• No may. No might. Only is.

    “As I have been reporting for a few years in this space, anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases have led to abrupt, irreversible climate change. We’ve been warned about this outcome for decades. As ancient…

  • Seven Phrases You Can Never Say

    “American comedian George Carlin first spoke about seven words that are taboo on television in 1972 with his monologue, ‘Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.’ The words for which Carlin became…

  • Maybe I’m Wrong

    “You have likely heard this expression: We learn from our mistakes. The process of science assures that we—at least some of us—will continue along an educational path, up to and until we are…

  • Colonizing the Multiverse

    “It is pretty demoralizing to imagine there is an infinite number of Earths dealing with collapse of a world-level industrial civilization, runaway greenhouse, and loss of habitat for life on the planet. On…

  • You Had Me at the Bow

    “What’s next? Perhaps you will continue to tolerate my overdeveloped work ethic and the attendant writing, speaking, and submitting to interviews. Universe willing, we will launch our proverbial leaky boat in the direction…

  • On Ownership

    “I am not suggesting that indigenous people or the Greek Cynics were faultless. Rather, I am indicating there is more than one way to live. There are numerous examples, still, of societies dominated…