Tag: Heavy Metal

Resounding Threats. Threatening Sounds. Metal as the sound of global risk.

October 21, 2019

This Friday at noon, come to Penn State’s HUB to see my presentation “Resounding Threats. Threatening Sounds.” as part of the Sustainability Showcase series. What does a global threat sound like? The Pentagon, the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, and the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists all diagnose risks to global society. In the formal language … More Resounding Threats. Threatening Sounds. Metal as the sound of global risk.

#Climatechange is the ultimate #heavymetal topic. Last thoughts before my @TEDxPSU talk.

February 10, 2017

Climate change is a super metal issue. Like nuclear annihilation and the plight of soldiers and unjust invasions, climate change overwhelms us. There’s nothing cute about it. It’s serious and terrifying. And it’s been part of metal’s lexicon for over 25 years. In 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen said the following to the Senate Committee on Energy and … More #Climatechange is the ultimate #heavymetal topic. Last thoughts before my @TEDxPSU talk.

Metallica’s broken bodies and Lamb of God’s shock & awe. @TEDxPSU

February 4, 2017

Next week I’ll be delivering my TEDxPSU talk on how heavy metal is really good at telling us about social problems. Maybe we should listen to this hard-to-hear music because it’s good  risk indicator…and it kicks ass. This is my second quick entry before my talk. The first was on metal and nuclear annihilation and this one is … More Metallica’s broken bodies and Lamb of God’s shock & awe. @TEDxPSU

Black Sabbath, Metallica and the Doomsday Clock @TEDxPSU

January 28, 2017

In two weeks I’ll be delivering my TEDxPSU talk: Want to know the future? Ask a metalhead. It’s on how heavy metal is really good at telling us about social problems. Maybe we should listen o this hard-to-hear music. Sometimes, it’s a really great risk indicator. For forty-five-plus years metal artists have been providing their … More Black Sabbath, Metallica and the Doomsday Clock @TEDxPSU