Britt Wray: How climate change affects your mental health
브릿 레이(Britt Wray): 기후 변화가 정신 건강에 어떻게 영향을 주는가
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about climate change,
많이 들어왔지만,
about the psychological impacts
삶에 끼치는 심리적 영향은
weave into our books and documentaries,
기후 연구에 대해 들어보셨다면,
fatalism or hopelessness.
느꼈을 겁니다.
by climate disaster,
영향을 받았다면,
identity and control.
이어질 수 있습니다.
is underway to moderate our climate chaos,
정치적 및 기술적 작업이 진행중이지만,
환기시키려는 것은
our actions and policies
필요한 이유입니다.
of how our changing environments
우리의 정신적, 사회적, 영적 건강을
social and spiritual well-being.
이해하려는 것입니다.
of climate scientists and activists
걱정, 슬픔, 우울증은
after extreme weather events
기상이변 후에는
또는 자살경향이
from northern communities
정신 건강에 관한
as they witness the ice,
그들의 눈 앞에서
responses to climate change,
and resignation, are growing.
증가하고 있다고 말합니다.
and unconscious mental processes
정신 작용이
of the problem for what they are,
our own psychological resilience,
막고 있다는 의미인데,
to take on what we've created.
감당하기 위해 필요합니다.
of the emotional hardships
in my generation are struggling to answer.
답을 찾으려 애쓰는 건데요.
in the age of climate change?
자녀를 가져야 하는 걸까요?
where hurricanes, flooding, wildfires --
자연 재해라고 하는 것이
occurred within the last 22.
최근 22년내였습니다.
of the global population
세계 인구의 3분의 2가
only six years from now.
물 부족에 직면할 것입니다.
140 million climate refugees
라틴 아메리카, 남아시아에
Latin America and South Asia.
생길 거라 예측합니다.
at over one billion.
10억이 넘습니다.
war and political instability.
증가시킵니다.
up to a million species to extinction,
지난 수십 년 동안 수백만 종을
even after the Paris Agreement.
탄소배출량은 여전히 증가하고 있습니다.
workshops and interviews
having kids because of climate change
사람들의 동기는
called BirthStrike,
운동도 있습니다.
they're not going to have kids
of the ecological crisis
정부의 무대응 때문에
to address this existential threat.
faced their own apocalyptic dangers,
종말의 위험은 있었지만,
the very real threat to our survival now.
실제 위협을 무시할 순 없죠.
to adopt children.
더 낫다고 합니다.
to have more than one,
비윤리적이라고도 하죠.
greenhouse gas emissions.
증가시키기 때문이죠.
state of affairs
sacrifice their right to
잘못되었다고 들었기 때문에
that their lifestyle choices are to blame
참으로 불행한 일입니다.
shows that, on average,
평균적으로
in an industrialized nation
한명 덜 갖는다면
of carbon dioxide per year.
줄일 수 있다고 합니다.
거의 2.5톤을 줄일 수 있고
and this is just one --
한번 타지 않으면
can save almost one ton per year.
매년 1톤을 줄일 수 있습니다.
방글라데시의 아이 한 명은
to their parents' carbon legacy
평생동안 탄소 56톤을
adds 9,441 to theirs.
9441톤을 증가시킵니다.
with huge carbon footprints
about how many kids they have.
진지하게 고민해야 한다는거죠.
and one's feelings about the future
미래를 걱정하는 마음은
in all sorts of cultural norms,
education levels and more.
많은 요소에 좌우되죠.
about kids in the climate crisis
아이에 대한 논쟁이
to their survival to think about,
생존의 위협에 처해 있습니다.
food on the table,
세 가지 직업을 가진 싱글맘이
working three jobs,
or on the move in a migrant caravan.
마차로 이주 중이라던지.
is really great at intersectionality.
교차성 이론이 잘 적용됩니다.
marginalized communities already face.
고통을 증가시킵니다.
that a leading indicator
기후 변화가 심리적으로
to hit home, psychologically,
선행 지표는 바로
in the rate of informed women
지식인 여성의 비율이
psychologically?
와닿나요?
with climate-linked pre-traumatic stress?
가지고 있으신가요?
shrinks for climate woes.
기후변화와 관련된 고뇌를 줄여주죠.
when some high schoolers
to university any longer,
a future for themselves.
할 때에도 적용됩니다.
in the climate crisis
우려가 커지는건
of how hard-pressed people are feeling.
긴급 지표입니다.
are screaming for change
절망에 찢어지는 목소리로
how we contribute to this problem
우리 스스로 원인을 제공함을
that it messes with our minds.
그러합니다.
to grief is activism.
행동이라고요.
the answer can be found in therapy.
심리치료에 있다고 말하겠죠.
you're on your deathbed,
시한부 인생을 산다고 상상하고
the most in your life,
가장 중요했는지 성찰하면
what you should do more of now,
become more punishing towards us.
그 이상이 필요합니다.
about what is happening,
서로에게 빚지고 있는 것에 대해
of climate change
technology and the politics and economy,
다른 문제가 무겁게 보이고
and ethics of equity and care,
emotionally avoidant person on the planet,
회피하는 정서를 가진 사람이라 할지라도
that's big enough to sweep this up under.
큰 덮개는 없기 때문입니다.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Britt Wray - Science storyteller, author, broadcasterBritt Wray's work is about life and what we make of it: past, present and future.
Why you should listen
Author of the book Rise of the Necrofauna, cohost of the BBC podcast Tomorrow's World and guest host on Canada's legendary national science TV show The Nature of Things, Britt Wray shows audiences what's happening at the forefront of science, technology, ethics and environment, probing how it affects us. The New Yorker named her first book Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction one of the "books we loved" in 2017 and the Sunday Times called it a "must-read." By making science accessible and illuminating its possible consequences, Wray's writing, broadcasting and talks help us understand how the world is changing, creating a rich space for conversation about how each of us can respond to those changes.
Wray has been a summer host on CBC Radio 1's flagship science show Quirks and Quarks, and produced several radio documentaries for outlets such as BBC Radio 4, CBC IDEAS, WNYC's Studio 360 and Love and Radio. She created the interactive audio diary platform for frank speech about science called Aurator (aurator.org) which won the 2018 Society for the Social Studies of Science Award. Wray has a PhD in science communication with a focus on synthetic biology from the University of Copenhagen and holds a BSc (Hon) in biology from Queen's University and an interdisciplinary master's in art, media and design from OCAD University. She has also been a visiting scholar at the NYU Arthur L. Carter Institute for Journalism and was a 2019 TED Resident. Wray is currently writing a book about intimate dilemmas in the climate crisis.
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