The Nonlinearity of the Elephant Problem
- 2012
- 55m
Most people see crowding, pollution, and decreasing purchasing power. Some put the blame on immigration, the success of competing economies, peak oil, soil loss, and water scarcity. In this ... Read allMost people see crowding, pollution, and decreasing purchasing power. Some put the blame on immigration, the success of competing economies, peak oil, soil loss, and water scarcity. In this talk Jack Alpert suggest these problems are but the tip of an iceberg. We are underestimat... Read allMost people see crowding, pollution, and decreasing purchasing power. Some put the blame on immigration, the success of competing economies, peak oil, soil loss, and water scarcity. In this talk Jack Alpert suggest these problems are but the tip of an iceberg. We are underestimating how these problems will affect us and overestimating our ability to manage them.