{"id":17097,"date":"2025-03-03T09:34:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/?p=17097"},"modified":"2025-03-03T09:34:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:34:05","slug":"from-the-parking-lot-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/from-the-parking-lot-7\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Parking Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A collection of links and readings from February 2025. All of these were originally shared on my Mastodon page.  You&#8217;ll also find some reading, listening and watching recommendations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Complexity, Systems, and Governance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg15320693-200-science-what-really-makes-water-wet\/\">Science: What really makes water wet?<\/a> &#8211; A fascinating example of emergence, showing that six water molecules are needed to create &#8220;wetness.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/to-better-understand-the-world-follow-the-paths-of-mathematics\">To better understand the world, follow the paths of mathematics<\/a> &#8211; A deep dive into how mathematics transcends the science-humanities divide and helps us understand causality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedtimber.org\/2025\/02\/16\/small-is-beautiful-and-other-thoughts-about-university-governance\">Small is Beautiful &#8211; University Governance<\/a> &#8211; A discussion on how universities and other institutions can become more self-governing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/beyond-gdp_9789264307292-en.html\">Beyond GDP<\/a> &#8211; The &#8220;Stiglitz Report&#8221; explores alternative economic metrics beyond GDP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedtimber.org\/2025\/02\/07\/on-undermining-the-administrative-state\/\">On Undermining the Administrative State<\/a> &#8211; Reflections on the role of public service in societal stability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dialogue, Learning, and Sensemaking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jarche.com\/2023\/10\/manual-sensemaking\/\">Manual Sensemaking \u2013 Harold Jarche<\/a> &#8211; A great post on simple practices for learning and making sense of things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/howtosavetheworld.ca\/2025\/02\/09\/bully-in-the-china-shop\/\">Bully in the China Shop<\/a> &#8211; Dave Pollard on the broader context of the US coup strategy and the concept of &#8220;acedia.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/commongood.cc\/reader\/a-few-rules-for-predicting-the-future-by-octavia-e-butler\/\">A Few Rules for Predicting the Future by Octavia E. Butler<\/a> &#8211; Butler\u2019s insights on making good predictions about the future.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/interconnected.org\/home\/2025\/02\/19\/reflections\">Interconnected &#8211; 25th Anniversary Reflections<\/a> &#8211; Matt Webb reflects on his blog\u2019s 25th anniversary and the value of collecting thoughts over time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community, Justice, and Indigenous Perspectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/for-mary-midgley-philosophy-must-be-entangled-in-daily-life\">For Mary Midgley, philosophy must be entangled in daily life<\/a> &#8211; An essay on Midgley and epistemic justice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2025\/02\/17\/Cuts-Hit-Immigrant-Settlement-Support\/\">\u2018It\u2019s a Crisis\u2019: Cuts Hit Immigrant Settlement Support<\/a> &#8211; The impact of cutting settlement services for immigrants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canadiangeographic.ca\/articles\/protectors-of-aqviqtuuq\/\">Protectors of Aqviqtuuq<\/a> &#8211; A reflection on Indigenous adaptation to land and maintaining undisturbed spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.social\/@cmenzies\/113998401968334456\">Bax Laansk &#8211; Chronicle of a Feast<\/a> &#8211; A powerful collection of speeches by Gitxaala Nation Chiefs asserting their rights and title to Prince Rupert Harbour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thenarwhal.ca\/bc-eby-indigenous-rights-trump-tariffs\/\">Will Tariff Threats Override Indigenous Sovereignty in B.C?<\/a> &#8211; A reflection on how colonial governments sidestep First Nations consultation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology, AI, and Society<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/the-digital-self\/202502\/the-death-of-i-dont-know\">The Death of &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Know&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; A critical look at AI&#8217;s impact on curiosity and the ability to sit with uncertainty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebullshitmachines.com\/\">Bullshit Machines<\/a> &#8211; A great open course on Large Language Models.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/19\/podcasts\/the-daily\/trump-federal-workers-musk.html\">Inside the Trump Purge: Federal Workers Tell Their Stories<\/a> &#8211; A harrowing look at administrative purges in the US government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explorations and Thoughtful Reflections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesreeves.co\/tokyo-notes\/\">Tokyo Notes<\/a> &#8211; An evocative piece on the experience of arriving in Tokyo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ssir.org\/articles\/entry\/cultivating_change_amidst_collapse\">Cultivating Change Amidst Collapse<\/a> &#8211; A survey of strategic change in emergent contexts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parable_of_the_Sower\">The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A classic dystopian novel with nascent process theology themes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parable_of_the_Talents\">The Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; The sequel to\u00a0<em>The Parable of the Sower<\/em>, exploring a theology of change in a dystopian setting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewalrus.ca\/journey-prize-2023\/\">\u201cMy Husband\u2019s Jump\u201d by Jessica Grant<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A magical realism short story from\u00a0<em>Journey: Celebrating the Journey Prize 1989-2023<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.ca\/books\/2021\/despair-and-other-stories-of-ottawa-by-andre-alexis\/9780771006661\">Despair: Five Stories of Ottawa by Andr\u00e9 Alexis<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Absurdist short stories set in downtown Ottawa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now Listening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/snowpoet.bandcamp.com\/album\/thought-you-knew\">Snowpoet &#8211;\u00a0<em>Thought You Knew<\/em><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Gentle, atmospheric music, perfect for a snowy day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now Watching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/That_They_May_Face_the_Rising_Sun\">That They May Face The Rising Sun<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A slow-paced, beautifully composed film adaptation of the novel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CODA\">CODA<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; An Academy Award-winning film about a hearing child of deaf parents navigating her passion for music.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Past_Lives\">Past Lives<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A beautifully shot story of two childhood friends, separated across time but connected by memory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links and reading, listening and viewing recommendations for February 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[56,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-links"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_6977-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/piBp1-4rL","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17097"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17099,"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17097\/revisions\/17099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}