Is. I think our fundamental Anthropocene dilemma is that we have achieved global impact but have no mechanisms for global self-control. So, to the (debatable) extent that we are like some kind of glob...
For the first time ever the majority of children being born today will never in their lives directly see the Milky Way galaxy. The cosmic connection has never been closer or more remote. Age
Whatever you choose to measure, be it global population, the damming of rivers, increases in communication or transport technology, or the relentless spread of McDonald’s restaurants, the pattern is s...
Species. In this way, we’ve changed the geometry of the planet. Before we came along, the world was discontinuous. Oceans, deserts, and mountain ranges formed impenetrable barriers, breaking Earth int...
Wonderful, because life gained the ability to harvest sunlight for energy. What a fantastic breakthrough! Earth’s biosphere learned to plug into the best power source the universe has to offer, tappin...
When a reporter asked Gandhi what he thought of Western civilization, he replied, I think it would be a wonderful idea. I would say the same about human intelligence. If we are not intelligent, then w...
Society. The orbital technology enabling this observation is itself one of the strange and striking aspects of the transition now gripping Earth. If up to now the defining characteristic of Earth has...