We’re running out of booty on planet Earth, so billionaires are racing to mine and populate the rest of the universe.
Posts Tagged ‘overpopulation’
Too Much of a Good Thing: Richard Heinberg
“Once a species becomes powerful enough to take over a planet, then is it also intelligent enough to understand the limits to its own power?” This is a question posed in the new book, Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival.
Billionaires in Space
Are Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk doing civilization a favor and advancing science? Are they preparing to colonize space like the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation? Or are they seeking status and boosting their egos – AND their carbon footprints – with expensive toys?
Overshoot: World’s Best Introduction
Everything your friends, family, colleagues, journalists and elected representatives need to know about Earth Overshoot Day.
Things are Not Fine (podcast episode 48)
Physician Sofia Pineda Ochoa became so concerned about the future of life on Earth that she wrote, produced and directed the new documentary, Endgame 2050. “There is no human health without planetary health,” she tells us.