With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Saturday, February 03, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Measles cases have ticked up at an alarming rate in the U.K. because of low MMR vaccination. The U.S. could see similar outbreaks.
Chronic wasting disease is a neurological illness that is spreading rapidly in deer, elk and other animals. It could easily spill over to infect humans.
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A miniature academic peace process suggests how a university might organize for difficult subjects—and what, after all, universities are.
AI researchers find AI models learning their safety techniques, actively resisting training, and telling them 'I hate you'
China keeps data on its use of the death penalty secret, although Amnesty International estimates that the country is the top executioner globally, with thousands executed and sentenced to death each year.
Four Secret Service agents were disciplined after getting snookered by imposter federal cops
Stay away from US stocks, expect the AI bubble to burst, and brace for a recession, elite investor Jeremy Grantham says
War on Gaza: Who are the Israeli settlers sanctioned by the US government?
Israel defense minister declares victory in Gaza's Khan Younis
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