On the Myth of Debatable Science
Science is not a debate. It is not a conversation between opposing points of view. It is not a balanced discussion of belief systems.
Society
The Three Horizons of innovation and culture change
The ‘Three Horizons’ framework is a foresight tool that can help us to structure our thinking about the future in ways that spark innovation.
Deepening Our Analysis Part 2: Developing a Power Analysis
Though the western-colonial orientation to power is unhealthy, power in itself is not inherently “bad.” In fact, we need to understand and utilize power in a healthy way in order to transform our communities and our world.
Native American new urbanism: How the poorest county in America created a vision for the future of cities
On a road trip to interview farmers and ranchers for a book about people-powered solutions to climate change, I had a chance to see a Native American vision for the future of towns and cities.
My closing presentation to the Jersey Climate Conversation
What if the bravery and vision that Jersey came to embody meant that future generations would look back and tell great tales, and sing great songs about those people who could see what was coming and who responded with such resilience and vision.
Thriving Together: Salmon, Berries, and People
The salmonberry plant has nourished and healed Indigenous communities of the Pacific Northwest coast for countless generations, but its significance goes far beyond its value as food.
Academy, society, and personal growth: Some thoughts on our modern malaise
What is the aim of a university, and is it being achieved? My goal is constructive critique: to open a broader perspective on some patterns in which we reside.
Failure to Engage: Civil Society Marginalized in UN Food Summit
The failure of the UN Food Systems Summit to adequately engage civil society is one key reason why hundreds of civil society organisations have decided not to participate.
Why Worry About Collapse?
For the purposes of this post, we can think of collapse as a drastic and probably chaotic reduction in energy and resource use per person, the result looking primitive by today’s standards.
“How to kill a billion people” – a note on famine in small farm societies
What we can do is start working in any number of different ways to try to build a convivial agrarianism within our local communities.
Open Letter to the People of Planet Earth
Hydrocarbon addiction is extremely insidious because it afflicts your entire species. Recognizing it is much harder when everyone is addicted.
Friday essay: searching for sanity in a world hell-bent on destruction
In an age now widely described as the Anthropocene, the conventionally held distinction between sanity and insanity is at risk of collapsing … and taking our civilisation with it.
