Clean technology disruptions can springboard Sri Lanka from economic collapse to unthinkable prosperity
Sri Lanka is deeply embroiled in a crisis. Fuel shortages have led to protests. Food protests have led to riots. The President fled the country and then resigned by email. A new President was just elected on Wednesday, July 20, but he is no outsider – he has been Prime …
Dropping Silk Stockings Created an Oral Health Revolution (The Pattern of Disruption, Part 7) - For most of human history, it was not routine for… 
Largest EU economy can reach 100% ‘clean energy’ by 2035 for less than fossil fuel spending - Germany can shift its entire electricity system onto solar, wind… 
How Autonomous Vehicles will Trigger the Age of Robots - In August of 2021, Elon Musk revealed the Tesla Bot… 
The Shipping Container Disruption Helped End Famines (The Pattern of Disruption, Part 6) - Images from Unsplash by Spencer Davis and Avel Chuklanov … 
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spark global food riots – the solution is precision fermentation - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is about to set in motion… Rethinking Humanity (latest book)
We are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most consequential transformation of human civilization in history.
The Coming Global Fertilizer Crisis – and How to Solve it (The Pattern of Disruption, Part 5)
A global food crisis is looming, with high natural gas prices driving up the cost of ammonia fertilizer and the war in Ukraine threatening this year’s crops from both there and Russia. The consequences of mishandling this crisis could be dire. Research by complexity theorist Yaneer Bar-Yam suggests that high …
How Energy Disruption Led to Russia-Ukraine Crisis – and How the Crisis Will Accelerate Disruption
Conventional analysts are looking at the Russian invasion of Ukraine through the lens of military strategy and geopolitical rivalry. But the invasion and its geopolitical consequences can only be properly understood in the context of wider transformations in the global economy, driven by disruptions unfolding across every major sector, namely, …
The Disruption of Slavery Unveils Fastest Path to End Today’s Wars (The Pattern of Disruption, Part 4)
We are now at a crossroads in history, and no path forward looks pleasant. The war in Ukraine is killing innocent civilians, disrupting lives, and shaking the markets in energy, food and other commodities, making us wonder how we let ourselves become so complacent in trading with Russia, whose government …