Throughout History, Human Exploitation Of The Earth

Economists (and Others) Who Are Satisfied With Nature-free Equations Develop A Dangerous Hubris About The Potency Of Our Species

Every Measured Thing Is Part Of A Web Of Variables More Richly Interconnected Than We Know.

Why Are Ecologists And Environmentalists So Feared And Hated? This Is Because In Part What They Have To Say Is New To The General Public, And The New Is Always Alarming.

Numeracy: 1. The Art Of Putting Numbers To Things, That Is, Assigning Amounts To Variables In Order That Practical Decisions May Be Reach. 2. That Aspect Of Education (beyond Mere Literacy) Which Takes Account Of Quantitative Aspects Of Reality.

The Essence Of Dramatic Tragedy Is Not Unhappiness. It Resides In The Solemnity Of The Remorseless Working Of Things.