blue dot blog

Environment / Climate Change

There are no such things as ‘Natural Disasters’

Author: Shaun Deverson The Albanese government has declared the toxic algal bloom occurring off the [...]

Economy

The Need to Move to Ecority as Worldview

Author: Dr. Richard Hames Human civilization can be visualized as a global world-system, a superorganism driven [...]

Industry

Energy

A nuclear future for Australia? We need ideas, not ideology!

Author: Shaun Deverson As some may have seen, I’m a strong advocate for Australia to [...]

Law / Policy

When the Hypocrisy of Politics Distracts

Author: Shaun Deverson I’ve been wanting to write this article for quite a few months [...]

Security

Climate Change as a Driver of Conflict and Disorder in Modern Nations – The Case of Australia

Author: Shaun Deverson When we think of the combined phrases ‘climate change’ and ‘conflict’, for [...]

Communities

Free speech isn’t… ‘free’! Nothing is.

Freedom of speech has been a topic of contention, and tension, for centuries as the [...]

When Climate Change Shrinks Our Personal Space: Proxemics and the Future of Cities

Author: Shaun Deverson As cities race to become more sustainable and resilient, a critical, but [...]

Uluru, Monuments and Belief Systems

Author: Shaun Deverson Genesis 1:26 reads ‘Then God said’ “Let us make humankind in our [...]

Leadership

The Danger of Unqualified Leadership: Why Character, Competence, and Philosophy Matter in Politics

Author: Shaun Deverson Aristotle once said, “It is the mark of an educated mind to [...]

Ecological Governance

By Dr. Richard Hames The organising and governing of societies that were deliberately designed to [...]