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We are all the Tin Woodman [Revised]

In what sense are we the same person today as yesterday? (4100 words)

August 13, 2021 Essays / memoir / opinion / Uncategorized

The breath of life

We are most free when we choose to recognize our duty to others. (About 800 words)

April 18, 2021 Essays / opinion / science / society / technology

Stardust dreams

We should aspire to go to the stars, even though they might remain forever beyond our reach. (abt. 900 words)

January 8, 2021 Essays / memoir / opinion / universities

On The Vision Thing

Some thoughts on living through a disruption without losing your way. (2600 words)

June 25, 2019 climate / Essays / opinion / society / technology

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)

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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. (1400 words)

April 16, 2019 climate / Essays / opinion / society / technology

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)

April 16, 2019 climate / Essays / opinion / society / technology

Bubble, bubble, is oil in trouble? The carbon bubble, Part 3

How big might the bubble be, and who gets hurt if it pops? The trillion pound gorilla. (2200 words)

February 22, 2019 Film and TV / movies / opinion / Reviews

They shall not grow old

A few thoughts, prompted by the film. (800 words)

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