Ideas That Work

Truth, knowledge, justice – to understand how our loftiest abstractions earn their keep, trace them to their practical origins.

Riches in Space

Asteroids could pay for so much space exploration. We just need to mine those valuable resources – and duck a direct hit.

Plagues and Empires

The decline of the Roman Empire and the end of European feudalism can tell us about COVID-19 and the future of the West.

Can Culture Degenerate?

The idea that culture has become vacuous and banal comes with unsavoury implications.

Don’t Farm Bugs

It’s immoral, risky and won’t resolve the climate crisis.

The West Has Lost Its Virtue

We have abandoned the taboos that held us together.

Old-Growth Defenders Have a Formidable Ally in Suzanne Simard

The acclaimed author and UBC tree scientist tells Premier Horgan: ‘This is wrong.’