Critical moments? Life transitions and energy biographies

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Dr. Eric M. Meslin is Director of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics, Professor of Medicine, and of Medical and Molecular Genetics in the Indiana University School of Medicine, and Professor of Philosophy in the School of Liberal Arts. He is also Assistant Dean for Bioethics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Meslin received his B.A. in Philosophy from York University (T...

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Continued growth in the organic sector will depend on overcoming challenges to production, handling and marketing. These challenges can be met by research, innovation, advancement in the technology, and broad dissemination of the results of that research and development. The methodology will involve analysis of public and private funding of organic agriculture research in the US, Canada, Europe...

Anticipating critical transitions.

Tipping points in complex systems may imply risks of unwanted collapse, but also opportunities for positive change. Our capacity to navigate such risks and opportunities can be boosted by combining emerging insights from two unconnected fields of research. One line of work is revealing fundamental architectural features that may cause ecological networks, financial markets, and other complex sy...