LuthungZ 6:47 AM Add Comment Seawalls for oil refineries and other ironies of climate change adaptation A friend of mine includes a saying with each of his emails that goes like this: "It shouldn’t be easier to imagine the end of civilizat... Read More
LuthungZ 5:47 AM Add Comment Artificial intelligence, fake images and crumbling trust in our narratives In a piece I wrote in 2014 I opined, "If you want to corrupt a people, corrupt the language." I added, "Once it becomes impo... Read More
LuthungZ 7:36 AM Add Comment Climate, politics and the narrow vision of futurists Most people know the tale of the blind men and the elephant . Each describes a part of the elephant. The elephant is said to be like a pilla... Read More
LuthungZ 6:25 AM Add Comment Eternity, nature, society and the absurd fantasies of the rich Professor and author Douglas Rushkoff recently wrote about a group of wealthy individuals who paid him to answer questions about how to m... Read More