Month: January 2021

Review of ‘Apocalypse Never’ by Michael Shellenberger

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Over the summer I read a book I’ve been meaning to read but also kind of avoiding: Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger, an American environmental writer and nuclear power advocate who runs an organisation called Environmental Progress. This organisation “was founded to achieve two goals: lift all humans out … [Read more…]

Reflections on the year of COVID-19: personal failures, related psychological and social dynamics, and possible lessons

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In the context of the continuing coronavirus pandemic and related crises – which are rapidly intensifying in much of the northern hemisphere as their second wave worsens – I want to reflect on last year and try to begin to identify some possible lesson learned. 2020 was a year we won’t soon forget and for … [Read more…]