Home » Posts tagged 'human ingenuity'

Tag Archives: human ingenuity

Olduvai
Click on image to purchase

Content

Olduvai III: Catacylsm
Click on image to purchase

Post categories

Post Archives by Category

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCI–The Nexus of Population, Energy, Innovation, and  Complexity

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXCI–The Nexus of Population, Energy, Innovation, and  Complexity Tulum, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. This Contemplation comments upon and summarises a paper that discusses the impact of a sudden and significant energy surplus upon human population growth and the complexity that arises as denser populations struggle to meet the stresses they […]

Continue Reading →

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVII–Limitless, ‘Clean’ Energy: More Magical Thinking

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVII December 29, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Limitless, ‘Clean’ Energy: More Magical Thinking A brief contemplation that shares my comment on the latest post by The Honest Sorcerer regarding the recent fusion energy ‘breakthrough’ that has been making the rounds on many media sites. My current […]

Continue Reading →

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXV–Decoupling Energy Use From Growth: More Bargaining

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXV November 9, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Decoupling Energy Use From Growth: More Bargaining Today’s short piece is a comment I shared on an article by Nathan Surendran that highlights a debunking of the idea that energy can be decoupled from growth and thus reduce carbon […]

Continue Reading →

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLIII–Carbon Tunnel Vision and Resource/Energy & Ecological Blindness, Part 3

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLIII October 6, 2023 Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Carbon Tunnel Vision and Resource/Energy & Ecological Blindness, Part 3 As ecologist Howard T. Odum argues in the quote above, human ‘progress’ has been the result of our species’ leveraging of available ‘power’[1]. Humans are not unique in this but for a […]

Continue Reading →

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh II; Feeding the Growth Monster: Fiat Currency and Technology

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh II August 8, 2020 Monte Alban, Mexico (1988) Photo by author. Feeding the Growth Monster: Fiat Currency and Technology My response to an ongoing discussion regarding debt-/credit-based fiat currency and it’s impact on our pursuing the infinite growth chalice. _____ Yes, credit-/debt-based fiat is certainly one of the most significant causes […]

Continue Reading →

Olduvai IV: Courage
Click on image to read excerpts

Olduvai II: Exodus
Click on image to purchase

Click on image to purchase @ FriesenPress