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Category Archives: My publications
Technology in a Post-Growth World: Lessons from the 1970s AT Movement
Hello again! This post about lessons we could learn from the 1970s Appropriate/Alternative Technology movement is derived from a presentation I gave at Helsinki Sustainability Science Days 2019, 9.5.2019. The entire presentation can be found here. The above presentation and … Continue reading
Finnish version of “Climate Gamble” now out!
A shortish treatise on climate change and nuclear power, Uhkapeli ilmastolla – vaarantaako ydinvoiman vastustus maailman tulevaisuuden? (Climate Gamble – is anti-nuclear movement endangering the world’s future?) is now in press and can be pre-ordered here. The book discusses the state of climate … Continue reading
Posted in Economy and the Environment, My publications, Nuclear energy & weapons
Tagged Energy, Nuclear
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MAD with Aliens? Interstellar deterrence and its implications
Previously, I made the case why space aliens, or ETIs (short for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligences) would probably not exterminate humanity out of fear of future competition from us, because a) interstellar warfare either is an uncertain business at best, or, b) … Continue reading
Posted in My publications, SETI, Aliens & Space
Tagged Aliens, Deterrence, ETIs, Interstellar War, METI, SETI
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“How Radical is a Radical Innovation?” Kasmire, Korhonen and Nikolic (2012)
My very first journal publication! 🙂 Admittedly, it’s a conference proceedings published in a journal form and I’m just the second author, but still, it’s an indexed journal, so you’ll perhaps forgive me for celebrating. In any case, although the … Continue reading
ADDER: A proposal for an improved model for studying technological evolution
In this paper, me and Julia Kasmire from Delft University of Technology introduce an improved, simplified computer simulation model for studying technological evolution. The paper was presented by yours truly at the 26th European Conference on Modeling and Simulation in … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, My publications, Simulations
Tagged ADDER, Brian Arthur, Coding, ECMS 2012, Kasmire J, Koen Frenken, NK models, Percolation models, Stuart Kauffman, Technological evolution
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