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...
by Omega | Apr 8, 2019 | Polycrisis
Collapse expert Luke Kemp says studying the demise of historic civilisations can tell us how much risk we face today. Worryingly, the signs are worsening. Great civilisations are not murdered. Instead, they take their own lives. So concluded the historian Arnold...
by Omega | Apr 8, 2019 | Books, Resilience
In times of upheaval, why do some people, communities, companies and systems thrive, while others fall apart? That’s the question at the heart of an exciting new field, and an urgent new agenda for the 21st century. In Resilience, Andrew Zolli and Ann Marie Healy...
