Ugo BardiThe Dewdrop World is a Dewdrop World, and yet, and yet….. The Ethereal Nature of CollapseFrom “The Seneca Effect,” June 27 2022Jul 4, 20222Jul 4, 20222
Ugo BardiThe Saddam Trap: Winning by CheckmateThe game of chess is not supposed to be a realistic simulation of a battle. But, on one point, it may provide a fundamental hint: wars are…Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
Ugo BardiThe lockdown in China: if the powerful are doing something that looks stupid, is because whatever…I received several comments on my post “The Shanghai Lockdown: a Memetic Analysis,” and I think that some were so interesting to be worth…Jun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
Ugo BardiPropaganda and the Fall of the Western EmpireThis painting by Konstantin Vasiliev (1942–1976) celebrates the great patriotic war of 1941–1945 (Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́). It is a…Jun 1, 20221Jun 1, 20221
Ugo BardiThe Age of Exterminations, VIII: How to destroy EuropeFrom “The Seneca Effect”May 29, 20221May 29, 20221
Ugo BardiGod is dead, and Gaia is not that well either. Who Remains to Defend Humankind?Meeting the Goddess Gaia in a Supermarket, Italy. Frankly, as a mystical experience, it left much to be desired.Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Ugo BardiHow to keep gasoline prices low: bombing your gas stationAn Italian fighter plane (note the “fasci” symbols on the wings) shot down in England in November 1940 during the bombing campaign mounted…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Ugo BardiThe Rise and Fall of Scientism. Do we Need a new Religion?What is religion, exactly? Hieratic monks singing their hymns? Fanatics performing human sacrifices? Old ladies praying the rosary…Jan 3, 2022Jan 3, 2022
Ugo BardiPropaganda: the Doom of the Western EmpireThis painting by Konstantin Vasiliev (1942–1976) celebrates the great patriotic war of 1941–1945 (Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́). It is a…Dec 28, 2021Dec 28, 2021
Ugo BardiThe Secret of the Long Life of a Good HolobiontLiliana Lippi, my mother in law, died last month at 101. You see her in a picture taken for her 101th birthday, last July. with her two…Dec 25, 2021Dec 25, 2021