by Omega | May 1, 2019 | People
In this video episode of Unstoppable, Kerwin Rae interviews environmentalist, activist, professor of genetics and science broadcaster David Suzuki. Dr. Suzuki hits us with some hard truths about what our future will look like if we continue to live the way we have...
by Omega | Apr 10, 2019 | Books, Economy, Nonfiction
By David Fleming Surviving the Future is a story drawn from the fertile ground of the late David Fleming’s extraordinary Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It. That hardback consists of four hundred and four interlinked dictionary entries,...
by Omega | Apr 9, 2019 | Community
We face a perfect storm of environmental, social, technological, economic, geopolitical and other global stressors. These global stressors interact in unpredictable ways. The pace of future shocks is increasing. The prospect for civilizational collapse is real. We...
by Omega | Apr 9, 2019 | Books, Economy
David Fleming’s Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It leads readers through a stimulating exploration of fields as diverse as culture, history, science, art, logic, ethics, myth, economics, and anthropology, comprising four hundred and...
by Omega | Apr 8, 2019 | Polycrisis
I’m a social critic, political/cultural commentator and artist. The modern industrial world is sleepwalking towards the cliff of economic and ecological ruin. Most are oblivious to the paradigm shift that is occurring, but some are starting to awaken to the false...
by Omega | Apr 8, 2019 | Polycrisis
This write-up from Open Philanthropy Project highlights future global catastrophic risks, such as pandemics and risks from advanced artificial intelligence, in order to point towards potential opportunities for research. The Open Philanthropy Project offers grants in...
by Omega | Apr 8, 2019 | Polycrisis
Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich explore the possibility of global collapse. Environmental problems have contributed to numerous collapses of civilizations in the past. Now, for the first time, a global collapse appears likely. Overpopulation, over-consumption by...