Death awaits us.

Death awaits us. This is no big deal, nothing lasts forever. We’re pretty short-sighted. Stephen Hawking, the most intelligent man alive today once said that he’d be surprised if mankind lasted another century. But  people often talk about what the human race will do when the Earth gets fried as our sun blows up into a red giant just before it blinks out in the darkness.

Economic growth - part 1 - the economic divide

Ever since the start of the Industrial Revolution society has sought to “improve itself” through economic growth. The inventions of the spinning Jenny led to more efficient production of materials which could then be sold within the country and for export. This in turn fostered international trade