Anthropocene Omens: Is Hurricane Sandy Our Future?
Now that we’re almost a week past Hurricane Sandy having made landfall along the East Coast, and slamming us here in New York, we’re finally starting to get a picture of the full...
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Frankenstorm Lives!
Before I could even say shazam, there he was, the famous monster Frankenstein, giving us the latest weather news on Hurricane Sandy. Ok, that’s not quite true: Frankenstein came later, after the...
The Borderlands of Catastrophism
Meet my new country, the Borderlands of Catastrophism! No seriously, it is my new country, thanks to a fascinating online game called NationStates by Max Barry. In short, the game is an...
Robert Reich and the Liberal Myth of Wasted Votes
I recently had a friend post the following post written by Robert Reich, the author of Beyond Outrage, pleading for people to vote for Obama and save the country. His post has slowly...
George Dyson and the Almost Apocalypse
“It really is an apocalyptic change,” said Dyson, referring to the power of the digital revolution. I recently attended a public talk by noted science historian and writer George Dyson as part of...
Binders Full of Women – Presidential Debate Memes
That’s right folks, here is my vote for the 2nd Presidential Debate memes, going to Governor Romney. The full context of his comments were as follows: Mitt Romney during Hofstra Townhall responding to...
