Carbon-neutrality by 2050
This year several governments announced that their countries will be carbon neutral by 2050. This is a cheap promise, as the target is so far in the future that it…
This year several governments announced that their countries will be carbon neutral by 2050. This is a cheap promise, as the target is so far in the future that it…
Presumably, you are aware that weโre in the middle of a disaster. Thatโs unpleasant โ to say the least โ but itโs also quite instructive. There is much we can…
(This is part 3 in the No Time for Utopia series.) In On the Fragility of Civilization, I argued that due to the slowly compounding effects of an increasing number…
We all believe in stories. Stories about ourselves, stories about the world around us, about the societies and communities we are part of, about our histories, and so forth. We…
(This is part 5 in the โCrisis and Inertiaโ series.) In the first episode in this series I argued that societies and other social โobjectsโ (cultures, beliefs, institutions, ideas, ideologies,…
(This is part 4 in the โCrisis and Inertiaโ series.) While climate change constitutes a major if not terminal crisis for civilization (and possibly even for mankind) and certain technologies…
(This is part 3 in the โCrisis and Inertiaโ series.) Some advances of technology are feared by many. Some of those fears may be justified; others less so. Nuclear weapons…
(This is part 2 in the โCrisis and Inertiaโ series.) Surprisingly many people seem to be under the impression that climate change wonโt really affect them. โSure, it will get…
Physical objects resist any change in their position and state of motion. This is inertia, often defined as the physical principle that moving objects keep moving in a straight line…