By Eric Le Roy
Here in Varna, Bulgaria, the city planners seem to have lost their minds…unless they have something up their sleeves that I don’t know about. Very possible, that. Fun fact: Bulgaria is losing population faster than any other country in Europe, and a 23% drop in population is predicted by 2050.
It’s for the usual reasons: declining birth rates that cannot keep up with … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ It strikes me increasingly as ironic that the same people who revel in the onslaught of technology, AI, and the advanced capabilities of genetic engineering are often the same ones who cling to the supposedly inviolable sanctity of the ‘human spirit’, and – even worse in my book – of human ‘dignity’. It’s as if ‘love will find a way’ or Batman … Read the rest
Content 6+ If you’ve ever heard someone exclaim, with righteous indignation, “What global warming? It’s snowing in May!” you’ve witnessed a unique human talent: our ability to misunderstand science spectacularly, confidently, and with a self-assured grin.
Imagine, for a moment, the person who peers through their window at a late-May snowfall in Moscow. The ground is sprinkled with a white, chilly blanket, and our hero smugly sips their coffee, convinced … Read the rest
Content 16+ Imagine a future historian—perhaps an AI with a wry sense of humor—sifting through the ruins of our civilization. It finds two things in abundance: a feverish atmosphere and mountains of garbage. The air is thick with greenhouse gases that our factories and cars so generously pumped out, and the land (and sea) is … Read the rest
Content 12+ The sweet smell of ambition… It’s the fragrance of a parent standing proudly beside their oversized SUV, ready to chauffeur little Timmy to his prestigious private school. Never mind that the vehicle guzzles fuel like it’s trying to personally accelerate climate change. After all, priorities! What’s a collapsing ecosystem compared to Timmy acing calculus?
You see, modern parenting is an art form. On one hand, you strive to … Read the rest
