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The Collapse of the Third Economic Wave

The Collapse of the Third Economic Wave

The last column here placed the financial crisis within a historical context. The financial meltdown is part of the disruptive transition from the Information Age to the Shift Age. We are moving…
How We Love You

How We Love You

Sex with robots available in five years!(1) Not so fast -- do we love robots? How about -- do we understand how we love each other? Let's limit the subject even further to just the science of love…
The Physical Nature of Memory

The Physical Nature of Memory

One of Salvador Dali’s greatest paintings is called “The Persistence of Memory”.  Last week the results of a new study were published in Science magazine that conclusively prove the physical…
Future Forecast - Culture

Future Forecast - Culture

There have been many cultural changes so far in 2008. Some of these changes are in response to the rapid increase in the price of oil and other commodities. Some of these changes have been due to…
Future Forecast - The Economy

Future Forecast - The Economy

  The economy has clearly become the primary subject today in America. It has become so not only because of all the issues discussed in the prior column, but also because it has also become the…
Screw 'Sustainability' - And Cheer Up About It

Screw 'Sustainability' - And Cheer Up About It

In Screw 'Sustainability' - And I Am Here To Tell You Why we discussed the fact that Mother Nature is a bloody bitch. She is the mother of catastrophe. She has nurtured brilliant innovations like…
Obesidade e Mudancas Climaticas

Obesidade e Mudancas Climaticas

Não sei se chore, se ria.Algumas ideias da conferência da American Association for the Advancement of Science, e sobre Saúde e Nutrição, onde se fala: …da pegada ecológica originada pelos excessos…