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Miss Hottest September Ever

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times — Dickens

Oct 14, 2023

Miss Hottest September Ever

Oct 14, 2023

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The Shadow

Superorganism Intelligence, Nuclear Power and the Metacrisis of Wisdom

Are we at the Fermi Paradox filter moment?

May 31, 2023

Superorganism Intelligence, Nuclear Power and the Metacrisis of Wisdom

May 31, 2023

Albert Bates

The Ministry of Disruption

Centa-millionaires and billionaires are reshaping our world in ways that are both outside the box and terrifying.

3d ago

The Ministry of Disruption

3d ago

Albert Bates

Got Dem Stump-bustin’ SkidPro Summertime Blues

The forest edge is receding, slowly at first, and then in a panicked rout. The remnants are called “patches,” but they are not patching…

Sep 4

Got Dem Stump-bustin’ SkidPro Summertime Blues

Sep 4

Albert Bates

Trumping DeTocqueville

US voter leanings defy logical explanation. But logic is not the point.

Aug 28

Trumping DeTocqueville

Aug 28

Albert Bates

The Great Election Recession Bake-Off 2024

When the Only Thing Scarier Than the Candidates Is the Crypto Economy

Aug 21

The Great Election Recession Bake-Off 2024

Aug 21

Albert Bates
in
The Shadow

Marvin’s Garden: A Monopoly Draw on Your Taxes… and Health

Go directly to Jail, Do not pass Go.

Aug 15

Marvin’s Garden: A Monopoly Draw on Your Taxes… and Health

Aug 15

Albert Bates
in
The Shadow

Fission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Those tall tales around the cooling tower will explosively implode

Aug 8

Fission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Aug 8

Albert Bates

The Hot Side of Biochar

The only truly important questions are whether we decide to stop catastrophic climate change and if there is time.

Jul 31

The Hot Side of Biochar

Jul 31

Albert Bates

Roasting Marshmallows as Rowling Burns

Was Hermione a Gender Tesla?

Jul 24

Roasting Marshmallows as Rowling Burns

Jul 24

Albert Bates

Albert Bates

Emergency Planetary Technician and Climate Science Wonk — using naturopathic remedies to recover the Holocene without geoengineering or ponzinomics.

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