The apocalypse is inescapable, or so we’ve been told: it’s splashed across our social media feeds in increasingly insistent post after post, warning us that the bees are vanishing, that the permafrost is turning to mush, that the last tigers are doomed to die in captivity. To a cynic these images of half-dead polar bears and burning forests are tempered only, it would seem, by naïve platitudes about robots that pick up garbage or videos of adorable otters holding hands. Based on personal experience and countless uncomfortable conversations with friends and strangers, I intend to answer the question: in the face of such overwhelming despair, when hope is nothing but clickbait, and the end of the world will apparently happen in our lifetimes -- how can we go about caring about, planning for, and hoping for the future?
Born and raised in Toronto, Sarah survived a typical millennial young adulthood which included, among other things, a Masters of History, seven years guiding canoe trips in northern Ontario, a teaching degree in Outdoor and Experiential Education, a black belt in Korean swordfighting, several games of Pokémon, and a brief altercation with a woman who claimed she could telepathically communicate with basil. Her search for a career which combined all of those things brought her (perhaps inevitably) to her current role as a boarding school math teacher and houseparent-in-residence. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]

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