"As peak oil reshapes the terrain of our future, John Michael Greer offers an inspiring vision of cultural evolution rooted in environmental science. For anyone concerned about peak oil and the future of industrial society, this book is an essential guide to the deep patterns of…
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In response to the coming impact of peak oil, John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world--not returning to the past, but creating a society that supports relatively advanced technology on a sustainable resourc…
"As peak oil reshapes the terrain of our future, John Michael Greer offers an inspiring vision of cultural evolution rooted in environmental science. For anyone concerned about peak oil and the future of industrial society, this book is an essential guide to the deep patterns of…
In response to the coming impact of peak oil, John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world--not returning to the past, but creating a society that supports relatively advanced technology on a sustainable resourc…
"The Long Descent follows our present industrial society down the same well-worn path that has led other civilizations into decline. John Michael Greer explains that this path involves a much slower and more complex transformation than the sudden catastrophes imagined by so many…
Americans are expressing deep concern about U.S. dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices, and the threat of climate change. Greer examines the basis of such fear through three core themes: Industrial society is following the same well-worn path that has led other civilizat…
Americans are expressing deep concern about U.S. dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices, and the threat of climate change. Greer examines the basis of such fear through three core themes: Industrial society is following the same well-worn path that has led other civilizat…
"A yearly anthology collecting the most compelling, most deeply thought essays and articles about the future of life on our planet"--Back cover.
"A yearly anthology collecting the most compelling, most deeply thought essays and articles about the future of life on our planet"--Back cover.
A yearly anthology collecting the most compelling, most deeply thought essays and articles about the future of life on our planet.
What Future: The Year's Best Writing on What's Next for People, Technology, and the Planet, edited by Meehan Crist and Rose Eveleth, is a best of the year anthology featuring new writing by and about the scientists, writers, journalists, and philosophers who are proposing the op…
Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or ""ems."" Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this n…