It’s Earth Day and ur beautiful but fragile home seen in crescent phase behind our lifeless moon reminds us we must take better care. Current trends in emissions and warming show no effect of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. I wish for positive tipping points to get us back on track.
Are other animals aware, even self-aware? An easy question, but difficult to answer. And yet, as we learn more about other creatures there is lots of evidence that leads to the likely conclusion that it is not only us, our cats and dogs, and maybe a few birds who know what is going on.
In this post I dive into the issues of social media and AI, highlighting how they affect human behavior and understanding. I reflect on the irrationality of people’s decisions driven by emotions rather than facts, and worry about the growing impact of AI on our lives, questioning our future reliance on it.
I am writing this on January 20th 2025. I could have written it closer to the start of the year but today convinced me concerning some actions I have been considering in recent weeks. Various bits of environmental news were… Read More »22nd January 2025. Another New Year in This Rather Strange World.