The Lauderdale Paradox first articulated by James Maitland holds that an increase in “private riches” is achieved bychoking off “public wealth”. This is done not only in order to acquire […]
World Bank: Policy shifts can mitigate gray tsunami as population ages
“The greatest risk we face is not aging itself, but the unwillingness or inability to adapt,” said Laura Tuck, the World Bank’s vice president for the Europe and Central Asia […]
Is the Modern Mass Extinction Overrated?
We are ignoring the gains that balance the losses. If you want to measure how the state of the world is changing, and that’s a valuable thing to do, you […]
James Lovelock at 100: the Gaia saga continues
Tim Radford reassesses the independent scientist’s groundbreaking body of writing. Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence James Lovelock Allen Lane (2019) [He developed] a sustained and developing argument, in the face of […]
Can “Tech” Die?
Is Tech immortal or can it die? When 95% of the population is being left behind, complaining “too fast!” The bulk of the population being left behind is not a […]