The Security and Sustainability Guide: A Compass for the Anthropocene
This video discusses the Anthropocene, the Age of Humanity, a new geological era that began about 200 years ago. Most geological eras last for tens of thousands, if not millions of years. Unfortunately, the Age of Humanity is auditioning to be very short-lived. Humanity is in charge, but it’s evident that, much of the time, […]
Reflexivity
In addition to being a GOP boogie man and an anti-semitic dog whistle, George Soros, 92, is one of the world’s most successful investors. He is also the founder of the Open Society Foundation to which he has contributed $34B. The Foundation is committed to supporting “inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.” […]
The Courage of Volodymyre Zelenskyy
Updated: Mar 16, 2023 The unlikely hero… Volodymyre Zelenskyy is a modern day David facing an brutal and amoral Goliath. He’s established a new standard for leadership in the Anthropocene: a charismatic man with immense media skills and technological know how who is modeling what it looks like to be a man who seeks to have […]
Elvis, Orgasm and Social Change
The Security and Sustainability Guide, at present, describes the activities of over 3,000 organizations that are dedicated in one way or another to the development of a saner approach the management of Spaceship Earth.[1] The Guide details many threats and opportunities facing the world system and identifies hundreds of organizations that seek to address each […]
A Simple Twist of Fate
A multiplicity of alternative futures is wrapped up in every moment of the present. Strong trends create a sense of inevitability regarding the now. For example: Water occupies 70% of the Earth’s surface. The Earth revolves around the Sun. The Moon revolves around the Earth. The combined gravitational forces exerted by the Sun and Moon […]
Interoperability Creates Hope
The past is beating the dickens out of future Dr. Michael E. Mann made a fundamental contribution to the “Observed Climate Variability and Change” chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report published in 2001. That analysis established humanity’s responsibility for global warming and climate change. He and ardent climate […]
Octaves, Plagues and Progress
I started smoking in 1955 when I was 11. By the time I was 26, I had about a two-pack-a-day habit. My dad was my hero. He went through three packs a day. He had a triple bypass in 1985 and died of cancer two years later. By the time I was 23, I realized […]