LIVING IN THE GREAT EXPLOSION

e are living in times of unprecedented change. Never before in the history of the world has there been a time like the one we are living in, when environmental, social and technological change is occurring not only at a dizzying speed, but accelerating exponentially. Aspects of our social and physical environment that have remained stable for centuries or even millennia are now starting to warp and buckle before our eyes. Democratic institutions that have weathered two-and-a-half centuries are tottering. Ice shelves and glaciers that are more ancient than humanity itself are melting away. Thousands of species that evolved over millions of years are vanishing. And at the same time smart phones, AI and social media are transforming