Letter from my uncle, on the influence of the media
What is the role of the media? Is it to report the news or to hold those in power to account? Is it to tell us what to think?
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What is this thing called thinking?
Is it possible that the processing part of the brain receives messages not just from the body’s sensors and the environment but also from somewhere else? Could there be a field of consciousness around us, a property of the universe, like mass or energy, that our brains are tuned into?
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A letter from my uncle, on freedom
In a nutshell, I see four strange paradoxes. There has been a decline in people’s freedom and this change has made them much less happy. It has made them prisoners in their own minds, and prey to the whims of big companies and the state. I worry that people are being reprogrammed inside their heads without them being aware of it.
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Enough. An essay.
It is time to draw back, time to keep a firm hold of the head and to ask the heart to be silent. No more to brood over the sourness of vague, seductive hope, no more to sigh quietly at each easy-fix solution, no more to hang onto half-way thinking, no more to silently witness those smug advocates deluding themselves that the way ahead is simple and self-evident.
If the world cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% tomorrow what would happen?
Would the pace of climate change slow, or accelerate? It would accelerate.
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Why is 1ºC or 2ºC such a big deal?
To understand why small changes in the average global temperature matter we need to look at the last 65 million years.
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Climate change: what can you do?
Humanity is entering a period of turmoil because of climate change. What is happening and what can you do?
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Climate change: a simple guide
It’s easy to get confused about climate change when the endless headlines are as numbing as the endless inter-governmental meetings. What’s the real story?
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