soloist Jonas Binder, a member of the Salzburger Boys Choir.
The Occupant was released digitally by Tephramedia on January 29, 2013 along with the release of the first official music video for the album, “I Am No One That I Know”. A worldwide physical CD retail release followed on January 31.
Feeding Fingers completed their second tour of Europe in April 2014, including dates in Italy, Holland, Poland (with Ausgang) and the UK, including an appearance at the biannual Whitby Goth Weekend in North Yorkshire, England.
Attend (2014-2016)
During the late spring of 2014, Curfman announced that he had begun work on a triple album titled Attend, produced by Battan and Culling, He said, "This is the largest creative endeavor of my entire life."
Curfman released the single "Your Candied Laughter Crawls" on January 3, 2015, accompanied by a music video by Lapcevic. It was followed by a second single, "Polaroid Papercuts", with accompanying music video by Ronny Carlsson, released on March 16. On 1 October, the band announced that the triple-vinyl edition would be released by the Sounds for Sure label.
Discography
Studio albums
*Wound in Wall (2007, Tephramedia/Stickfigure Records)
*Baby Teeth (2009, Tephramedia/Stickfigure Records)
*Detach Me From My Head (2010, Tephramedia)
*The Occupant (2013, Tephramedia)
Live albums
*Anything But Water (2010, Tephramedia)
Singles
*"Where the Threads Are the Thinnest" (2012, Tephramedia)
*"Inside the Body of an Animal" (2012, Tephramedia)
*"Waltz No. 2 for Music Box" (2012, Tephramedia)
*"Your Candied Laughter Crawls" (2015, Tephramedia)
*"Polaroid Papercuts" (2015, Tephramedia)
Cinema Craft Encoder or CCE is a family of professional video encoders for DVD, Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray disk-based media development, supporting MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.264, AVC and MVC formats. Currently under development, a 4K UHD Blu-ray encoder will release in 2015.
Company Developments
In 2012, Custom Technology Corp (Japan) sold exclusive rights to the Cinema Craft product line to Silicon Philosophies (Germany). Visible Light Digital is the sole worldwide distribution partner for the Cinema Craft products.
Current Products
—MPEG/DVD --
* Cinema Craft Encoder SP3 (Windows 7 application)
* Cinema Craft Encoder MP (Mac Compressor 3.5/4 plug-in)
Capable of single-pass and multi-pass Constant bitrate and Variable bitrate encoding, CCE-SP3 and CCE-MP convert from AVI and QuickTime to MPEG-2 video and mp2 audio. DVD-compliant MPEG-2 video or custom MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video streams are supported as output formats.
-- AVC/H.264 (Blu-ray) --
* Cinema Craft HD LE Encoder (Version 2 - Windows 7/8.1)
* Cinema Craft HD AVC Encoder (Version 2 - Windows 7/8.1)
* Cinema Craft LEMX Encoder (Version 3 MX - Windows 7/8.1)
* Cinema Craft HDMX Encoder (Version 3 MX - Windows 7/8.1)
CCE-HDe (full-featured) and CCE-LE (lite edition) are single-pass and multi-pass video encoders for AVC H.264. Blu-ray compliant AVC video streams are the output format. All versions accept AVI, Quicktime, HVD and Planar 420 input formats. Version 2 (2013-) introduced multi-format native ingest of Apple ProRes HQ/422, Avid DNxHD, Canopus Lossless, RAW, YUV, DPX, XDCAM and MXF. Version 3 (2014-) "MX" is a multi-instance version that enables multiple encoder sessions to exist simultaneously.
-- MVC (3D Blu-ray) --
* Cinema Craft MVC Encoder (Version 2 - Windows 7/8.1)
* Cinema Craft 3DMX Encoder (Version 3 MX - Windows 7/8.1)
CCE-MVC is an MVC (Multiview Video Coding) encoder for 3D stereoscopic (Base & Dependent) video content, captured from multiple cameras. MVC technology is backward-compatible with 2D devices by rejecting the second (Dependent) view. 3D Blu-ray compliant MVC video streams are the output format. All versions accept AVI, Quicktime, HVD and Planar 420 input formats. Version 2 (2013-) introduced multi-format native ingest of Apple ProRes HQ/422, Avid DNxHD, Canopus Lossless, RAW, YUV, DPX, XDCAM and MXF. Version 3 (2014-) "MX" is a multi-instance version that enables multiple encoder sessions to exist simultaneously.
-- 4K/UHD (4K Blu-ray) --
Coming 2015
Discontinued versions
* Cinema Craft Encoder Lite (2001-2003) and Basic (2003-2009)
* Cinema Craft Encoder SP and SP2 - see most recent SP3
* Cinema Craft Encoder Pro and Presto (hardware-based systems)
* Cinema Craft Encoder HD AVC/LE Version 1 (2007-2011) - final version 1.14
* Cinema Craft Encoder MVC Version 1 (2010-2011) - final version 1.14
Cinema Craft versions prior to 1.10, and any unauthorized releases, are not supported by the manufacturer. These products cannot be upgraded to any later or current version.
Company Developments
In 2012, Custom Technology Corp (Japan) sold exclusive rights to the Cinema Craft product line to Silicon Philosophies (Germany). Visible Light Digital is the sole worldwide distribution partner for the Cinema Craft products.
Current Products
—MPEG/DVD --
* Cinema Craft Encoder SP3 (Windows 7 application)
* Cinema Craft Encoder MP (Mac Compressor 3.5/4 plug-in)
Capable of single-pass and multi-pass Constant bitrate and Variable bitrate encoding, CCE-SP3 and CCE-MP convert from AVI and QuickTime to MPEG-2 video and mp2 audio. DVD-compliant MPEG-2 video or custom MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video streams are supported as output formats.
-- AVC/H.264 (Blu-ray) --
* Cinema Craft HD LE Encoder (Version 2 - Windows 7/8.1)
* Cinema Craft HD AVC Encoder (Version 2 - Windows 7/8.1)
* Cinema Craft LEMX Encoder (Version 3 MX - Windows 7/8.1)
* Cinema Craft HDMX Encoder (Version 3 MX - Windows 7/8.1)
CCE-HDe (full-featured) and CCE-LE (lite edition) are single-pass and multi-pass video encoders for AVC H.264. Blu-ray compliant AVC video streams are the output format. All versions accept AVI, Quicktime, HVD and Planar 420 input formats. Version 2 (2013-) introduced multi-format native ingest of Apple ProRes HQ/422, Avid DNxHD, Canopus Lossless, RAW, YUV, DPX, XDCAM and MXF. Version 3 (2014-) "MX" is a multi-instance version that enables multiple encoder sessions to exist simultaneously.
-- MVC (3D Blu-ray) --
* Cinema Craft MVC Encoder (Version 2 - Windows 7/8.1)
* Cinema Craft 3DMX Encoder (Version 3 MX - Windows 7/8.1)
CCE-MVC is an MVC (Multiview Video Coding) encoder for 3D stereoscopic (Base & Dependent) video content, captured from multiple cameras. MVC technology is backward-compatible with 2D devices by rejecting the second (Dependent) view. 3D Blu-ray compliant MVC video streams are the output format. All versions accept AVI, Quicktime, HVD and Planar 420 input formats. Version 2 (2013-) introduced multi-format native ingest of Apple ProRes HQ/422, Avid DNxHD, Canopus Lossless, RAW, YUV, DPX, XDCAM and MXF. Version 3 (2014-) "MX" is a multi-instance version that enables multiple encoder sessions to exist simultaneously.
-- 4K/UHD (4K Blu-ray) --
Coming 2015
Discontinued versions
* Cinema Craft Encoder Lite (2001-2003) and Basic (2003-2009)
* Cinema Craft Encoder SP and SP2 - see most recent SP3
* Cinema Craft Encoder Pro and Presto (hardware-based systems)
* Cinema Craft Encoder HD AVC/LE Version 1 (2007-2011) - final version 1.14
* Cinema Craft Encoder MVC Version 1 (2010-2011) - final version 1.14
Cinema Craft versions prior to 1.10, and any unauthorized releases, are not supported by the manufacturer. These products cannot be upgraded to any later or current version.
The Global Catastrophic Risk Institute (GCRI) is a nonprofit think tank specializing on the topic of global catastrophic risk (GCR). GCRI works with researchers from many academic disciplines and professionals from many sectors.
GCRI leads research, education, and professional networking on GCR. GCRI research aims to identify and assess the most effective ways of reducing the risk of global catastrophe, as well as the issues raised by GCR. GCRI education aims to raise awareness and understanding about global catastrophic risk among students, professionals, and most of all by the general public. GCRI networking aims to build community between researchers and professionals in other sectors (e.g. scientific sub-disciplines) so that the best ideas on ways to adapt and recover from GCR can be implemented. The GCRI broad approach of research, education, and networking aims to identify how a variety of different people can get involved in GCR and to create opportunities for them to do so.
History
GCRI was founded in 2011 by Seth Baum and Tony Barrett.
As of July 2013, GCRI is a project of the fiscal sponsorship organization Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs.
* GCRI research associate, Dr. David Denkenberger explains in Feeding Everyone No Matter What how to feed humanity after a global catastrophe that wipes out conventional agriculture.
* National Geographic relied on GCRI to explain why geoengineering may not work forever.
* Scientific American reports how Hurricane Sandy could provide a forewarning of the GCRs such as climate change.
Location
GCRI is geographically decentralized, meaning that it has no central headquarters and its affiliates are located in many places.
GCRI leads research, education, and professional networking on GCR. GCRI research aims to identify and assess the most effective ways of reducing the risk of global catastrophe, as well as the issues raised by GCR. GCRI education aims to raise awareness and understanding about global catastrophic risk among students, professionals, and most of all by the general public. GCRI networking aims to build community between researchers and professionals in other sectors (e.g. scientific sub-disciplines) so that the best ideas on ways to adapt and recover from GCR can be implemented. The GCRI broad approach of research, education, and networking aims to identify how a variety of different people can get involved in GCR and to create opportunities for them to do so.
History
GCRI was founded in 2011 by Seth Baum and Tony Barrett.
As of July 2013, GCRI is a project of the fiscal sponsorship organization Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs.
* GCRI research associate, Dr. David Denkenberger explains in Feeding Everyone No Matter What how to feed humanity after a global catastrophe that wipes out conventional agriculture.
* National Geographic relied on GCRI to explain why geoengineering may not work forever.
* Scientific American reports how Hurricane Sandy could provide a forewarning of the GCRs such as climate change.
Location
GCRI is geographically decentralized, meaning that it has no central headquarters and its affiliates are located in many places.