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Musings on the Nature of Technology
Musings on the Nature of Technology A picture taken during the trip (own photo) Recently I have been on a four-day hiking trip, completing another 80 km (~50 mile) stretch of the 1171 km National Blue Trail running across my tiny country. This gave me plenty of time to tune into and ponder on the many […]
Musings on the Nature of Technology
Musings on the Nature of Technology A picture taken during the trip (own photo) Recently I have been on a four-day hiking trip, completing another 80 km (~50 mile) stretch of the 1171 km National Blue Trail running across my tiny country. This gave me plenty of time to tune into and ponder on the many […]
Three Ways to Regenerate Bioregions
Three Ways to Regenerate Bioregions Is it even possible for humanity to safeguard its future? Are we bound to a fate of extinction… a still-birth on the way to becoming a planetary species? Or might we evolve our diverse cultures toward the regeneration of landscapes and ecosystems — making it possible to continue existing? These are not […]
What’s Possible?The key question to ask when looking to replace the status quo
What’s Possible?The key question to ask when looking to replace the status quo As we look at the multiplying signs of failure across our economy and the environment, society is slowly realizing that we need to start doing things very differently. At least if we want a positive future in which we can believe. Those […]
Re-regionalization: Bioregional development as a regenerative pathway
Re-regionalization: Bioregional development as a regenerative pathway Based on an excerpt of the ‘Ecological Design Dimension’ of Gaia Education’s online course in ‘Design for Sustainability’ To relocalise effectively we need to map the productive potential of our regions and communities, including resource, material, waste and energy flows and identify threads and opportunities for relocalising production […]
Quantum, Jazz and Dada – 3
Quantum, Jazz and Dada – 3 Max Ernst Ubu Imperator 1923 Ilargi: This is part 3 of Alexander Aston’s view of how upheaval and collapse can lead to new insights, new bursts of creativity, in science, religion, society and the arts. Part 1 of Quantum, Jazz and Dada can be found here, part 2 is […]
Quantum, Jazz and Dada – 2
Quantum, Jazz and Dada – 2 Hannah Höch Cut with the Dada Kitchen Knife through the Last Weimar Beer-Belly Cultural Epoch in Germany 1919 Ilargi: This is part 2 of Alexander Aston’s view of how upheaval and collapse can lead to new insights, new bursts of creativity, in science, religion, society and the arts. Part […]
Quantum, Jazz and Dada – 1
Quantum, Jazz and Dada – 1 Marcel Duchamp Nude descending a staircase 1912 Ilargi: Much to my surprise, I received a mail from an old friend. Alexander Aston last wrote for the Automatic Earth in 2014. But he hasn’t been idle. Alexander is presently finishing his doctorate in archeology at Oxford, after prior degrees in […]
Mapping the pieces in the puzzle of local/global (glocal) regeneration
Mapping the pieces in the puzzle of local/global (glocal) regeneration Gaia Education’s ‘Design for Sustainability’ online course offers a whole systems design perspective on ‘regeneration 101’ Daniel Wahl (4th from the right on top) during the Ecovillage Design Education course at Findhorn in 2006 In 2006 after finishing my PhD in ‘Design for Human and Planetary […]
The massive hidden costs of the fossil fuel system
The massive hidden costs of the fossil fuel system Two stumbling blocks on the road to regeneration: externalities and subsidies The prevailing opinion among today’s political and economic elites is that economic globalisation is in some sense inevitable, perhaps even the summit of human achievement. The oft-repeated mantra is that ‘there is no alternative’ and we […]
Time To Choose
kienyke.com Time To Choose Will you be an agent of depletion or regeneration? There’s a vast revolution underway. And it’s time to pick sides. Your choice couldn’t be more critically important. Quite possibly, the entire fate of the human species hangs in the balance. It’s time to decide: Will you be an agent of depletion […]
Beyond Sustainability? — We are living in the Century of Regeneration.
Re-greening the Forest Planet (Image Source) Beyond Sustainability? — We are living in the Century of Regeneration. Valuing Ecosystem Function higher than material things is the paradigm shift that determines whether we understand the meaning of our lives and survive or whether we remain ignorant and selfish and destroy our own habitat trying to gain more wealth or […]
Our Economy is a Degenerative System
Our Economy is a Degenerative System Impacts of resource hungry exploitative economies “What is 120 times the size of London? The answer: the land or ecological footprint required to supply London’s needs.” — Herbert Giradet Our ecological footprint exceeds the Earth’s capacity to regenerate. A number of useful indicators and frameworks have been developed to measure the […]
150 Strong: A Pathway to a Different Future – Serialisation Part 2
150 Strong: A Pathway to a Different Future – Serialisation Part 2 When we find ourselves in need of a miracle there is a simple formula that can be applied: “Don’t panic, take stock, and do the next logical thing.” If we apply this formula, hold our course and maintain a positive outlook, the white […]
