Energy cultures. Energies, imaginaries, currencies, and nuclear horizons of the planet
Energy has shaped life on earth, cilvilizations and societies throughout history, from the pre-human photosynthetic conversion of solar power into plant biomass, passing through the human-induced CO2-producing carbon fossil fuel including coal, gas, and oil, to hydroelectricity achieved through damming, up to the “very human” mid-20th century use of atomic energy through nuclear fission (the process by which neutrons released from atoms boil water used to generate electricity in turbines). Energy “makes the world go round.”... READ MORE...