Name a single human frontier we didn’t pollute. It’s almost like (ignoring) environmental externalities is baked into the species, at least when commercial activity is involved.

Space is next?

Seems a Pyrrhic victory to want Republicans, who failed to stop Trump & MAGA taking over the Republican Party, aim to take over the Democratic Party.

If the Blue Jays win the World Series in Game 7 vs two north-American teams does that mean Australia does not exist?

Yes, without ever bluntly chasing out the absurdity of MAD, the writers captured the absurd spirit of “may as well commit to wiping us all out just in case they’re committed to wiping us all out”.

Yes, watched recently too. The uncertainty about both origin & intent of the missile launch, and uncertainty about both target & appropriate scale of response, was a fair exploration of the tangled ethics of strategic nuclear war.

Democrats thinking about Trump getting an MRI.

I would submit the whole thing as an article. Yes it is a detailed rebuttal of Pielke’s paper specifically, but it also highlights measurements errors that are valuable to consider when assessing extreme event risks.
An example of such discussions:
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We appreciate this rather painstaking analysis of Pielke’s ‘stack of mathematical artifacts’.
Pielke, bizarrely, appears to agree, maybe suggesting he thinks the database is toast but he found the truth anyway (magically)?

Imagine if the Spanish film ‘Rich Flu’ (2024) had the virus target CO2 Emissions Inequalities rather than straight income inequality.

Where does “President openly fantasizes about shutting on his own (dissident) citizens” fit in the Fascist Scale?

Clearly Parramatta Eels fans.
@theparraeels.bsky.social

I think “Extrapolations” (Apple TV+) has an episode where this scenario eventuates?Geoengineering as poisoned chalice.

Remember when Oreskes’ merchants of doubt found the same players across tobacco, nuclear risk, climate, etc? Now the tactic extends to lab leak with a next gen of players?