I’ve argued that the world we’ve inherited and the one we inhabit is effectively a Viking world, based on an accumulativeness born of predatory violence.
Notes on Being a Man: Review
A recent example is the work of Scott Galloway who offers direct guidance to young men navigating education, careers, relationships, and financial life.
A recent example is the work of Scott Galloway who offers direct guidance to young men navigating education, careers, relationships, and financial life.
Isn’t It Time We Had a Back-up Plan ‘Just in Case’ Things Do Go Catastrophically Wrong?….
A serious approach to forward-looking resilience remains absent, and perhaps nowhere more critically than in the face of catastrophic risk of climate and ecological breakdown.
A serious approach to forward-looking resilience remains absent, and perhaps nowhere more critically than in the face of catastrophic risk of climate and ecological breakdown.
Chokepoint
It’s unclear how long the United States’ war against Iran will last.
It’s unclear how long the United States’ war against Iran will last.
Inspirational Collapses? Learning From the Civilisations That Tried to Break Down Well
Perpetual progress, the assumption that modernization and economic growth can continue indefinitely, despite being biophysically impossible.
Perpetual progress, the assumption that modernization and economic growth can continue indefinitely, despite being biophysically impossible.
Us and Them: The Curious Case of Rights and Personhood
Rights are seen as moral guarantees that protect individuals from harm and tyranny.
Rights are seen as moral guarantees that protect individuals from harm and tyranny.
Listen to Your Dog: How My Search for Independence Led to Far More
The Seeing Eye school began almost a century ago thanks to an enterprising blind college student named Morris Frank.
The Seeing Eye school began almost a century ago thanks to an enterprising blind college student named Morris Frank.
When Experts Go Silent: Climate Misinformation Threatens Rights
In moments of climate disaster, information is no longer simply a matter of public debate.
In moments of climate disaster, information is no longer simply a matter of public debate.
A Guide to Staying Human (Part 1): Desperately Seeking Agency
Nate traces the gap between awareness and agency through several layers.
Nate traces the gap between awareness and agency through several layers.
Do Beavers Care About Climate Justice?
We often think about natural spaces as undisturbed green areas, but we have been manipulating the world for a lot longer than we have viewed it as something separate from us.
We often think about natural spaces as undisturbed green areas, but we have been manipulating the world for a lot longer than we have viewed it as something separate from us.
The Future of Forests
While human communities have benefitted immensely from trees, tree communities (i.e., forests) haven’t always fared so well in the bargain.
While human communities have benefitted immensely from trees, tree communities (i.e., forests) haven’t always fared so well in the bargain.
Water and Security in the Middle East: Lessons From the Iranian Crisis
The summer of 2024 had already sounded the alarm: daily water cuts, temperatures exceeding 40°C, millions of Iranians simultaneously facing heat and drought.
The summer of 2024 had already sounded the alarm: daily water cuts, temperatures exceeding 40°C, millions of Iranians simultaneously facing heat and drought.
The Cathedral of Plastic: How We Manufactured a Year of Excess
The shelves were stacked to the meter-high ceilings. There were puzzles and board games, but they were drowned out by a sea of plastic.
The shelves were stacked to the meter-high ceilings. There were puzzles and board games, but they were drowned out by a sea of plastic.
The Darien Gap and Central America Biological Corridor: Critical Biodiversity Hotspots and Local Adaptations Following Mass Human Migration
Mass human migration skyrocketed in recent years, contributing to unchecked habitat destruction and illicit activities throughout the Darien.
Mass human migration skyrocketed in recent years, contributing to unchecked habitat destruction and illicit activities throughout the Darien.
The EU Confirms: It’s Time for Strategic Adaptation
Warnings about systemic risks to economies, ecosystems, critical services and security continue to mount following the (eventual) release of the UK security services’ assessment on Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and national security.
Warnings about systemic risks to economies, ecosystems, critical services and security continue to mount following the (eventual) release of the UK security services’ assessment on Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and national security.
Widening the We: Meeting the Crisis of Common Sense
Aspirational consensus is the understanding of what we can expect and hope for from one another and from the government acting responsibly and effectively.
Aspirational consensus is the understanding of what we can expect and hope for from one another and from the government acting responsibly and effectively.