by Omega | Sep 12, 2022 | Books, Culture
Arturo Escobar, thank you for being alive on this planet at this time. And, thank you for this beautiful book and elevating how we think of design—and the role it has in human culture.Susan By Arturo Ecobar In Designs for the Pluriverse Arturo Escobar presents a new...
by Omega | Sep 12, 2022 | Books, Culture
Presented as a series of short vignettes, on topics as wide ranging as the height of Japanese men to the manufacturing challenges of wind turbines, Smil’s latest work is a move away from his more traditional academic style. His emphasis remains on the importance of...
by Omega | Aug 9, 2022 | Environment
A machine-learning algorithm predicts that more than half of the thousands of species whose conservation status has yet to be assessed are probably in danger of disappearing for good To effectively protect a species, conservationists need key pieces of information:...
by Omega | Aug 9, 2022 | People
The father of the Gaia hypothesis died on July 26th, aged 103 Among his many other enthusiasms, James Lovelock was a passionate walker. His greatest achievement, he often felt, was to have walked in his 80s all 630 miles of England’s south-west coastal path. As a...
by Omega | Aug 1, 2022 | Environment
Prudent risk management requires consideration of bad-to-worst-case scenarios. Yet, for climate change, such potential futures are poorly understood. Could anthropogenic climate change result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction? At...
by Omega | Jul 13, 2022 | Politics, Watchlist, Webinar
In this Omega webinar, Omega founder Michael Lerner and guest Philip Yun engaged a discussion about the nature of the struggle ahead for democratic governance in the new world we are facing. Philip Yun is a global thought leader bringing a unique set of perspectives...
by Omega | Jul 13, 2022 | Polycrisis, Watchlist, Webinar
In this Omega conversation, Omega founded Michael Lerner discuss envisioning a better world with Ian Goldin. In Ian Goldin’s 2001 book Rescue, he reflects on lessons of the pandemic and how we all have power to create a better future, to tackle the global...
by Stanley Wu | Apr 9, 2022 | People, Webinar
In this Omega Conversation, Omega founder Michael Lerner is in conversation with Rufus Pollock, a global expert on the information society. They discuss a radical alternative to social change that considers wiser, more holistic ways for humans to live together. The...
by Omega | Mar 27, 2022 | Watchlist, Webinar, Worldviews
In this Omega conversation, hosted by the Omega Collaborative, Omega founder Michael Lerner speaks with nuclear safety expert Professor Tatsujiro Suzuki. They discuss the nuclear implications of the invasion of the Ukraine, including: Nuclear threat and risk of...
by Omega | Dec 21, 2021 | Economy, Watchlist, Webinar
In this Omega Collaborative webinar, Joan Diamond & Nate Hagens speak with François-Xavier Chevallerau about his newly released paper, The Age of Energy Disruptions. François-Xavier Chevallerau provides a briefing on the paper, which was commissioned by the Crans...
