Societal Collapse

“Man exists. For him, it is not a question of wondering whether his presence in the world is useful, whether life is worth the trouble of being lived. These questions make no sense. It is a matter of knowing whether he wants to live and under what condition.” [Read More]

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

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]