An emerging category of digital platforms is helping people to translate their skills and talents into businesses. But as the creator landscape evolves, the playbook needs updating. More than a […]
Modern Monetary Theory, explained
A very detailed walkthrough of the big new left economic idea. Modern Monetary Theory is having a moment. The theory, in brief, argues that countries that issue their own currencies can […]
The Earth’s carrying capacity for human life is not fixed
Viewing humans in the same way that we view single-celled organisms or insects risks treating them that way. Malthus argued against Poor Laws, in the belief that they only incentivised […]
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 […]
Lake Lazarus: the strange rebirth of a Californian ecosystem
Amy Maxmen lauds a study of the bold project to rescue Owens Lake – Adaptation and Survival California’s Owens Lake, once one of the largest inland bodies […]