Societal Collapse

Diversity is important. Not only inherently, but instrumentally as well. Based on ideas from the book “Why Trust Science?” by science historian Naomi Oreskes this post argues for increased diversity as a chance to produce more reliable knowledge. The main argument is that a more diverse community has more diverse... [Read More]

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]

This isn’t a normal literature review post, but actually based on a podcast episode from the great Revolutions Podcast. I still include it here, as there are not that many great case studies for collapse after the industrial revolution and what happened here is quite relevant to the overall discussion... [Read More]

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]

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