The Civilizational Hospice ProtocolI’m writing this knowing that none of the following suggestions will be implemented — and certainly not voluntarily. Not least because we…1d ago141d ago14
Can We Escape Our Predicament?Civilization is a double-bind: damned if we continue with it, damned if we don’t. Is there a way out?Nov 1127Nov 1127
Time Travel Will Surely Save UsEver since the idea of a time machine was proposed by H. G. Wells, in his 1895 novel with the same title, there is no end to the series of…Oct 2110Oct 2110
Will There Be a Second Stone Age?We are heading towards another stone age — at least from a purely technical perspective. After the easy to get parts of fossil fuels and…Oct 1443Oct 1443
The Second Bronze AgeThe first bronze age lasted two thousand years and ended some three millennia ago. The second will begin — and eventually end — in a…Oct 720Oct 720
2030: Our Runaway Train Falls Off the Seneca CliffExponential growth rarely ends well — OK, it never does so. But how does it end then? Well, to use Ernest Hemingway’s beaten to death…Sep 2328Sep 2328
The End of the Great StagnationAlthough GDP figures suggest otherwise, people of western (OECD) economies are in fact trapped in a great stagnation lasting for fifty…Sep 1637Sep 1637