Author Archives: J. M. Korhonen

About J. M. Korhonen

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Bitcoin is not a good fit for renewable energy. Here’s why.

Posted on May 25, 2018

Recent research suggests that Bitcoin network is using an appreciable fraction – 0.1% – of the world’s total electricity use and is projected to use up to 0.5%, or about what all the solar panels in the world produce, by … Continue reading →

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Practical policies for transition towards post-capitalist, post-scarcity society

Posted on March 12, 2018

One question I get asked a lot is that post-capitalism and post-scarcity sound like good ideas in theory, but how do we get from here to there in practice? In other words: What are the actual, concrete political projects we … Continue reading →

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Post-scarcity: a research review (in progress!)

Posted on March 8, 2018

I’ve been slowly going through research literature on post-scarcity and so-called scarcity, abundance and sufficiency (SAS) school of thought. TL;DR version: post-scarcity economy, where the economic problem of production has for all intents and purposes been solved and all the basic … Continue reading →

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Pragmatic, inclusive energy discussion works

Posted on February 26, 2018

Here’s one data point for the debate about communicating nuclear power: The approval rating of nuclear power in Finland has risen by a whopping seven percentage points in a year. In Pyhäjoki, where the Russian Rosatom is building its highly-contested … Continue reading →

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Why I believe we ought to build a spacefaring civilisation

Posted on February 8, 2018

The successful launch of the Falcon Heavy is a milestone, and it has raised again the important question: should we humans try to create a spacefaring civilisation, even if we could?   This is a philosophical question, and answers to … Continue reading →

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My professional opinion as a blockchain researcher: I don’t see the point (yet)

Posted on January 12, 2018

I’ve spent the last 15 months researching the implications and possibilities of blockchains and related “distributed trust technologies” from a business and societal point of view. Sadly, I have to say that I don’t quite get the hype, as much … Continue reading →

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Necessity is the mother of inventors: my PhD lecture

Posted on December 15, 2017

The following is the traditional Lectio praecursoria a doctoral candidate in Finland gives to the audience before his/her PhD defence. This one is mine, delivered on 12th December 2017. Esteemed custos, esteemed opponent, ladies and gentlemen! You all are probably … Continue reading →

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