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Miss Hottest September Ever

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times — Dickens

Oct 14, 2023

Miss Hottest September Ever

Oct 14, 2023

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Superorganism Intelligence, Nuclear Power and the Metacrisis of Wisdom

Are we at the Fermi Paradox filter moment?

May 31, 2023

Superorganism Intelligence, Nuclear Power and the Metacrisis of Wisdom

May 31, 2023

Albert Bates

The Algorithm Won

We are all Ice Road Truckers now, venturing out onto the frozen lake.

Just now

The Algorithm Won

Just now

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Reactor’s Edge: Vance’s Nuclear Gambit

A visionary plan, a perfect storm, and the exodus that followed

Oct 30

Reactor’s Edge: Vance’s Nuclear Gambit

Oct 30

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Revenge of the Luddites — Part Two: In which a child learns to read

There is something to be said for indigenous cultures that never developed a written language.

Oct 23

Revenge of the Luddites — Part Two: In which a child learns to read

Oct 23

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Revenge of the Luddites Part One: Can I Have Your Attention?

What do FEMA’s crisis in North Carolina, the plight of the Palestinians, and the Rohingya genocide all have in common?

Oct 16

Revenge of the Luddites Part One: Can I Have Your Attention?

Oct 16

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The Swarm

With the latest iteration of Chinese fireworks, the balance of power in Europe — and indeed, the world — has shifted dramatically.

Oct 9

The Swarm

Oct 9

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Weird, Weirder and Weirder-er

Is an SUV soup coming to street corner near you?

Oct 2

Image creation assisted by DALL-E

Oct 2

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The Boris Vortex

A meandering river of air turns into a waterfall…

Sep 25

The Boris Vortex

Sep 25

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Soy to the World

Moo-ve over! With climate change, getting fed will get more competitive.

Sep 18

Soy to the World

Sep 18

Albert Bates

Albert Bates

Emergency Planetary Technician and Climate Science Wonk — using naturopathic remedies to recover the Holocene without geoengineering or ponzinomics.

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