[Signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
- Tim Jackson’s economic reality check | Video on TED.com
- [System dynamics of economy, climate, & social logic. Current dynamic fuels creative destruction (novelty and anxiety). Why don't we do more for the system? We're too busy dealing with small stresses. Objective of consumer: to help create the social world and find a credible place in it (Mary Douglas). Selfishness & altruism, novelty & tradition = all positive, but not all rewarded by economy.
Recommended, but skip the Q&A. -L]
- Johan Rockstrom: Let the environment guide our development | Video on TED.com
- [This man's brow frightens me.
Summary: Quadrupal squeeze = population growth, climate dilemma, ecosystem decline, and surprise(??) (oh, he means human stupidity, thinking that stuff is straightforward and non-chaotic). Informative, depressing, blah blah infographics. But change is happening; science yays; crisis -> opportunity. Invest in trust, local action-based partnerships, and cross-scale institutional innovations.
-L]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.]
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