PinnedSteven BretherickinDialogue & DiscourseChomsky and the Responsibility of AI ChatbotsTo discuss moral reasoning with ChatGPT, just ask — don’t badger10 min read·Apr 17, 2023--1--1
PinnedSteven BretherickinPolitically SpeakingEnvironmentalists for ManchinIn a healthy democracy, this would be a no-brainer. Instead, our irrational politics are hampering climate action.6 min read·Nov 20, 2022--1--1
PinnedSteven BretherickinPolitically SpeakingBill McKibben’s Parable of the BeersThe shifting style of our best environmental journalist raises the question: How do you really change the zeitgeist, anyway?8 min read·Oct 25, 2022--3--3
PinnedSteven BretherickinDialogue & DiscourseTwo Bills and Climate DiscourseWhatever the motivation, elbowing teammates makes the game harder to win.15 min read·Nov 2, 2022----
PinnedSteven BretherickinAreas & ProducersThe Inflation Reduction Act: Who Won the War?A surprising win raises questions about the keys to political success in American democracy.9 min read·Sep 13, 2022--2--2
Steven BretherickinPolitically Speaking3–2–1: What are we fighting for?Palindrome Day deserves a new form of climate action9 min read·Mar 15, 2023----
Steven BretherickGreat post, as always.Not sure 100% I agree about various choices around diet etc. having no impact, though. Every economic decision we make is a form of…1 min read·Feb 24, 2023--1--1
Steven BretherickI agree. I think this some of this began with the activism of the 1960s.One reason, I think, is that voters didn't hang on politicians' every sound bite looking to pounce on a misspoken word. They voted for…1 min read·Dec 31, 2022--1--1
Steven BretherickBack in the 1980s, I read a book called Japanese in Action by a MacArthur-era Old Japan Hand named…1 min read·Nov 23, 2022----
Steven BretherickAn interesting edge case is casting an African-American as Elphaba, whose Green complexion…1 min read·Nov 3, 2022----