- 5 days ago
A Glossary of the Unthinkable
Published in Humans and Nature, the literary journal of The Center for Humans and Nature
- Jul 16
Welcome back to the arms race
Observing the anniversary of the launch of the worldwide arms race
- Apr 22
Litany of missed opportunity
Since the first Earth Day we've missed opportunities to prevent the global disaster we call climate change
- May 22, 2022
Nine footprints
“If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest emitter in the world– behind China and the US.” Motivated by...
- Apr 22, 2022
The Chemistry Experiment
“The two elements the traveler first captures in the big city are extrahuman architecture and furious rhythm. Geometry and anguish.”...
- Oct 13, 2021
To bear witness
Published in Ground Zero, October 2021. “We keep threatening to unleash these bombs... Most of us have forgotten what we're capable of."
- Aug 10, 2021
Conversation: J. Robert Oppenheimer and Setsuko Thurlow
A “conversation”: J. Robert Oppenheimer's report on nuclear effects and Setsuko Thurlow’s Nobel Peace Prize speech on abolishing nukes
- Jul 22, 2021
It starts with me
How I and the other 7 billion of us on the planet now can prevent the worst effects of climate change.
- Mar 19, 2021
Black Swan
March 11, 2011: Fukushima nuclear plant systems detected an earthquake. The reactors automatically shut down and emergency diesel...
- Sep 11, 2019
Perspectives on a work in progress
Exploring theories of quantum mechanics 100 years ago, physicists struggled with the particle vs. wave paradox. Niels Bohr proposed the prin