The blog post examines the cognitive capabilities of plants, arguing for a reevaluation of intelligence that transcends traditional brain-centric views, based on research by Paco Calvo.
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The post outlines the historical development and methodologies of futures studies, emphasizing the significance of horizon scanning and systems thinking in navigating change.
The article discusses a paper by Allan Hsiao that quantifies the impact of sea level rise on urban infrastructure by 2100, highlighting that cities like Osaka, Jakarta, and Tokyo face significant risks, especially as sea levels ri...
The blog post discusses recent political developments, focusing on Zohran Mamdani's mayoral election win in New York and Plaid Cymru's by-election victory in Wales. It explores the implications of these events for broader politica...
The post critiques the Labour Party's Blue Labour strategy, highlighting its electoral failures and advocating for a more inclusive narrative on migration's benefits to Britain.
The blog post discusses the British Government's recent announcement regarding the demolition of Grenfell Tower, a site of tragedy where 72 people died in a fire in 2017. The author reflects on the implications of this decision, h...
Laetitia Vitaud's post discusses the future of work, emphasizing that a decline in the workforce is driven by structural issues in labor markets rather than personal choices. She identifies four interconnected problems: insufficie...
The article reflects on the work of Donald Shoup, a transport academic who focused on urban parking issues. It discusses how urban planning has prioritized car storage, leading to excessive parking spaces and increased housing cos...
The blog post discusses insights from a meeting of the Agri Foods for Net Zero (AFNZ) group, focusing on the 'triple lock-in' affecting the food sector, which includes the cheaper food paradigm, market concentration, and path depe...
The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design offers a framework for engineers to navigate change in the built environment through the metaphor of weaving and structured patterns.
The text discusses the importance of a politics of the future in navigating climate disruption and psychic loss. It highlights the lack of alternatives in democratic politics and the impact of this on voting levels. The author dra...
The article discusses the recalibration of the World3 model from the book 'The Limits to Growth' and its predictions of overshoot and collapse in the coming decade. The updated model reflects the decline in industrial production, ...
0Understanding Trump’s tariffs
2025-04-14 • economics china donald trump trade war tariffs
The text discusses Trump's tariffs and the impact on the economy, the political motivations behind the tariffs, and the potential consequences of the trade war with China.
The text discusses the rise of oligarchy in the United States, focusing on the economic and political implications. It includes an interview with Fiona Hill, who worked for the first Trump Administration, and her views on the subj...
The text discusses the use of the 'power and interest' grid as a tool to analyze actors and their interactions in a landscape, providing insights into the kinds of things that can be done to change the landscape. It also explores ...
The article discusses GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic, and their impact on the US. It explains how these drugs were initially introduced to help patients with Type 2 Diabetes but have since become a way to help overweight patients ma...
The text is a brief overview of books that left an impression on the author in 2024, including 'The Unaccountability Machine', 'Late Soviet Britain', 'Systems Ultra', 'Brandy Sour', 'The Island of Missing Trees', 'Seeing Like A St...
A lawsuit has been filed against several major food companies in the US for producing ultra-processed foods, which are claimed to be harmful to health. The lawsuit alleges that these foods are alien to human experience and have le...
The article discusses the average lifespan of states, which is about 200 years, and the patterns of decline they exhibit. It is based on research into pre-modern societies and uses a technique called 'survival analysis' to analyze...
The text discusses Jim Ewing's book 'Braving Uncertainty' and his approach to helping organizations and individuals make change. It outlines Ewing's philosophy of working with organizations going through change and describes the I...
The article discusses the global decline in fertility rates and the implications of depopulation. It highlights the decline in birth rates and the aging of societies, and the potential economic and social consequences of this tren...