Human Impact

The future of human civilization is uncertain. Mass starvation, the domination and possible extermination of the human race by nanobots that have gone smart, biological drone-swarms which are more than a physical match for humans combined with mobile decontamination units bearing chemical weapons sufficient to wipe out every living thing. These scenarios have been illuminatingly discussed from an analytical framing point of view in books such as “Our Final Invention” or most prominently in Nick Bostrom’s seminal “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers Solutions". Many people be they ...

First published in 1996, Our Ecological Footprint sets out a powerful model for visualizing and measuring humanity's impact on the Earth - the ecological footprint - with the aim of reducing the harm we are causing the planet before it is too late. Although numerous organizations, governments, and individuals worldwide have now adopted the concept of ecological footprinting, the idea has also proved to be controversial.

No employer wants its employees to be bullied and harassed at the workplace. On the contrary, most employers offer an anti-harassment training to ensure employees understand company policy and legislation on workplace harassment. However, anti-harassment training typically focuses on definitions, rights of employers and employees, and complaint resolution processes. While this information is essential, anti-harassment training fails to allow for an interrogation of participant’s social location, positonality, and intersectionalty (who am I). Moreover, facilitators often teach anti-...