Dr. Wesley Cox, Dani Haogue, and Zaria Smith all grew up in Altadena, CA. In the wake of the Eaton Fire which destroyed more than half of the city in January 2025, they share their personal stories and how they connect to the wider picture of Black history in Los Angeles, environmental racism, and the struggle for a brighter future. DONATE to Dena Rebuild: https://denarebuild.co/ For show notes and more info about this episode, click here. Follow me on Twitter: @solarpunkcast Mastodon: @solar...
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Dr. Wesley Cox, Dani Haogue, and Zaria Smith all grew up in Altadena, CA. In the wake of the Eaton Fire which destroyed more than half of the city in January 2025, they share their personal stories and how they connect to the wider picture of Black history in Los Angeles, environmental racism, and the struggle for a brighter future. DONATE to Dena Rebuild: https://denarebuild.co/ For show notes and more info about this episode, click here. Follow me on Twitter: @solarpunkcast Mastodon: @solar...
Building a Better Democracy... with Computer Science!
Solarpunk Now!
1 hour 19 minutes
3 years ago
Building a Better Democracy... with Computer Science!
Matthew Gray is a computer science researcher and history buff passionate about sortition, a method of allocating public offices by lot rather than by election. In this episode we explore the potential benefits of sortition, and Matthew explains the computer science that could make it work securely and efficiently at the national level.For more info about this episode, click here.Support my work: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/solarpunkcast…and be sure to follow Solarpunk Now on Twitter at @sol...
Solarpunk Now!
Dr. Wesley Cox, Dani Haogue, and Zaria Smith all grew up in Altadena, CA. In the wake of the Eaton Fire which destroyed more than half of the city in January 2025, they share their personal stories and how they connect to the wider picture of Black history in Los Angeles, environmental racism, and the struggle for a brighter future. DONATE to Dena Rebuild: https://denarebuild.co/ For show notes and more info about this episode, click here. Follow me on Twitter: @solarpunkcast Mastodon: @solar...
