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 think of some of the tech miracles expected in the next ...
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 outlier, as it lies outside the realm of regular expectations, because ...
And now some really bad news. At this point, to seriously tackle global warming, we in essence have to rapidly end our fossil fuel addiction. That means completely changing how we live, at least in the short term. That’s an easy thing to say, but when you drill down into ...
One does not need to be a climate scientist to work out that, in spite of government rhetoric to the contrary, there is absolutely no real movement in the direction of global emission reduction at the scale needed. That means in all likelihood we are headed toward a catastrophe that ...
One response to growing concerns about resource depletion, sustainability and climate change is so-called mitigation or transition strategies designed to increase community resilience. These are now seen as a vital part of climate change adaptation. If we can’t stop global warming to some extent, then how do we adapt to ...
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 which can be blown many hundreds of miles to fall to ...
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 decision in youth climate lawsuit against Ontario government ignites hope
Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change
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
