OVERVIEW
The purpose of this blog is generation of an exchange of views on the fundamental role of human values, attitudes, and behavior to achieve an attractive prospect for humankind by reconciling a continually expanding human activity with planet Earth’s finite capacity to support this accelerating development. The exchange of views might be the basis for a proposal to the National Academy of Science to convene a breakout session on this topic at the Annual Meeting of the Academy. Such a proposal would follow an informal suggestion by Academy President Cicerone to Tom Malone at the meeting of Academy Members at Yale University in February 2006.
The considerations presented below are intended as a point of departure for discussion on this blog.
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Video
Dr. Malone's video-taped remarks from September 2009 can be viewed at
http://www.youtube.com/drtfmalone
Transcript of Video:
The 21st Century looms is emerging as a “tipping point” for human life on planet Earth. Whether our future is bright and sunny, or cloudy and forbidding, will depend ultimately on the collective impact of decisions made by individual members of our global society . . .
Today, humanity faces three overarching challenges: (1) sustainability (or survivability) – reconciling exponential growth in the global economy with the finite capacity of our planet to provide the goods and services necessary to meet expanding basic human needs and legitimate aspirations, (2) equity – achieving fairness in sharing our planet’s resources among all people, (3) nuclear catastrophe - the stark possibility that conflict among nations could escalate into a globally disastrous nuclear war. In the final analysis, the most effective response to these three challenges will be the universal adoption of a set of the human values that will guide decisions by individuals as they pursue sustainability, equity, and peace . . .
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Dr. Malone's video-taped remarks from September 2009 can be viewed at
http://www.youtube.com/drtfmalone
Transcript of Video:
A Societal Response to Three Overarching Global Challenges
The 21st Century looms is emerging as a “tipping point” for human life on planet Earth. Whether our future is bright and sunny, or cloudy and forbidding, will depend ultimately on the collective impact of decisions made by individual members of our global society . . .
Today, humanity faces three overarching challenges: (1) sustainability (or survivability) – reconciling exponential growth in the global economy with the finite capacity of our planet to provide the goods and services necessary to meet expanding basic human needs and legitimate aspirations, (2) equity – achieving fairness in sharing our planet’s resources among all people, (3) nuclear catastrophe - the stark possibility that conflict among nations could escalate into a globally disastrous nuclear war. In the final analysis, the most effective response to these three challenges will be the universal adoption of a set of the human values that will guide decisions by individuals as they pursue sustainability, equity, and peace . . .
Read complete remarks . . .
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