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Misanthropocene

If you follow the online climate discussion, you've undoubtedly run across the mention of something called the "Little Ice Age," a period in Earth's history -- generally considered to be between the 16th and 19th centuries -- where the much...

Another One Down, Ninety More to Go

And so 2010 draws to a close. I managed only fifty posts this year, a side-effect of having spent so much time traveling, preparing to travel, or recovering from travel. I ended up spending about three months out of the...

World, Changed.

It seemed a little thing, at first. “Hey, let’s start a blog.” I don’t know whether it was Alex Steffen or I who said it first (he was always more proactive, I was always more techie), and it undoubtedly wasn’t...

Cycles of History

A new economic superpower undermines established economic leaders. The collapse of complex financial instruments turn a boom into a bust. Banks fail in waves. Unemployment reaches up to 25% in some areas. A global depression holds on for more than...

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