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A techno-optimistic view of our increasingly automated, urban, clean and low-carbon future
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A manifesto for pragmatic techno-optimism
A manifesto for pragmatic techno-optimism
Not all that is new is actually shiny, and not all that is shiny is worthwhile
Michael Barnard
Nov 2, 2018
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Jordan B. Peterson is Best Understood Through His Adherents
Jordan B. Peterson is Best Understood Through His Adherents
Peterson has three fan bases, and two are mostly silent and harmless
Michael Barnard
May 19
Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade has four implications for Canada
Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade has four implications for Canada
More US immigrants, better climate and other global results, Liberal’s winning and more medical tourists
Michael Barnard
May 5
Nudge contains a useful and thin book struggling to escape a mass of ideology
Nudge contains a useful and thin book struggling to escape a mass of ideology
A core of intelligent and nuanced cognitive science is burdened by Libertarian blinders
Michael Barnard
May 3
US urban planners cannot undo sprawl
US urban planners cannot undo sprawl
Four major global and US trends tie their hands
Michael Barnard
May 2
The US culture war has a winning side
The US culture war has a winning side
Because one side is devoted to removing rights from Americans
Michael Barnard
Feb 24
We are in the era of the nine stitches and the pounds of cure
We are in the era of the nine stitches and the pounds of cure
We neglected the stitch and the ounce, and now must both prevent and cure as our economy is destabilized
Michael Barnard
Nov 26, 2021
Industries ranked on climate action, from best to worst
Industries ranked on climate action, from best to worst
Many are taking serious steps, some are putting up roadblocks
Michael Barnard
Nov 18, 2021
Alberta’s end is beginning
Alberta’s end is beginning
Crude heaviness discount, real estate, population and peak oil are painting a dismal picture
Michael Barnard
Nov 13, 2021
China vs USA scores on major climate tracker illustrate complexity
China vs USA scores on major climate tracker illustrate complexity
China gets terrible marks for underpromising and overdelivering, while USA gets great marks for the opposite
Michael Barnard
Nov 7, 2021
As COP26 winds on, think of future climate refugees
As COP26 winds on, think of future climate refugees
The Syrian Refugee Crisis’ 14 million displaced people was a fraction of what is to come
Michael Barnard
Nov 6, 2021
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