Tag: climate

  • Book Review: HEAT

    HEAT is a not particularly well-known book by Arthur Herzog, published in 1978 and which I first read around 1980. This book made quite an impression on my (much!) younger self, and having unearthed it from a dusty bookshelf I gave it a fresh read. Herzog’s better known works include Earthsound and The Swarm –

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  • Linear Thinking in a Non-Linear World

    The human mind instinctively understands linear systems. These are where the output or effect is in direct proportion (or simple inverse proportion) to the input. Put twice as much water in the kettle, it takes twice as long to boil. Run half as fast, it takes twice as long to get somewhere. Cook twice as

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