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    Escaping the Malthusian Trap

    A summary of "Famine" by Cormac Ó Gráda

    Posted on 2023/01/13

    The prospect of a famine-free world hinges on improved governance and peace. It is as simple - or as difficult - as that. Cormac Ó Gráda [Read More]
    Tags: Science Food Security

    Against the dominance of gap-spotting in research

    A review of “Constructing Research Questions”

    Posted on 2022/12/05

    Almost all researchers use “gap-spotting”, a process that only creates boring research questions [Read More]
    Tags: Science Research Questions

    Global warming above 2°C

    How concerned should we be?

    Posted on 2022/06/29

    How warm will it get? This question is probably on the mind of every person dealing with the issue of climate change. It is so important because all other consequences of climate change depend on it. The less the earth warms, the better mankind will cope with it. In the... [Read More]
    Tags: Climate Change Existential Risk

    The universal Anthropocene

    Things we can learn from exo-civilisations, even if we never meet any

    Posted on 2022/04/26

    “How do we know there is such a thing as a long-term version of our kind of civilization?” Adam Frank [Read More]
    Tags: Science Fermi-Paradox

    Nobody can tell you what you should be doing with your life

    In the end you have to make your own decisions (and that's fine)

    Posted on 2022/04/24

    Recently, I listened to a episode of the 80k podcast, an interview with Habiba Islam and Michelle Hutchinson. One topic they talked about was typical things they discuss during their career advice calls. A recurring theme is that people have a bunch of options and they want 80k to tell... [Read More]
    Tags: Personal Career
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