Monthly Archives: June 2021

Dangerous myth of infinite economic growth exposed

Posted on June 30, 2021 by John Gibbons

Regular ThinkOrSwim readers will know that your correspondent is not a noted fan of mainstream economics, or most of its practitioners, for that matter. They have, in my view, done untold damage in impeding societal and political understanding of and … Continue reading →

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A mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam: our fragile world

Posted on June 20, 2021 by John Gibbons

Has there ever been a better science communicator that the late Carl Sagan? If you’ve watched the original version of the series ‘Cosmos’, you’ll have a good sense of his mastery of the medium. The BBC’s Brian Cox recalls watching, … Continue reading →

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Billionaires to the rescue? No thanks

Posted on June 6, 2021 by John Gibbons

With our billionaire overlords queueing up to be the first into space or to colonise some real estate on Mars, I thought it was an opportune moment to file a piece in the Business Post taking a cold look at … Continue reading →

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