v. Weizsäcker has tried to link the terms probability and entropy in terms of information. First there would be an informative movement, not movement-in-matter. Before anything is known, the future is open and events are more or less probable. If […]
Quantum Theory, Information and Cosmology
In 2012, global CO2 emissions were 58% higher than in 1990, causing, among other things, hurricanes to become stronger due to higher temperatures in ocean catchments and Arctic ecosystems to reach a number of tipping points. The limit at which
In sum, the last three centuries of an emergent and transforming global political economy must not be viewed teleologically – as in a linear or stadial developmentalism where some desired end is finally achieved – but as a historical exception
Energy, Capitalism and World Order
Liberal capitalist polities are being held up as the ultimate civilizational achievement precisely at a point in time when the energy-demanding built environments and growth imperatives of these societies are threatened by global climate change and the coming end of
Capitalizing a future unsustainable: Finance, energy and the fate of market civilization
King, C. W. (2020). The Economic Superorganism: Beyond the Competing Narratives on Energy, Growth, and Policy. Springer Nature. If you are interested in the megatrends of the 21st century, then Carey King’s new book The Economic Superorganism should be on your reading list.
A Review of Carey King’s ‘The Economic Superorganism’
YOU DIE THE WAY YOU LIVE Covid-19 is a contagious disease with a rate of spread much higher than that of influenza: it causes few serious cases, but their severity is extreme, particularly for at-risk individuals (especially over 65), and
… Like Britain, the rise and fall of the American Empire is written in the language of energy. But unlike Britain, which declined as rapidly as it rose, the American rise and fall is less spectacular (at least so far).
Why America Won’t Be ‘Great’ Again
8Growing Through SabotageThe CasP project has identified numerous such paths of differential accumulation through strategic sabotage. A partial list of these paths includes higher unemployment that redistrib-utes income in favour of capitalists (Bichler and Nitzan 2014a); decelerating employment growth that
‘Growing through Sabotage: Energizing Hierarchical Power’
How we respond depends a great deal on how we frame the problem. First, we need to change the way we understand natural processes. Nature is in a state of constant flux —always looking for new ways to use more
The Earth is Dying, But Not Fast Enough
….The problem is that the energy system and the technology it powers is not at all modular; it is not possible to swap out dirty energy and swap in clean energy, even if all political obstacles were removed and some
The Belly of the Revolution: Agriculture, Energy, and the Future of Communism