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Population 10 Billion
by Danny Dorling • 2013
We may never reach 10 billion people. The real threat is inequality, not numbers.
3.40
186
Population 10 Billion Summary
Population 10 Billion 91%
We may never reach 10 billion people. The real threat is inequality, not numbers.
by Danny Dorling 2013
3.40
186 ratings
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
by Henry Gee • 2025
The human population will soon peak and shrink. The only way out of extinction leads through space.
3.65
470
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire Summary
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire 89%
The human population will soon peak and shrink. The only way out of extinction leads through space.
by Henry Gee 2025
3.65
470 ratings
An Inconvenient Apocalypse
by Wes Jackson • 2022
Civilization's biological drive for energy makes collapse inevitable. No green tech can stop it.
3.56
198
An Inconvenient Apocalypse Summary
An Inconvenient Apocalypse 88%
Civilization's biological drive for energy makes collapse inevitable. No green tech can stop it.
by Wes Jackson 2022
3.56
198 ratings
Limits to Growth
by Donella H. Meadows • 1972
A computer model of Earth's limits, tested for 30 years: the math says overshoot has already begun.
4.21
2k+
Limits to Growth Summary
Limits to Growth 87%
A computer model of Earth's limits, tested for 30 years: the math says overshoot has already begun.
by Donella H. Meadows 1972
4.21
2k+ ratings
Growth
by Vaclav Smil • 2019
The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.
3.87
1k+
Growth Summary
Growth 87%
The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.
by Vaclav Smil 2019
3.87
1k+ ratings
Libertad o tiranía
by Cristina Martín Jiménez • 2024
Those seventeen UN goals to save the world are actually a plan to own it.
4.03
71
Libertad o tiranía Summary
Libertad o tiranía 87%
Those seventeen UN goals to save the world are actually a plan to own it.
by Cristina Martín Jiménez 2024
4.03
71 ratings
Brazil Is the New America
by James Dale Davidson • 2012
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
3.17
36
Brazil Is the New America Summary
Brazil Is the New America 87%
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
by James Dale Davidson 2012
3.17
36 ratings
Numbers Don't Lie
by Vaclav Smil • 2020
Your smartphone costs the planet as much as a car. 71 data points that rewrite modern life.
3.82
11k+
Numbers Don't Lie Summary
Numbers Don't Lie 87%
Your smartphone costs the planet as much as a car. 71 data points that rewrite modern life.
by Vaclav Smil 2020
3.82
11k+ ratings
2052
by Jørgen Randers • 2012
A Limits to Growth update: population shrinks, growth slows, yet 2°C warming still hits by 2052.
3.95
355
2052 Summary
2052 87%
A Limits to Growth update: population shrinks, growth slows, yet 2°C warming still hits by 2052.
by Jørgen Randers 2012
3.95
355 ratings
The Arrogance of Humanism
by David W. Ehrenfeld • 1978
Modernity's religion of reason promises total control. Its actual deliverable is cascading failure.
3.97
91
The Arrogance of Humanism Summary
The Arrogance of Humanism 87%
Modernity's religion of reason promises total control. Its actual deliverable is cascading failure.
by David W. Ehrenfeld 1978
3.97
91 ratings
The Limits to Growth
by Donella H. Meadows • 1972
Exponential growth meets a finite planet: overshoot, collapse. The math hasn't changed since 1972.
4.17
931
The Limits to Growth Summary
The Limits to Growth 87%
Exponential growth meets a finite planet: overshoot, collapse. The math hasn't changed since 1972.
by Donella H. Meadows 1972
4.17
931 ratings
What We Owe The Future
by William MacAskill • 2022
Most humans who will ever live aren't born yet. Their fate belongs to this century.
3.81
7k+
What We Owe The Future Summary
What We Owe The Future 87%
Most humans who will ever live aren't born yet. Their fate belongs to this century.
by William MacAskill 2022
3.81
7k+ ratings
Apocalypse Never
by Michael Shellenberger • 2020
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
4.16
6k+
Apocalypse Never Summary
Apocalypse Never 87%
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
by Michael Shellenberger 2020
4.16
6k+ ratings
How Everything Can Collapse
by Pablo Servigne • 2015
Collapse follows a recognizable script. Industrial civilization is already past the first scene.
4.16
1k+
How Everything Can Collapse Summary
How Everything Can Collapse 87%
Collapse follows a recognizable script. Industrial civilization is already past the first scene.
by Pablo Servigne 2015
4.16
1k+ ratings
Globalismo
by Agustín Laje • 2024
Social engineering survived the Terror and went global. Your sovereignty is its target.
4.46
145
Globalismo Summary
Globalismo 87%
Social engineering survived the Terror and went global. Your sovereignty is its target.
by Agustín Laje 2024
4.46
145 ratings
The Day the World Stops Shopping
by J.B. MacKinnon • 2021
Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.
4.13
5k+
The Day the World Stops Shopping Summary
The Day the World Stops Shopping 86%
Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.
by J.B. MacKinnon 2021
4.13
5k+ ratings
The Next Species
by Michael Tennesen • 2015
Five mass extinctions cleared the board. The sixth is us, and evolution is picking the survivors.
3.71
310
The Next Species Summary
The Next Species 86%
Five mass extinctions cleared the board. The sixth is us, and evolution is picking the survivors.
by Michael Tennesen 2015
3.71
310 ratings
New Abnormal
by Aaron Kheriaty • 2022
The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.
4.38
148
New Abnormal Summary
New Abnormal 86%
The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.
by Aaron Kheriaty 2022
4.38
148 ratings
The Ages of Globalization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2020
What if globalization began with the first human migration? Its latest chapter could be its last.
3.89
404
The Ages of Globalization Summary
The Ages of Globalization 86%
What if globalization began with the first human migration? Its latest chapter could be its last.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2020
3.89
404 ratings
After Lockdown
by Bruno Latour • 2021
The lockdown ended. The fantasy of escaping Earth should end too.
3.50
311
After Lockdown Summary
After Lockdown 86%
The lockdown ended. The fantasy of escaping Earth should end too.
by Bruno Latour 2021
3.50
311 ratings
The Next 100 Years
by George Friedman • 2008
America doesn't need to win wars, just prevent rivals from rising. The next battlefield is orbital.
3.67
11k+
The Next 100 Years Summary
The Next 100 Years 86%
America doesn't need to win wars, just prevent rivals from rising. The next battlefield is orbital.
by George Friedman 2008
3.67
11k+ ratings
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
by Stephen Webb • 2002
Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.
4.20
1k+
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Summary
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? 86%
Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.
by Stephen Webb 2002
4.20
1k+ ratings
Identity Crisis
by John Sides • 2018
One network orchestrates every global crisis. Its target: human consciousness. Its weakness: you.
4.10
503
Identity Crisis Summary
Identity Crisis 86%
One network orchestrates every global crisis. Its target: human consciousness. Its weakness: you.
by John Sides 2018
4.10
503 ratings
More from Less
by Andrew McAfee • 2019
Richer, yet using less of everything: how four forces decoupled growth from material consumption.
3.90
1k+
More from Less Summary
More from Less 86%
Richer, yet using less of everything: how four forces decoupled growth from material consumption.
by Andrew McAfee 2019
3.90
1k+ ratings
Cheaponomics
by Michael S. Carolan • 2014
Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.
3.65
20
Cheaponomics Summary
Cheaponomics 86%
Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.
by Michael S. Carolan 2014
3.65
20 ratings
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
by Steven Pinker • 2016
Four thinkers debate: are we actually getting better, or just trading old problems for bigger ones?
3.34
2k+
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? Summary
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? 86%
Four thinkers debate: are we actually getting better, or just trading old problems for bigger ones?
by Steven Pinker 2016
3.34
2k+ ratings
Falter
by Bill McKibben • 2019
Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.
4.00
2k+
Falter Summary
Falter 86%
Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.
by Bill McKibben 2019
4.00
2k+ ratings
Technopoly
by Neil Postman • 1992
When a culture worships its tools, the old stories that held it together quietly disappear.
3.97
5k+
Technopoly Summary
Technopoly 86%
When a culture worships its tools, the old stories that held it together quietly disappear.
by Neil Postman 1992
3.97
5k+ ratings
Anti-Tech Revolution
by Theodore John Kaczynski • 2016
The technological world system is a self-driving machine no one steers and nothing stops.
3.95
630
Anti-Tech Revolution Summary
Anti-Tech Revolution 86%
The technological world system is a self-driving machine no one steers and nothing stops.
by Theodore John Kaczynski 2016
3.95
630 ratings
The Accidental Superpower
by Peter Zeihan • 2023
The global free-trade era was a U.S. military subsidy. It expires as the Baby Boomers retire.
4.46
2k+
The Accidental Superpower Summary
The Accidental Superpower 86%
The global free-trade era was a U.S. military subsidy. It expires as the Baby Boomers retire.
by Peter Zeihan 2023
4.46
2k+ ratings
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 86%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 ratings
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
by Andrew Leigh • 2021
A one in six chance of extinction this century. The cause is not technology but politics.
3.81
53
What's the Worst That Could Happen? Summary
What's the Worst That Could Happen? 86%
A one in six chance of extinction this century. The cause is not technology but politics.
by Andrew Leigh 2021
3.81
53 ratings
Conspirators' Hierarchy
by John Coleman • 2010
Behind every president, every war, and every economic collapse sit the same 300 families.
3.76
675
Conspirators' Hierarchy Summary
Conspirators' Hierarchy 86%
Behind every president, every war, and every economic collapse sit the same 300 families.
by John Coleman 2010
3.76
675 ratings
The Great Leveler
by Walter Scheidel • 2017
Inequality never falls gently. It only falls after catastrophe: war, revolution, plague, collapse.
3.81
2k+
The Great Leveler Summary
The Great Leveler 86%
Inequality never falls gently. It only falls after catastrophe: war, revolution, plague, collapse.
by Walter Scheidel 2017
3.81
2k+ ratings
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
by Alex Epstein • 2014
Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.
4.07
2k+
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels Summary
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels 86%
Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.
by Alex Epstein 2014
4.07
2k+ ratings
The New Vichy Syndrome
by Theodore Dalrymple • 2010
Europeans were never richer or healthier. The rot is in the soul, not the balance sheet.
3.89
238
The New Vichy Syndrome Summary
The New Vichy Syndrome 86%
Europeans were never richer or healthier. The rot is in the soul, not the balance sheet.
by Theodore Dalrymple 2010
3.89
238 ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 86%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
Industrial Society and Its Future
by Ted Kaczynski • 2024
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
3.88
203
Industrial Society and Its Future Summary
Industrial Society and Its Future 86%
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
by Ted Kaczynski 2024
3.88
203 ratings
When the Sky Fell
by Rand Flem-Ath • 1995
Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.
3.92
278
When the Sky Fell Summary
When the Sky Fell 86%
Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.
by Rand Flem-Ath 1995
3.92
278 ratings
Twilight of American Sanity
by Allen Frances • 2016
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
3.60
287
Twilight of American Sanity Summary
Twilight of American Sanity 86%
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
by Allen Frances 2016
3.60
287 ratings
Nomad Century
by Gaia Vince • 2022
The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.
3.84
1k+
Nomad Century Summary
Nomad Century 86%
The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.
by Gaia Vince 2022
3.84
1k+ ratings
La défaite de l'Occident
by Emmanuel Todd • 2024
The Ukraine war exposed not Russian power but a hollowed-out West in terminal decline.
3.96
685
La défaite de l'Occident Summary
La défaite de l'Occident 86%
The Ukraine war exposed not Russian power but a hollowed-out West in terminal decline.
by Emmanuel Todd 2024
3.96
685 ratings
The Next America
by Paul Taylor • 2014
By 2033 the safety net runs dry. The generation expected to save it is already underwater.
3.67
697
The Next America Summary
The Next America 86%
By 2033 the safety net runs dry. The generation expected to save it is already underwater.
by Paul Taylor 2014
3.67
697 ratings
The Capitalist Manifesto
by Johan Norberg • 2023
What brought extreme poverty from 29% to 8% in twenty years? The answer is not what you've been told
4.23
811
The Capitalist Manifesto Summary
The Capitalist Manifesto 86%
What brought extreme poverty from 29% to 8% in twenty years? The answer is not what you've been told
by Johan Norberg 2023
4.23
811 ratings
The Case against Perfection
by Michael J. Sandel • 2007
Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.
3.83
2k+
The Case against Perfection Summary
The Case against Perfection 86%
Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.
by Michael J. Sandel 2007
3.83
2k+ ratings
The Strange Death of Europe
by Douglas Murray • 2017
Europe is being remade through mass immigration, paralyzed by a guilt that forbids honest debate.
4.15
13k+
The Strange Death of Europe Summary
The Strange Death of Europe 86%
Europe is being remade through mass immigration, paralyzed by a guilt that forbids honest debate.
by Douglas Murray 2017
4.15
13k+ ratings
How to Predict Everything
by William Poundstone • 2019
The math that gives humanity 760 more years also explains why aliens never call.
3.19
68
How to Predict Everything Summary
How to Predict Everything 86%
The math that gives humanity 760 more years also explains why aliens never call.
by William Poundstone 2019
3.19
68 ratings
A State of Fear
by Laura Dodsworth • 2021
The UK government orchestrated fear to secure pandemic compliance. How it worked, and what it broke.
4.31
793
A State of Fear Summary
A State of Fear 86%
The UK government orchestrated fear to secure pandemic compliance. How it worked, and what it broke.
by Laura Dodsworth 2021
4.31
793 ratings
Rise of the New World Order
by J. Micha-el Thomas Hays • 2013
From ancient Babylon to the Federal Reserve, one plan connects every war, crash, and stolen freedom.
4.39
551
Rise of the New World Order Summary
Rise of the New World Order 86%
From ancient Babylon to the Federal Reserve, one plan connects every war, crash, and stolen freedom.
by J. Micha-el Thomas Hays 2013
4.39
551 ratings
How to Think Seriously About the Planet
by Roger Scruton • 2011
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
3.87
446
How to Think Seriously About the Planet Summary
How to Think Seriously About the Planet 86%
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
by Roger Scruton 2011
3.87
446 ratings
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