Compromised
I finally got some work to do – a good thing! Or a bad thing? Because the work I do is fundamentally about growing the economy, which I don’t believe in. How do I deal with being compromised?
Tag: sustainability
Gold Fever
There’s gold fever in the air in Central Otago as Santana Minerals pushes their gold mining consent forward in the Fast Track application process. Why do we love gold so much?
Being polite
Should we be polite to large language models like ChatGPT? There are good arguments on both sides of the debate.
End of a career?
Changes to the New Zealand research funding meeting may spell the end of my career but, more importantly, what do they spell for research and science?
The Japanese Rubbish Mystery
When in Japan, where do you put your rubbish, given the complete lack of public bins?
Planting Time
Autumn is right time to extend pa harakeke’s plantings – “Why are you doing this?” a visiting cycle tourist asked. “As reciprocity for being part of the biosphere,” could be my answer.
Power-Hungry AI
If you think AI dominating the world might be a problem, have you also thought about the risks created by AI’s need for vast amounts of energy? How much energy does AI need and where will it come from?
Lolly Scramble
The government is galumphing rough-shod over community and environment with the Fast Track Bill. Worse, the short-listed projects looks like hand-outs to rich-listers, at least in the Wakatipu. It’s a lolly scramble for the wealthy and here’s what you can do about it.
Everything is Connected
We are related to everything on the planet, inaminate and animate, through our shared ancestry. Whether you believe this from a spiritual or earth science viewpoint, it seems self evident, doesn’t it?
Politics and Corruption
This week it was revealed John Key got to buy a $2 million dollar section in Gibbston Valley Resort for $400,000 to help with marketing. How long a stretch is it from ex-politicians influencing marketing to influencing political decisions? It may not be very far at all.