Infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. How can we transition to a ‘post-growth’ economy without triggering a financial collapse?
The underpinnings of our civilisation are based on an untenable premise.
Asked by:Why do those with the power to make a decision so rarely involve those who will be affected by the decision in the decision making process?
How much is the mental health epidemic due to lack of meaning in contemporary society?
Why are there so many bored people resorting to (legal/illegal) drugs nowadays?
How can we expect people to think and make good decisions in times of crisis (eg.bushfire) when they have little experience of thinking and making decisions in every day life?
Individuals grow and develop when having the opportunity to work out problems with others.
Were you eavesdropping on our brunch on Saturday while we were discussing the overdue renaissance of the interrobang?
Asked by:How can democracies remain democratic but become (a) less adversarial (b) more efficient?
Democracies have little value unless the populace participates. I (probably like many others) am put off from active participation and my cynicism is fed, by the cumbersome nature of government and the lack of cooperation between parties. Does a ‘party system’ have to translate into the circus that we witness in our parliaments?
Asked by:What or who are the offspring of Capitalism and Oligarchy?
Asked by:Why do we have 5 mins of sport at the end of news instead of 5 mins of arts/culture? How would this change our perception of the world?
Not everyone is into sport. For some, their equivalent is the arts/culture or even the environment. Why are these things considered ‘features’ rather than staples of our news diet? I wonder how society would change if one or two newsrooms started this trend?
Asked by:Is it okay to give in to peer-group pressure if your peer-group is nicer than you are?
Asked by:The world has plenty of food and wealth for everyone. What is keeping billions poor and hungry?
I have a tiny sponsor child in Bangladesh. In an ideal world, she wouldn’t need to be sponsored and I wouldn’t have to worry about her reaching adulthood…
Do you believe creativity & self expression is the key to a happy life and a happy world?
It is something I have been grappling with in recent years, and have come to believe that this is true.
What isn’t a thought?
Asked by:Would a charge of involuntary manslaughter stick against tobacco companies?
I have many relatives and friends who have died from tobacco related illnesses. We should all care about this. Tobacco is different even from other ‘vices’ (including alcohol) in that it has no health benefit even at low doses. Selling tobacco with its known problems is a ‘dangerous act that knowingly puts the health of others at risk’. These are two important manslaughter criteria. Is the absence of ‘intent to kill’ enough to exclude it?
Are words more important than actions?
Asked by:Is ‘being wild’ necessary for human evolution?
It seems as though more and more of us live a life of conformity and order, and few now life a live of ‘being wild’; of throwing caution to the wind; of taking a chance to follow their dream; to embark on an adventure. What is this doing to our evolution as a species? Where will humanity be in a hundred, a thousand years if we give up ‘being wild’ because our fears prevent us foresaking the safe places?
