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The Case for Longtermism

George Monbiot calls it the “conspiracy of silence that dominates public life.” Governments dodge dealing with problems, existential threats, and puts it down to the “power of incumbency.” …those politicians…

The Case for Longtermism

George Monbiot calls it the "conspiracy of silence that dominates public life." Governments dodge dealing with problems, existential threats, and puts it down to the "power of incumbency."...those politicians and…

The Case for Longtermism

George Monbiot calls it the "conspiracy of silence that dominates public life." Governments dodge dealing with problems, existential threats, and puts it down to the "power of incumbency."...those politicians and…

Saturday Morning Links

Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Kayla Kuhfeldt et al. study the effect of a combined vaccine and masking policy, and find that those basic public health measures were…

Friday Morning Links

Assorted content to end your week. – Elizabeth Yuko reports on the Biden administration’s creation of an office to address long COVID, while Joe Middleton reports on the soaring number…

Thursday Afternoon Links

This and that for your Thursday reading. – Bedir Alihsan et al. examine the effectiveness of face masks in preventing COVID-19 infections in both health care and community settings. And…

Wednesday Morning Links

Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andre Picard writes that COVID-19 remains an imminent and severe threat to our health – no matter how many people are choosing to…

Tuesday Morning Links

This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board writes that we’re being left to navigate an ongoing pandemic in the dark as governments choose…

Climate End Game

A report from PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (US), urges governments to take off the blinders and begin evaluating climate breakdown from a worst case scenario. Despite…

Climate End Game

A report from PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (US), urges governments to take off the blinders and begin evaluating climate breakdown from a worst case scenario.Despite 30…

Climate End Game

A report from PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (US), urges governments to take off the blinders and begin evaluating climate breakdown from a worst case scenario.Despite 30…

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