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Necessity is the mother of inventors: my PhD lecture
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
Posted in History of technology, Innovation, Scarcities and constraints
Tagged Essays, Innovation, PhD, Research
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Two fallacies that explain A LOT about energy discussions
I’ve been following the energy discussions actively for a decade now. Despite some incremental improvements, the debate goes round and round much the same way as it did in 2007: everyone agrees in public that we need to quit fossil … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Energy, History of technology
Tagged climate change, Energy, Essays, Nuclear, Renewables, rhetoric
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Songs from the Hungerland: reflections on Ecomodernism, history, and Nature
Songs from the Hungerland in response to 21.10.15 The Guardian opinion piece: The Brave New World of Ecomodernism During spring and summer 2014, I spent many nights under the Finnish sky. Early the next morning where the picture above was taken, I … Continue reading
Posted in Ecomodernism, Economy and the Environment, Energy, History of technology
Tagged Ecomodernism, Energy, Environment, Essays, Finland
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