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How Western civilisation could collapse

Authored by bbc.com

Should we find no way to get the wheels back in motion, we’d eventually face total societal collapse.

According to findings that Motesharrei and his colleagues published in 2014, there are two factors that matter: ecological strain and economic stratification.

Disaster comes when elites push society toward instability and eventual collapse by hoarding huge quantities of wealth and resources.

That economic stratification may lead to collapse on its own, on the other hand, came as more of a surprise to Motesharrei and his colleagues.

The inequalities we see today both within and between countries already point to such disparities.

For example, the top 10% of global income earners are responsible for almost as much total greenhouse gas emissions as the bottom 90% combined.

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Steve Ballmer Serves Up a Fascinating Data Trove

Authored by nytimes.com

The database is perhaps the first nonpartisan effort to create a fully integrated look at revenue and spending across federal, state and local governments.

Mr. Ballmer calls it “the equivalent of a 10-K for government,” referring to the kind of annual filing that companies make.

Using his website, USAFacts.org, a person could look up just about anything: How much revenue do airports take in and spend? »

Sikh cabbie assaulted, turban snatched by passengers in US

Authored by economictimes.indiatimes.com

"The report said the New York Police Department is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

"The passengers then began hurling slurs and banging on the plastic partition in his cab, Singh recalled.

"With the police on its way, the group ran away from the scene with Singh's turban, a primary symbol of the faith. »

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Has Five (!) Post-Credits Scenes

Authored by collider.com

When it comes to Marvel movies, by now audiences know to stay through the the credits.

And now with Guardians of the Galaxy 2, writer/director James Gunn is shaking up the formula once more by including five post-credits scenes in total.

You’ll remember that the post-credits scene for Guardians of the Galaxy was a tag including Howard the Duck, so Gunn really doubled down this time around. »

30 Rock: Tracy Morgan still calls Jack McBrayer Kenneth

Authored by ew.com

It’s been a little more than four years since 30 Rock went off the air, but Jack McBrayer will always be Kenneth Parcell to Tracy Morgan.

As McBrayer explained to Conan O’Brien on Tuesday’s episode of his TBS talk show, his former co-star apparently still thinks Kenneth is his real name.

“I called Tracy on his birthday back in November, and I was like, ‘Hey, Tracy. »