Tag Archives: Research

20.5.2022 Friday – On extinction risk, commons risk, “natural disasters”

Posted on May 20, 2022 by J. M. Korhonen

Extinction risks or X-risks are an interesting research topic that, however, has its own share of problems. I have one article in the works about some of its blind spots, and will be getting back to the topic later. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 12, 2018 by J. M. Korhonen

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 by J. M. Korhonen

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

Posted on January 12, 2018 by J. M. Korhonen

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 by J. M. Korhonen

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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Critique of econometric models in Thinking in Systems: a Primer

Posted on May 22, 2017 by J. M. Korhonen

Donella Meadows’s book Thinking in Systems: A Primer (pp. 89-90) contains a rather interesting critique of econometric models and their limitations in explaining and predicting what happens in the world. While Meadows acknowledges that econometric models are more useful than … Continue reading →

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What does research say about the safety of nuclear power?

Posted on March 10, 2017 by J. M. Korhonen

I’ve been answering almost exactly the same answer to multiple discussions where people make claims about the safety of nuclear power, so I think it’s time to create a single post with collected information, links, and explanations. This is intended to … Continue reading →

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A Response to Lawrence, Sovacool, and Stirling. (Reblogged)

Posted on October 12, 2016 by J. M. Korhonen

In the following post, Nicholas Thompson performs a very good examination of the much-publicized study that sought to “prove” commitment to nuclear power slows down CO2 emission reductions. Well, turns out the paper suffers from a basic math error – … Continue reading →

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Simulating technological development: sneak peek!

Posted on October 11, 2012 by J. M. Korhonen

As previously stated, we’re seeking to simulate the development, adoption, and modification – in short, the evolution – of technologies. Here’s a sneak peek of the sort of shiny output our computing clusters will soon be churning out. Hopefully :). … Continue reading →

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