2025 Balsillie Lecture: 'Planetary Maintenance Engineers': Exploring Earth Interventions
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The Balsillie School is pleased to host Gwynne Dyer, historian, journalist and author, for the fifth annual Balsillie Lecture as he discusses the topic of his
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The Balsillie School is pleased to host Gwynne Dyer, historian, journalist and author, for the fifth annual Balsillie Lecture as he discusses the topic of his latest book, Intervention Earth: Life-Saving Ideas from the World’s Climate Engineers.
Jim Lovelock, the founder of ‘Gaia’ (now called Earth System Science) predicted humanity would inherit the perpetual, thankless, possibly doomed job of ‘Planetary Maintenance Engineers’, if we so destabilise the planet’s natural cycles that we are compelled to intervene directly to keep them within the limits that would allow a human civilisation to survive. That was in 1979, and current indications are that Earth interventions will be necessary. This job is now called climate geoengineering.
Gwynne Dyer explores the technological possibilities and geopolitical risks associated with implementing interventions that may be necessary to keep the planet hospitable for humanity.
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March 20, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The CIGI Campus
67 Erb St W
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Join us for an inspiring evening of empowerment, collaboration, and celebration at the International Women’s Day 2025 event, centered around the theme “Accelerate
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Join us for an inspiring evening of empowerment, collaboration, and celebration at the International Women’s Day 2025 event, centered around the theme “Accelerate Action” – a call to empower women and drive meaningful progress toward gender equality.
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Location
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25 Breithaupt Street
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March 20, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm(GMT+00:00)
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The Balsillie School is pleased to host Gwynne Dyer, historian, journalist and author, for the fifth annual Balsillie Lecture as he discusses the topic of his
Event Details
The Balsillie School is pleased to host Gwynne Dyer, historian, journalist and author, for the fifth annual Balsillie Lecture as he discusses the topic of his latest book, Intervention Earth: Life-Saving Ideas from the World’s Climate Engineers.
Jim Lovelock, the founder of ‘Gaia’ (now called Earth System Science) predicted humanity would inherit the perpetual, thankless, possibly doomed job of ‘Planetary Maintenance Engineers’, if we so destabilise the planet’s natural cycles that we are compelled to intervene directly to keep them within the limits that would allow a human civilisation to survive. That was in 1979, and current indications are that Earth interventions will be necessary. This job is now called climate geoengineering.
Gwynne Dyer explores the technological possibilities and geopolitical risks associated with implementing interventions that may be necessary to keep the planet hospitable for humanity.
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Time
March 20, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
The CIGI Campus
67 Erb St W
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A Short Walk to Pluto & Avalon Stone perform together at Room 47 with support from Red Carpet Revival. Doors open at 6:30 pm, event begins at 7! It’s going to be sweet!
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Friday, March 21st, 2025
Time
March 21, 2025 6:30 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
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47 King St N, Waterloo, ON
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The main objective of the Dying to Know project is to provide seniors with the knowledge, language, tools, and resources that can build understanding and
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The main objective of the Dying to Know project is to provide seniors with the knowledge, language, tools, and resources that can build understanding and confidence to navigate and engage with the health care and community support systems. This event is for members of the rainbow community, their allies, and professionals who would like to learn how to better support 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults.
Registration is required. Please identify whether you would like to attend in person or virtually. Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
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March 22, 2025 9:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT+00:00)