StanJoy ScottThe Apocalyptic Events You Should Actually Worry Aboutverified_publisherLifehacker - Jeff SomersZombies? Fungus? Nukes? Here are the most plausible (and most possible) ways the world ends in your lifetime. If you are a normal person who even …
StanJoy ScottInfamous 1972 Prediction of Global Collapse in The 2040s Looks to Be Right on Trackverified_publisherScienceAlert - Brandon SpecktorHuman society is on track for a collapse in the next two decades if there isn't a serious shift in global priorities, according to a new reassessment …
StanJoy ScottCombining Indictment With Insight, A Historian Offers Context For The Age Of Trumpverified_publisherNPR - Ron ElvingThis week, two more books appeared on the ever-widening shelf of literature lambasting President Trump and his presidency. One sold nearly 1 million copies on its first day, based on the name of the author and weeks of publicity. But the other is the better book to buy for insight into what Trump's …
StanJoy ScottThe Quiet Disappearance of Birds in North Americaverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Ed YongThough the continent has 3 billion fewer birds than it did in 1970, those losses are hard to glean because it’s the commonest species that have been hit hardest. In the early afternoon of September 1, 1914, Martha the passenger pigeon, the last of her kind in the world, passed away, and her entire …
StanJoy ScottWhat If We Stopped Pretending?verified_publisherThe New Yorker - Jonathan FranzenThe climate apocalypse is coming. To prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t prevent it. “There is infinite hope,” Kafka tells us, “only not for us.” This is a fittingly mystical epigram from a writer whose characters strive for ostensibly reachable goals and, tragically or amusingly, never …
StanJoy ScottSurprise! New Poll Shows Americans Lead the Developed World in Climate Change DenialGizmodo - Yessenia FunesAmerica: Land of the free, home of the brave, and kingdom of deniers. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but a new poll has found that climate denial …