Hazel Henderson Green Economy, Circular Economy, energy, natural resources Ethical Markets Summary Silicon Valley scientist Jaron Lanier turns philosophical guru in “Dawn of the New Everything.” Pediatrician and former public health official Robert Lustig describes human addiction to electronic devices, advertising, drugs, sugar and processed foods. These two books …
Book Reviews: “The Darkening Web: The War for Cyberspace and “The Plot to Hack America”
Review of Two Books: “The Darkening Web: The War for Cyberspace and “The Plot to Hack America” © Hazel Henderson 2017 The Darkening Web: The War for Cyberspace by Alexander Klimburg, Penguin Press, (2017) The Plot To Hack America by Malcolm Nance, Skyhorse Publishing (2016) In The Darkening Web, author Alexander Klimburg, Program …
FANTASYLAND: How America Went Haywire
FANTASYLAND: How America went Haywire Kurt Andersen, Random House, NYC (2017) Hazel Henderson®2017 Summary: Tracks 500 years of US cultural bifurcation between Enlightenment rationalistic realism versus religious beliefs, entertainment, hucksterism, conspiracy theories, marketed by show businesses. These social trends were amplified by media, with content driven by advertising, influencing culture …
Time Now for Creating Alternative Futures-Press Release
Time Now for Creating Alternative Futures “A new generation of Futurists will be reading this seminal book and the incredible, important work of Hazel Henderson.” Julie Friedman Steele, CEO / Board Chair, World Future Society. SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla., Aug. 22 /CSRwire/ – Foundational futurist Hazel Henderson, CEO of Ethical Markets …
Review Of ‘The Systems View Of Life: A Unifying Vision’ By Capra And Luisi-Book Review
Hazel Henderon©2014 Summary Hazel Henderson’s analysis of The Systems View Of Life: A Unifying Vision from an economy perspective. Describes how economics and finance are influenced by the connection between hard sciences and social sciences. Highlights Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi’s multidisciplinary approach to putting our understanding of life …
Two Complementary Paths to Managing the Global Energy Transition-Book Reviews
Two Complementary Paths to Managing the Global Energy TransitionBy Hazel Henderson Copyright © 2017 Hazel Henderson. All Rights Reserved. These two books on ways of transitioning to sustainable global societies are both necessary: The Transition Risk-O-Meter: Reference Scenarios for Financial Analysis. Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. …
4 Scenarios on the Future of Globalization
4 Book Reviews 4 Scenarios on the Future of Globalization Hazel Henderson ©2017 Summary: Four prophetic views of the future of globalization extrapolating from current trends: New York 2140 is Kim Stanley Robinson’s dystopian scenario of collapse J.C. Sharman’s The Despot’s Guide to Wealth Management documents today’s kleptocracies Guy …
Book Reviews: “Doughnut Economics” and “Another Economy Is Possible”
Two Book Reviews: Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth, Chelsea Green, USA (2017) Another Economy Is Possible, Manuel Castells, Polity Press, UK and USA, (2017) By Hazel Henderson Copyright © 2017 Hazel Henderson. All Rights Reserved. These two new critiques of economics by economist Kate Raworth in Doughnut Economics and sociologist Manuel Castells …
Book Review-Global System Change by Frank Dixon and Irresistible by Adam Alter
Book Review Global System Change Frank Dixon Global System Change, Middle Grove, NY (2017) Irresistible Adam Alter Penguin Press Random House, NY (2017) By Hazel Henderson © 2017 Both these books see the vital role of truthful information in educating the consent of the governed. Both authors also explore the …