Reduced Environemental Hazards

Meditation shows reduced activity in the amygdala, our brain’s threat detector. When the amygdala perceives a threat, it sets off the fight-flight-freeze response.

In a study, after practicing mindfulness for 20 minutes per day over just one week, participants showed reduced amygdala rea...

Four possible metrics serve as indicators to see if our chance of collapse is falling or rising.

1. Temperature is a clear metric for climate change.
2. Complexity is represented by GDP.
3. The ecological footprint is an indicator of

Focusing on specific details in a complex system while ignoring the amount of detail contained within the system may at first show a benefit. However, it can create a massive collapse in the long-run.

In the late 18th century, the German government wanted to grow "scientific forests" t...