The Beach by Marielle Vanderzeil
The beach is special to me. The Beach has water and sand too. When you find shells in the sand! Marielle...
What to do now in deep decarbonisation
First rule: no offsets (summarising the Emissions Gap Report 2022) The gap is now 12-23 (30%-45%) gigatonne of annual emissions between the promised reductions and...
Camping in the Voice referendum
In New Zealand, 27% of the population believes the Treaty should play a larger role in New Zealand law, while 36% believes the Treaty should...
Finding the space
“Music is the space between the notes,” Attributed to composer, Claude Debussy, At the core of ball sports (basketball, soccer, rugby, NFL, hockey) is space....
‘Elites’ and misery: Australia’s numbers
Peter Turchin’s ‘End Times‘ builds the case for a data-driven interpretation (and prediction) from historical evaluation of prior social dislocations. He is abit famous as...
Things I have learnt about flood insurance
What is the difference between flood insurance that is unaffordable vs. a house that is uninsurable? Not much to a resident. Premiums are doubling, tripling...
Agriculture, Water and Climate Change: Four Questions for the Next Transformation
Griffith review submission 2020 AUSTRALIA’S AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS need to transform. This is not a suggestion: climate change is increasing the variability of rainfall and water...
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“COVID-19: The Great Reset” by Klaus Schwab
Published in June 2020, the book reads like a series of twitter threads. The authors take every side of every issues. COVID will either increase,...
Powerful questions by Christo Norden-Powers
Great excerpt: When financial resources are requested, the first solution is usually the most expensive option. Ask questions to optimise use of existing resources and...