Apart from NTE, is there any significant philosophical issue at the present time? ** Is there anything redeeming about the path that got us to this point (the last oh, 10,000 years or so) in regards to now figuring out…

by  Jonathan Woolson (bio follows) These are our choices, that we choose to continue, ...and the results of our choices, that we make every day...   ...and the fragmented limbs and bodies of South Sudanese, Syrian, Israeli, and Gazan children,…

What do people think of the slogan and campaign briefly described below?It's been discussed on the Climate Progress blog. The designer, Milton Glaser (who did the I heart NY slogan), was on CBC national radio last month and made the…

by Jamey Hecht, PhD Truth-telling. American civilization is an abusive parent who provides more material goods than most, but lies about just how violently he acquired those goods. With hundreds of military bases abroad, American authority is like a Mafioso…

What is freedom? How is the concept of freedom related to this predicament? ** I am interested in knowing what people think NTHE will look like. Humans are clearly very adaptable and clever. Will all humans be killed, or just…

by Emma Fenton, long-time reader in this space As near-term human extinction is debated back and forth, argued for and against (with a degree of condemnation), the signs are already painfully obvious that this is the path we are heading down. Climate…

Now that it looks like methane from Siberia and the arctic is really picking up, what would happen if we had a large sudden release of methane a hypothetical extinction-level release, what would be the result in speeding up NTHE?…