We need new stories of the 21st-century university.
If our civilization survives the coming upheavals, universities will too, even if their form and function changes—because universities are what makes our civilization possible. (2000 words)
Category: opinion
Small Bites of Tasty Bits [Fiction]
Short reviews of fiction. Updated from time to time. [Last updated Oct. 30, 2023.]
How to be a liberal
A review of the book How to be a Liberal, by Ian Dunt (700 words)
We are all the Tin Woodman [Revised]
In what sense are we the same person today as yesterday? (Sample essay from my new book; 4100 words)
The breath of life
We are most free when we choose to recognize our duty to others. (About 800 words)
Stardust dreams
We should aspire to go to the stars, even though they might remain forever beyond our reach. (abt. 900 words)
On The Vision Thing
Some thoughts on living through a disruption without losing your way. (2600 words)
Bubble, bubble, is oil in trouble? The carbon bubble, Part 1
The stuff in the ground only has value today if investors believe it will be burned tomorrow. What happens if those beliefs start to change? (2500 words)
How much can we afford to forget, if we train machines to remember?
Without food we starve, without energy we huddle in the cold. And it is through widespread loss of memory that civilisations are at risk of falling into a looming dark age. (Sample essay from my new book; 1400 words)
Bubble, bubble, is oil in trouble? The carbon bubble, Part 2
The technological train of energy market disruption has left the station. How fast will it pick up speed? (3200 words)
The Icarus Question 