Future Fears

Hopes and fears for the Future of Health

It is essentially a story about the future drawing on a series of futures exercises conducted with the Hospital Management Associations of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, a European Conference in Switzerland and futures meetings in Portugal Germany and the Netherlands conducted by the author. In all more than 250 health managers and professionals from across Europe have participated in these exerci...

Hopes and fears for future of coral reefs

Coral reefs are widely recognised as vital yet highly vulnerable ecosystems.Recent studies have demonstrated the possibility of recovery after disturbance,but also the continuing threats and decline. Michael Gross reports.

Dealing with Futile Fears

بدون ترس شانس کمتری برای رسیدن به دوران تکاملی داریم. ترس منطقی به ما می گوید که از چه چیز پرهیز کنیم، به ما کمک می کند که با مشکلات روبرو شویم و ما را در مقابل خطرات حقبقی محافظت می کند. در طرف دیگر آن نوع ترس هائی که از مقوله ترسهای مرضی است، غیرمنطقی می باشد و آثار فیزیکی و روحی بی شماری را باعث می گردد.

Childhood Fears

G20 fears

37 per cent of all human-induced methane, which is largely produced by the digestive system of ruminants, and 64 per cent of ammonia, which contributes significantly to acid rain. Livestock now use 30 per cent of the earth’s entire land surface, the report says, mostly on permanent pasture but also including 33 per cent of the global arable land — used to produce feed for livestock, the report ...