Limit Screws
Bike derailleurs come with limit screws to stop chain ‘going off the rails’. Unfortunately, humans and societies don’t come with similar, easily adjustable limiting mechanisms.
Author: Jane Shearer
What We Need
Georgia is littered with plastic bags while NZ has implemented first-in-the-world legislation banning single use plastics. How can we do even better?
Best Birthdays 2
Mountains and peanut butter crackers make for an excellent birthday – how happiness can stem from minimum options.
Discovery
The OceanGate submersible crew went down to the Titanic in the spirit of discovery. How much military effort and media interest did this incident deserve?
Vive la différence
Travel is a always great way to encounter different people and open your eyes to possibilities you didn’t previously know existed, even if they aren’t for you.
Safe?
How well do we assess safety? How much of our subjective fears about safety should we transmit to others? And where in the world does this flag call home?
Rewarding creativity
How much do we value creativity in society? How much are we willing to pay for it? And do you like our new moa? We do!
Breaking ranks
Vegetable gardens with long rows of identical plants look tidy but are they the best approach? I’m trying something different.
Amisfield Experience
How much decadence is too much? We mull over this quandary while dining at a local high-end restaurant.
AI at pace
The next AI off the block, Pi, is going to make you a better human. Really? What happens if humans interact more with AI than other humans?