He’s Told us Not to Blow it
By Mary Odum, A Prosperous Way Down
Hopefully you’ve seen the recent movie, The Martian, a film directed by Ridley Scott and adapted from the online book by Andy Weir
Arguments against GMOs
By Mary Odum, A Prosperous Way Down
Reductionist science is not the answer to the problems engendered by a finite biosphere with a human population in overshoot.
Clutching Our World Views with a Death Grip
By Mary Odum, A Prosperous Way Down
Today the first nurse within the US healthcare system has acquired Ebola. My nursing friends are worried. Are we ready for this? How do we communicate risk, or should we settle for optimistic reassurance that our system can handle this? What are our biggest needs in preparation?
Uncharted Territory for a System in Overshoot
By Mary Odum, A Prosperous Way Down
We are in uncharted territory with the Ebola virus disease (EVD). This pandemic signifies a turning point for society in response to peak oil, highlighting the problem of globalization for a planet of 7 billion people.
The 4 S’s of Surge Capacity
By Mary Odum, A Prosperous Way Down
Welcome to the arcane and short-sighted world of public health strategic planning.
Ebola as a game-changer
By Mary Odum, A Prosperous Way Down
In crises, anxiety focuses attention. I am continuing to focus on the growing Ebola epidemic, which has no real restraints to keep it from becoming a global pandemic.
Stop Growing or Meet the Four Horsemen?
By Mary Odum, A Prosperous Way Down
Americans are now receiving unsubtle messages from the universe that perhaps we have reached our limits, and it is time to stop trying to grow the economy.
Self-organising societies
By Mary Odum, A Prosperous Way Down
If we are to have any future society, it will be a more cooperative and self-organizing one.
