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In May 2018 I and other academics discussed the role of GDP at the Royal Society. You can find a summary of the event here, and listen to my remarks below. The post Is the Rate of Change of GDP the Best Way to Measure Economic Growth? appeared first on John Kay.

Ninth-century Rök stone may deal with fear of cold climate crisis in Scandinavia One of the world’s most famous runestones is now believed to have been erected by Vikings fearing a repeat of a previous cold climate crisis in Scandinavia, a study has concluded. The Rök stone, raised in the ninth century near Lake Vättern

They’re usually more than happy to spend money upfront to avoid bigger costs down the track. Investing in renewable energy is the exception If only Scott Morrison was as willing to spend money preventing climate change as he is to spend it on disaster repair. The idea that a “stitch in time saves nine” and

Socrates: “I dare say that you are familiar with Tisias.  Does he not define probability to be that which the many think?” Phaedrus: “Certainly, he does”.[1] — In the winter of 1653-4 the Chevalier de Méré, an inveterate gambler, sought the advice of the mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal.  Pascal in turn consulted an even

A scientific expedition to Thwaites glacier aims to provide vital information about the dangers of melting Antarctic ice Thwaites glacier, a vast river of ice the size of Great Britain, holds enough frozen water that were it to collapse, the world’s oceans would rise by more than 60cm. Part of the West Antarctic ice sheet,

Veganism might help and it’s always good to avoid flying. But the answer to Earth’s emergency must involve political, collective action – and there are countless ways to get active The impact of the climate crisis is all too visible. Bushfires have killed more than 20 people in south-eastern Australia and forced thousands more to