12.21.11 | Transblog
success/failure or every front has a back or to act or not to act or the problem with a can of worms.
In chapter one of Tim Brown’s book Change By Design he says “Fail early to succeed sooner”. There are quite a few similar sentiments out there that encourage the idea that to succeed one must fail. The dichotomy of success/failure is like any other opposite; we can’t know one, or at least appreciate it, without [...]
12.21.11 | Transblog
Why diversity is good… (or Aww, what have we done?!)
A recent issue of The New York Times Magazine (issued November 27, 2011) had an extensive article on the development of the modern bulldog. The outcomes of selective breeding (or the design) of this breed forced me to wonder how human values impact the health of other creatures. The article, titled, “The short, brutish life [...]
12.21.11 | Transblog
Nature as Capital
“After two centuries of rises in labour productivity, the liquidation of natural resources at their extraction cost rather than their replacement value, and the exploitation of living systems as if they were free, infinite, and in perpetual renewal, it is people who have become an abundant resource, while nature is becoming disturbingly scarce.” – Natural [...]
