We study history not to know the future but to widen our horizons, to understand that our present situation is neither natural nor inevitable, and […] Read More
Author: Mike
The collapse of society on Easter Island is an oft-repeated cautionary tale of man-made ecocide, which blames an ignorant indigenous population for deforesting the island […] Read More
We’re all busy people nowadays. We’re busy churning out reports or emails or text messages. We skim through incoming messages, reading the ‘important’ ones and […] Read More
Read it! One of the best works of literature I have encountered. The Overstory by Richard Powers follows nine individuals with disparate backgrounds who, to […] Read More
Over the last three years alone, more than forty countries have developed a Hydrogen Strategy which aims to decarbonize energy emissions while providing a boost […] Read More
Explanations are relevant to many aspects of our lives. Think of business presentations, writing essays, interacting with your doctor, job interviews, writing emails, talking to […] Read More
Are we being deliberately confused or tricked by corporate narratives? Entrepreneur turned philanthropist Nick Hanauer and his co-authors think so. They argue that political or […] Read More
I am thrilled to announce that the four-episode ‘found audio’ drama adaptation of Court of the Grandchildren has finally been published. It is based on […] Read More
History gifts us many lessons, but our direct life experiences, which span a mere seventy years or so, limits our capacity to learn them. Ray […] Read More
In his new book Our Fragile Moment, Professor Michael Mann goes back in time and examines all the critical climate-changing events in our planet’s history. […] Read More