Population/resources outlook gloomy

Gloomy in Glenburn.

Outlook.

A little over a year ago I gave the summary talk at SUSY-95 in Paris. It was quite a dreadful experience. I came to the Conference with nothing in my hands, sat through all the talks but one, preparing my transparencies at night, skipping all social events. Very tired, I ended trying to summarize every talk, even the one which, not only I had missed, but also, as I learned later, had been cance...

Video playback demonstrates episodic personality in the gloomy octopus.

Coleoid cephalopods, including octopuses, cuttlefish and squid, rely mainly on visual signals when interacting with conspecifics, predators and prey. Presenting visual stimuli, such as models, photographs, mirrors and live conspecifics, can thus provide insight into cephalopod behaviour. These methods, however, have limitations - mirrors and live animals lack experimental control, whereas model...

Limits to Growth ' 75 " looks at gloomy global future

by JOHN FREEMAN "Never has mankind been confronted with such vast global problems as today," explained Sicco Mansholt, a Dutch farmer and former president of the European Common Market. S i n g l i n g out w h a t he t h o u g h t were t h e m o s t p r e s s i n g o n e s , t h o u g h , Mansholt opened the "Limits to Growth '75" conference in Houston on a pessimistic note. He pointed out that...

OECD Employment Outlook 2008

Despite some progress, there is still evidence of discrimination on the grounds of gender and ethnic or racial origins in OECD labour markets. Field experiments show pervasive ethnic discrimination in many countries. Indirect evidence shows that on average at least 8% of the gender employment gap and a larger proportion of the gender wage gap can be attributed to discrimination. Virtually all O...