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Ninjaed! Links debunking the pseudoscience of alpha status and social dominance

By tigtog on December 31, 2012

Social hierarchies exist, but the idea that status is clear-cut, obvious and carries across all social interactions in a social grouping is a myth.

Posted in education, Science, Sociology | Tagged behavioural science, hierarchies, pseudoscience | 11 Responses

Tipping points, non-renewables and a postcapitalist future

Tipping points, non-renewables and a postcapitalist future

By tigtog on September 7, 2010

Kim Stanley Robinson (KSR) published this article last year, but it’s worth looking at again in light of ever more data showing that we are running out of planet, or at least running out of the non-renewable resources needed to continue growing the classic capitalist economy:

Posted in economics, environment, ethics & philosophy, Science, social justice | Tagged capitalism, class mobility, climate change, consumerism, hierarchies, social change, sustainability

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