Hawkins's computer was too literal. But his instinct — that Stonehenge handled information — survives every test the sixty years since have thrown at it. An investigation through stone provenance, isotopes, ancient DNA and landscape archaeology, ending with a named, testable hypothesis: the Gathering Engine.
Cities ran sewers and traffic computers long before anyone sold them the word. Around 2008 “smart” acquired an owner. Four product cities show what it cost.
Clean energy is booming, yet emissions keep breaking records. A clear-eyed 2026 look at climate action—what's working, what's failing, and what it will take.
In an era marked by unprecedented technological connectivity yet profound personal disconnection, millions worldwide are turning inward through the ancient practice of meditation. From...
1. Preparation:
Find a quiet space where you won't be disturbed.
Sit comfortably on a cushion, chair, or floor with your spine straight.
Close your eyes gently...
Hawkins's computer was too literal. But his instinct — that Stonehenge handled information — survives every test the sixty years since have thrown at it. An investigation through stone provenance, isotopes, ancient DNA and landscape archaeology, ending with a named, testable hypothesis: the Gathering Engine.
Cities ran sewers and traffic computers long before anyone sold them the word. Around 2008 “smart” acquired an owner. Four product cities show what it cost.
Riyadh is planting 7.5m trees and running a new metro against an Expo 2030 deadline. A look at the water, heat and money behind the desert city's greening
As regular readers of this blog know I have an abiding interest in Artificial Intelligence, and, in particular, it's potential to develop proto-consciousness, or,...
An AI sandbox breach exposed a new risk: powerful agents can turn tools and permissions into action, leaving guardrail-bound defenders at a disadvantage.
GREEN CITIES SERIES | ARTICLE 15
The atmospheric tension in Cape Town during the austral summer of 2017–2018 was characterized by a distinct psychological phenomena...
Mexico City faces sinking and water crises due to drained lakes and urban growth. Explore the environmental challenges and solutions shaping its future
The chamber still looks improbably calm. Green marble. Translation headsets. Country names set out in alphabetical order, as though the world’s grief can be...
Explore Los Angeles' ambitious efforts to transform its concrete flood-control river back into a living ecological corridor amidst urban and climate challenges.
Shanghai, China. Flood resilience, wetland protection, riverfront redevelopment, and the tension between ecological adaptation and relentless construction.
Wetlands are vital, endangered ecosystems that act as the Earth's kidneys and carbon storage. We must protect these "living sponges" to ensure our own survival.
Clean energy is booming, yet emissions keep breaking records. A clear-eyed 2026 look at climate action—what's working, what's failing, and what it will take.
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The aurochs' last bellow echoed through Poland's Jaktorów Forest in 1627, marking Europe's first recorded megafaunal extinction.¹ This wild...
Cities ran sewers and traffic computers long before anyone sold them the word. Around 2008 “smart” acquired an owner. Four product cities show what it cost.
The Quiet Takeover of the Global Diet
The modern global diet is undergoing a quiet, pervasive transformation, one driven not by nutritional science or consumer...
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...
Mexico City faces sinking and water crises due to drained lakes and urban growth. Explore the environmental challenges and solutions shaping its future
On a quiet morning in the not-so-distant future, a human being wakes to the soft hum of a neural implant seamlessly delivering the day’s information directly to her brain....
In the autumn of 2024, as the International Union for Conservation of Nature released its latest Red List update, a stark reality confronted the global community: 46,337 species now...