Executive Summary
The global energy system is in the midst of its most significant transformation since the dawn of the industrial age. A powerful, technology-driven shift toward renewable energy sources is underway, marked by unprecedented levels of investment, record-breaking capacity additions, and rapidly declining costs. This transition is no longer a peripheral concern but a central force in the global economy, reshaping capital flows, industrial strategy, and geopolitical alignments. Analysis from leading international agencies indicates that clean energy is entering...
A personal reflection on my meditation practice and experience in relation to the insights of neuroscience- no claim to expertise, as still struggling to...
The Convergence of Poetry and Logic
The history of science is frequently punctuated by figures who exist at the confluence of opposing forces—individuals whose intellects...
The question Philip K. Dick posed in 1968 was never really about sheep.
It was about the ineffable thing that separates life from simulation, consciousness...
The question of whether Christianity can become genuinely "green" forces us into uncomfortable theological and philosophical territory. It requires confronting not merely lapses in...
*An ABC Australia report on Moltbook (February 2026) and the ensuing security coverage is the spark for this commentary—because beneath the memes is a...
Earth’s poles—vast, fragile, warming fast—anchor global climate. Indigenous wisdom, science, and cooperation are key to preserving these icy wildernesses.
The Permian competition tightens: pruning, agentic browsers, and the energy bill becomes law.
February 2026 doesn’t feel like a month of flashy invention. It feels...
Earth’s poles—vast, fragile, warming fast—anchor global climate. Indigenous wisdom, science, and cooperation are key to preserving these icy wildernesses.
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The tiger's roar echoed through sal forests stretching from the Brahmaputra to the Indus, a distance of 3,000 kilometers unbroken...
"Because it is not an organized religion as such, but rather a spiritual practice, shamanism cuts across all faiths and creeds, reaching deep levels...
Introduction: The Enduring Altar of the Automobile
In the early 1990s, I wrote a searing critique of modern transport policy in which I depicted the...
When Code Becomes Cosmos
If the universe is a computer simulation, then God might be less like Michelangelo's bearded patriarch and more like a cosmic...
Introduction
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Australia's iconic arboreal marsupial, represents one of the world's most specialized mammals and faces an unprecedented conservation crisis. This review...
By Kevin Parker(inspired by Russell Conwell's original lecture)
"You already have within you everything you need to turn your life into a masterpiece."— Deepak Chopra
Introduction: A Parable for Our Times
In...
Way back in the early 90s when working with the Technology and Environmental Strategies Group at the University of Wollongong, I co-authored a report entitled 'Social Equity and...
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The Two-Faced Bean: The Ubiquitous Legume
It begins as a humble seed,...