BMusings on the Nature of TechnologyRecently I have been on a four-day hiking trip, completing another 80 km (~50 mile) stretch of the 1171 km National Blue Trail running…11 min read·4 hours ago--5--5
BRed Herrings, Transhumanism and well… PitchforksI’ve been thinking recently why so many otherwise sharp-eyed commentators deny so vehemently (almost with a religious fervor) that there…8 min read·May 6, 2024--20--20
BEurope 2100: A Frozen Wasteland?The beauty of complex systems is that you never get what you pay for. Despite recent temperature trends and shattered winter heat records…9 min read·Apr 29, 2024--7--7
BI Saw the Future of Europe… In IndiaThis is definitely not going to be an article what the title may suggest. At least not for those who still believe in the mainstream…11 min read·Apr 22, 2024--22--22
BThermal Storage HopiumAfter realizing that there is not enough mining capacity to “produce” the necessary amount of metals to build enough batteries (not only…7 min read·Apr 15, 2024--12--12
BOn Radical AcceptanceThere has been a slew of articles recently from many commentators I follow on the topic of acceptance (you can read them here, here and…7 min read·Apr 8, 2024--30--30
BDodging The Gator — What Can Be Done?Humanity is in overshoot, and a major correction is already underway, something, which will only accelerate even further. A runaway energy…9 min read·Apr 1, 2024--12--12
BMeet The Gator: Growing Energy DemandThe relentless — and ever accelerating — rise in energy demand of oil extraction threatens to upend centuries of economic growth; with or…13 min read·Mar 25, 2024--19--19
BBye-bye CarbonOurs is a carbon based economy. On the other hand, carbon emissions are wrecking the climate; for proof just take a look at this short tour…13 min read·Mar 18, 2024--20--20
BThe Depopulation BombThere is a silent aspect of civilizational decline: a marked fall in population numbers. I write silent deliberately, as it happens in the…10 min read·Mar 11, 2024--61--61