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by technopolitical
Research on money, spending, and happiness continues. The facts (as usual) undercut various prevailing ideologies. Consider the recent research report in the journal Science:
Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness Experimental methodology, etc., follows, and then some meat: Promoted by Migeru Read more... (22 comments, 769 words in story) by technopolitical
Comments often take for granted that "collapse" would be a natural consequence of severe climate change. But does this mean --
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Update [2006-12-23 2:44:13 by technopolitical]: New title above, whining below, diary boxed [now unboxed].
OK, that does it: under mild provocation, I'm mildly annoyed. The comments are wide-ranging and perceptive, but (at comments=32) are almost perfectly non-responsive to the idea presented in the diary. I'll try again later, perhaps with a better abstract. Update [2006-12-23 18:20:13 by technopolitical] Much better -- Thanks! Read more... (63 comments, 1176 words in story) by technopolitical
Climate, technology, and politics
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There's more to the CO2 problem than warmth and weather. It's making the World Ocean more acidic, and ocean ecosystems are on track to be disrupted in ways that no one predict. With enough acid, shells and coral will dissolve.
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Technological developments in the works will make the application of military force by rich democracies far easier. Some have argued that more boots on the ground would have enabled the US to stabilize/subjugate Iraq, and to do so with far less bloodshed than endless bombing campaigns. But soldiers are scarce and the prospect of dead soldiers discourages political leaders from deploying troops.
There is an expensive, experimental, clunky technology that will mature into machines that loosen these constraints. Now in prototype are "robot troops" -- actually, machines directed remotely by a person, with no intelligence needed in the box. Note gun: Read more... (33 comments, 402 words in story) |
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