Climate Change: A Gradient of Perception
Now that climate change sits among the central concerns of international society, we can return to a simple question — how did human beings come to read the atmosphere as a system?
ClimateOPEN THE DOOR OF PERCEPTION, AND THE WORLD IS YOURS
Semantic Design Studio, SORAH — designing the world from ontology to meaning.
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When the Colour White Leaves the Top of the Earth
With only a small temperature change, sea ice might exist — or it might not. The fate of arctic ice will profoundly impact the interconnected networks of life on Earth.
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The Slow, Quiet Loss of the Planet's Free Currents
Rivers are the veins of the earth. They feed this planet with water and transport nutrients, sustaining life-giving ecosystems. Yet today, only 37% of the world's longest rivers still flow freely.
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How Much of the Blue Planet's Green Accent Still Remains
If the Earth is commonly known as 'The Blue Planet,' its accent colour must undoubtedly be 'Green Forest.' Forests cover almost one-third of all land globally — but their distribution and health is far from even.
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EP. 4 · May 13, 2026
SIGNAL No.4 — Listening to Ecosystems, Semantic Foundations, Memory in Material
Listening to Ecosystems: coral reef soundscapes, biodiversity baselines, Oregon's urban growth boundaries, and the water question around an AI data centre in the Kern desert. Semantic Foundations: ontology and knowledge graphs as the scaffolding of agentic AI, plus a streamlined EU AI Act. Memory in Material: NARA's preservation playbook, embroidery classified by lightweight ML, and two exhibitions that turn rooms into instruments.
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EP. 3 · May 10, 2026
SIGNAL No.3 — Climate Signals, Compute & Disclosure, Memory in Place
Climate Signals: Arctic sea ice 7th-lowest, April joint-3rd warmest, super El Niño odds rising, soil microbes as planetary infrastructure. Compute & Disclosure: Microsoft AI data centres meet local pushback; Anthropic and OpenAI launch enterprise JVs; Palantir Foundry GA; interpretability traces thoughts. Memory in Place: Sharjah Biennial 17 takes shape; Doris Duke funds Native oral histories.
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EP. 2 · April 29, 2026
SIGNAL No.2 — Earth Observation, Locality, Semantic Infrastructure
Earth Observation: Snapshots → Continuity. NASA's redesigned MODIS/VIIRS flood product with a 23-year archive. Africa's forests shifting from carbon sinks to sources. Locality, authorship & AI ethics. Semantic layer becomes infrastructure.
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