Author: Timothy Wilken

Published in Science in December of 1968. Garrett Hardin  At the end of a thoughtful article on the future of nuclear war, Wiesner and York (1) concluded that: “Both sides […]

The following is the second chapter of the small book As a Man Thinketh published in the early 1900s. James Allen A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, […]

This article was first published in the journal, Alternatives, in April of 1981. It is based on a talk that was later developed into Hardin’s book Filters Against Folly (1985). […]

Looking for Peak Oil solutions. Kurt Cobb Is Complexity bad for us? Joseph Tainter first posited in his book, “The Collapse of Complex Societies,” that complex societies most frequently attempt […]

The following is the preface and first chapter of a small book published in the early 1900s. … Wisdom is where you find it. James Allen This little volume (the […]

As my readers know, I have been concerned about the Fossil Fuel Depletion Crisis for sometime. What has been old news on the internet, is starting to hit the main […]

The following is an essay published in 1995 that became a book. It was recommended by Marguerite Hampton of the Turtle Island Institute. Robert D. Putnam Many students of the new […]

Reposted from the Symphony Orchestra Institute. Trust is a central ingredient in human relationships, and thus, in organizational dynamics. At its root, trust is interpersonal; it exists in some state […]

Reposted from What Is Enlightenment? An interview with Ervin Laszlo by Elizabeth A. Debold Ervin Laszlo is a renaissance man for the world of the future. If that’s a bit […]

Here is another individual who has read and been impressed by Catton’s Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change. Aric McBay This booklet is an excerpt from a larger book […]