The Risks and Opportunities of Social Collapse
The risk of climate and societal breakdown is finely balanced against the opportunity to redesign society from the ashes. The most dangerous thing about climate change is that we decided to refer…
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Why Increasing Income Inequality Is Tearing America Apart
Any effort to ‘Making America Great Again’ must involve wealth redistribution, the exact opposite of what rich Americans want Between 2016 and 2019 the total share of income going to the…
Has Time Run Out to Save Ourselves from the Climate Crisis?
There’s hope that a window of opportunity remains open. The stats tell a different story. In May, temperatures hit a national record-high of 52.3 degrees Celsius (126.1 Fahrenheit), in New Delhi,…
The ‘Doomsday Vault’ That Could Save Humanity from Extinction
The vault stores that which matters most Deep in the Arctic Circle on an island just off the coast of Norway, lies a vault that just might save humanity from extinction. In…
The Problem With Living On a Chaotic Planet
Earth's chaotic equilibrium means everything will appear ok, until it’s not. A spring day in England can be an unpredictable affair. Glorious morning sunshine one minute can be replaced by a torrential…
The Dangers and Opportunities of Playing God
A conflict of interest lies at the heart of Artificial Intelligence AI could replace 300 million full-time jobs by 2030. It has the potential to be billions of times smarter than…