As a civilization, have we started our descent into a new dark age? Certainly, if we just focus on our ever-expanding scientific and technological frontiers, the very notion of a new dark age does seem a little preposterous. Just...
Predicting the Unpredictable Author and risk analyst Nassim Nicholas Taleb developed the Black Swan theory. “What we call here a Black Swan (and capitalize it) is an event with the following three attributes,” he wrote. “First, it is an...
Common Misconceptions About Nuclear Fallout The immediate effects of a nuclear detonation – tremendous heat, blast force and initial radiation – are relatively localized and limited in area. The bigger concern for most of Canada’s population is the fallout...
The US government’s secret plan to save itself – while the rest of us die So reads the subtitle of the recent book, Raven Rock, by Garrett Graff. This in-depth study reveals that the American government continues to spend...
The role of first the Druids and then Christian monks in reestablishing civilization. After a catastrophic collapse, not all societies re-emerge as a new civilization. The indigenous North American cultures and the Mayan civilizations, for example, virtually disappeared. A...
Using intelligence-based research and analysis tools, we seek to develop and promote “black swan sensitive” leverage point strategies that could bring about a rapid and positive shift in humanity’s trajectory away from a confluence of global catastrophes toward a sustainable, rewarding and equitable culture on Earth.
Court Hears Appeal in Canadian Youth Climate Lawsuit
The Doomsday Clock is now at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest we have ever been to global catastrophe
No quick fix for climate change
UAE Selects Fossil Fuel Exec to Lead COP28
Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity – can the COP15 summit deliver?
