Planning for Life's Crises

HOW SCIENCE CAN HELP US TO PREDICT AND CONTROL OUR PERSONAL AND GLOBAL FUTURES

Letter in “Nature”: More than 70 ways to show resilience

My letter "[Handling crises:] More than 70 ways to show resilience" has appeared in "Nature" (Vol. 518, p.35). Here it is, followed by the original unpublished 2013 paper on which it was based: Corres Fisher revised And here is the earlier unpublished paper: We need...

Fair enough?

Ockham's Razor, ABC Radio In Australia the topic of fairness is often discussed. For example we ask questions whether it's fair to raise the retirement age, we question whether our electoral system is fair, whether it's fair to allow racial abuse for the sake of...

Preparing for Future Catastrophes

International Risk Governance Council Report, February 2013 (http://www.irgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CN_Prep.-for-Future-Catastrophes_final_11March13.pdf ) Executive Summary: Many of the serious problems that we face today follow a similar pattern, where the...

Handling Complex Situations in Real Life

Heron Island Complex Systems Summer School, 16–27 January, 2012 (Heron Island, Queensland, Australia) "Business is arguably the human enterprise that drives our use (and abuse) of natural resources more than any other activity. Business and the biosphere are therefore...

Radio Interview: The Big Question

Wisconsin Public Radio Hear selected major interviews on Crashes, Crises and Calamities: Joy Cardin Wisconsin Public Radio, “The Big Question”. Listen to podcast

Radio Tour of America: January–February 2010

Hear and read about my interviews on how we can tackle the complex problems of everyday life: San Francisco CA: KVON Morning Edition National Public Radio: Hive Mind New York NY: WNYC Brian Lehrer Show Lifestyle Talk Radio (National) Frankie Boyer Show Columbia MO:...

Radio Interview: New York’s Brian Lehrer Show

As it happens, humans follow some of the same behaviour rules as ants and bees. Len Fisher, author The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life, discusses what swarms can teach us about parties, traffic and more. Hear Len's interview on New York's...

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