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The Effect of the Sanctions: Is Iran Cracking Down Under the Strain?

December 9, 2019

The Effect of the Sanctions: Is Iran Cracking Down Under the Strain? I have to confess that the title of this post is a little of a clickbait. In reality, I will tell you more about Italy than about Iran. But, perhaps, from the story of how Italy reacted to the international economic sanctions imposed […]

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Like Stalingrad: Italy’s Concrete Infrastructure is Melting in the Rain

November 28, 2019

Like Stalingrad: Italy’s Concrete Infrastructure is Melting in the Rain The region of Liguria, within the red circle, is a narrow strip of land stuck between the Appennini Mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is also a critical element of the transportation system that connects France and the Po valley to the rest of Italy. […]

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Before The Collapse: The New Book by Ugo Bardi

November 12, 2019

Before The Collapse: The New Book by Ugo Bardi My new book on collapse is out, published by Springer. You can find it at the Springer site at this link (priced in Euro) and at this link (priced in dollars). You can find it also on most Web sites that sell books. Collapse is a popular subject nowadays, so […]

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“The Limits to Growth” continues to make waves

November 6, 2019

“The Limits to Growth” continues to make waves Now heading toward its 50th anniversary, “The Limits to Growth,” the 1972 study sponsored by the Club of Rome, continues to generate interest. Past is the time of the “Limits-Bashing” fashion, when no one would dream to cite the study except to say that it was wrong. […]

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The Art of War According to the Science of Complex Systems: The Seneca Cliff as a strategic weapon

October 4, 2019

The Art of War According to the Science of Complex Systems: The Seneca Cliff as a strategic weapon Music has always been part of the war effort: a way to build up network connections in such a way to make the fighting system more resilient and more effective. Here, an especially effective version: “The Sacred […]

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The Return of the Condottieri? How Military Drones are Changing the World

September 27, 2019

The Return of the Condottieri? How Military Drones are Changing the World A US carrier strike group. It costs about 30 billion dollars to build and it may cost around 2-3 billion dollars per year to operate. These values may be optimistic and there are 10 US strike groups in operation today. And, by now, all this hardware […]

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New Paradigm for the Earth’s Ecosystem: Anastassia Makarieva Speaks about the Biotic Pump in Florence

September 16, 2019

A New Paradigm for the Earth’s Ecosystem: Anastassia Makarieva Speaks about the Biotic Pump in Florence Everything began with the idea of Charles Darwin of “evolution by natural selection.” It was a dangerous idea according to Daniel Dennett, but there was nothing dangerous in it unless you misunderstood it. And we know how it was […]

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Why I went underground and how I am enjoying my subterranean life

August 17, 2019

Why I went underground and how I am enjoying my subterranean life Here is one of the windows of my new home. No, not the big one. Look at where my wife, Grazia, is pointing. Yes, that one! This summer in Florence we already had two vicious heat waves. As I am writing, we are […]

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Gaia Exists! Here is the Proof

Gaia Exists! Here is the Proof Gaia is neither benevolent nor merciful. She is harsh and ruthless. Environmentalists are sometimes defined as “Gaia worshippers,” a term supposed to be an insult. That’s a little strange because most people on this planet openly worship non-existing entities and that doesn’t normally make them targets for insults. Maybe […]

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The First Recorded Ecological Collapse in History and How it Was Misunderstood.

The First Recorded Ecological Collapse in History and How it Was Misunderstood. The Goddess Inanna in her full regalia as depicted on a Sumerian cylinder seal. On the left, Ninshubur (the Queen of the East) Inanna’s second in command. Inanna is sometimes called the “Goddess of Love,” but she was no gentle lady. She was known to […]

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Did climate change cause the fall of the Roman Empire? No, but what may have actually happened is amazing.

Did climate change cause the fall of the Roman Empire? No, but what may have actually happened is amazing. “Vanity Fair” may not be the best source for reliable scientific information, but this cover is typical of an idea that’s becoming popular in the memesphere: that the Roman Empire fell because of climate change. Alas, […]

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Human Extinction: An Idea Whose Time had to Come.

Human Extinction: An Idea Whose Time had to Come. A few years ago, a political movement that took the name of “extinction rebellion” would have been wholly unthinkable. On the other hand, after more than forty years of warnings on climate change and ecosystem collapse from the world’s best scientists, the message had to start […]

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The Great Fossil Cycle and US: Story of a Family

The Great Fossil Cycle and US: Story of a Family Last week, I published a post on how the economic decline of Italy led me to move to a smaller house, abandoning the mansion that my parents had built during better times. Complementing that post, I thought I could repropose a post I had published in 2017, reproduced […]

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Climate Change Mitigation: Is it a Good Idea to Sweep the Carbon Under the Carpet?

Climate Change Mitigation: Is it a Good Idea to Sweep the Carbon Under the Carpet? Above: our paper recently published in Nature Energy. Our conclusion is that, in terms of energy returns, renewable energy in the form of solar or wind is much better than carbon capture and storage for mitigating of climate change. Sweeping the […]

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Ugo Bardi: “Energy Dominance,” what does it mean? Decoding a Fashionable Slogan

Ugo Bardi: “Energy Dominance,” what does it mean? Decoding a Fashionable Slogan Preface. A very good article about energy and war, explains a lot about how the world really works. *** “Now, I know for a fact that American energy dominance is within our grasp as a nation.” Ryan Zinke, U.S. Secretary of the Interior […]

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