Human progress has largely been achieved during cycles of open societies which institute dramatic and transformative change followed by cycles of closed thinking which stills […] Read More
Category: Climate Change
Economist Kenneth Boulding once said that “anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or […] Read More
Most older people today are unaware that in their lifetimes the population of the planet has tripled and we have burned nearly 90% of all […] Read More
After organizing a successful meeting between blue urban liberals and red conservative rural folk in 2017, journalist Monica Guzman began to see political polarization in […] Read More
Why did Homo sapiens triumph over other Homo species? And then how did we become the dominant species on the planet? Academic Hanno Sauer addresses […] Read More
Psychologist and professional grandfather Dr Bob Rich offered this advice to people suffering from climate anxiety: “Do the best you can, then don’t worry”. His […] Read More
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
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
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