Category Archives: Climate Change

Figure 1 – Map of Azerbaijan (Source: CDC) If I were president-elect, with the same results and history as President-elect Trump, I would have taken a short working vacation to Baku, Azerbaijan, where COP29 has just opened. As the map … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – 2024 Senate election results as of November 12th, 4:32 pm, ET Last week’s blog promised to discuss geographic trends in America’s election in terms of a strive to increase the entropy of the system (see last week’s … Continue reading →

This blog will be posted on Election Day, which marks the end of the election period. It is estimated that more than half of voters had already cast their vote before today. This evening, I and many million others will … Continue reading →

(Source: The Naked Scientists) I started last week’s blog with the following two sentences: The last few blogs have alternated between descriptions of AI—with its environmental impacts—and the upcoming elections. On a more abstract level, both issues represent key features … Continue reading →

(Source: Unifying Quantum and Relativistic Theories) The last few blogs have alternated between descriptions of AI—with its environmental impacts—and the upcoming elections. On a more abstract level, both issues represent key features of our reality: the elections are part of … Continue reading →

 In this blog, I will return to the issue of the environmental cost of AI (September 3rd and 10th blogs) that I wrote about in response to Sonya Landau’s question. The technology is changing fast and is being compared to … Continue reading →

Recently, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, compared the present global economy to that of the 1920s. Below I cite some of the highlights: The global economy is facing rifts comparable to the pressures that resulted in “economic … Continue reading →

(Source: ResearchGate)  The IPAT identity is a central feature of every sustainability discussion. Just put the acronym into the search box to see this blog’s coverage of the topic. Three previous blogs stand out. The post from November 26, 2012, … Continue reading →

From my perspective, the top photograph encapsulates the way we vote. The picture is not AI generated or even edited; I took it with my iPhone. It shows a mirror in my apartment that faces my terrace, which looks out … Continue reading →