If you see some question about what the future holds the ideas outlined in the WFS Outlook 2013 will stimulate. Even if you have found teh answer it will still feed you brain. Enjoy it. http://www.wfs.org/futurist/november-december-2012-vol-46-no-6/outlook-2013 Outlook 2013 INTRODUCTION Human actions could become more accurately predictable, thanks to neuroscience. Nano-sized robots will deliver cancer-fighting …
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Category:2 Geopolitics
Can we face reality? Can we do the right thing?
Some have said for a long time that the management of Ireland has been corrupt, collusive and self-destructive. The solutions have been evident, but require action by those that are party to the inefficiencies. The track record is not good – even the priests never owned up about their corruption. Perhaps enough people will wake-up …
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Fire and Ice – sad news at both ends of the spectrum.
A couple of headlines today caught my attention. Unimportant news to most of us, which probably won’t even make the TV version. In the heat of Tibetan politics, two teenagers self-immolated in protest against repression, while in the chill of the Arctic there is less ice than ever before. The stories might get some play …
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Decimation of bee populations will impact food supply.
There has been concern over the past few years about colony collapse disorder as bee populations have declined dramatically. Research reported in the journal Science indicates the collapse in bee populations has been catalysed by a virus, spread by the varroa mite, to which bees have not adapted. We have noticed thecollapse of the bee …
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Set yourself on fire to change the world.
It must demand the greatest will power. It must demand selfless sacrifice. To set yourself on fire to bring attention to injustice. It still happens in our world in which we think everything is OK. (BBC: Tibetan men in ‘first self-immolations in Lhasa’) We may not need to martyr ourselves though our political system is …
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At last, a way to exterminate humanity.
So the headline reads: “Male pill: gene discovery may lead to contraceptive“. Followed by a note that researchers in Edinburgh identified a gene critical for the production of healthy sperm. Mmmmm. This sounds a bit like what Monsanto did with grain – modifying the seed genetics so that it could to reproduce. The “Terminator” gene. …
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Nuclear meltdown in your back yard.
This is not funny nor trivial. Nuclear reactions are highly toxic. The failure to clean up the reactor in Japan is leaving us open to a far greater spread of nuclear fallout. I had forgotten about the whole tragedy. A warning in my inbox this morning changed my day. It has always been known that …
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Tick the box. Or think.
I just had an interesting conversation with my brother. He is a senior compliance specialist who has worked with the biggest global commercial banks. He explained the extraordinary cost and consequences of poor administration of the legal framework of the finance and securities industry in the EU. I was amazed. His perspective from the City …
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$ 2billion “surprise” trading loss? C’mon!
So JP Morgan hung its head because it did a “Leeson” and managed to lose $ 2 billion in trading in a couple of months. They are supposed to be one of the good ones. What is going on? What are regulators doing? What are you investors doing? Let heads roll! BBC: JPMorgan reveals shock …
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The front line of politics.
Many people are unhappy with the effectiveness of the political process, but just accept government by corrupt elected officials and inflexible, antiquated bureaucracy. Others are trying to change the way we do things. Like marches for civil rights, they facilitate speech on the internet when strong arm tactics are trying to quite the voices of …
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