Sentences with phrase «of global civilization»

What happens when you put the life of the mind and the problems of a global civilization in a jar and shake it?

Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich still sees runaway population growth as a threat to the planet, but is hopeful that humans can avoid the first catastrophic collapse of a global civilization.

If it is the case that civilizations are, in their roots, dependent on the quality of religion, and if it is the case that America, by the cunning hand of Providence, has been thrust into the leadership of a global civilization, then we should attend to the question of whether the religion that guides us is genuinely universal.

«These collaborative studies collectively provide a model that can be copied time and time again by chemists interested in producing chemicals known to be free of developmental disruption by the highest standards of contemporary science as a way to advance the sustainability of our global civilization,» Collins said.

Although conceived independently and presented as separate solo exhibitions, when taken together two shows at Kai Lin Art through January 30 reveal much about the intellectual and emotional trajectory of global civilization — East, West, and points between.

Certainly the prospect of a catastrophic threat to the future of all global civilization qualifies as «an unpleasant thought.»

The distributed ledger system powered by Blockchain technology which no supreme maintaining authority but worldwide accessibility is the tool which holds the power to change the face of global civilization.

We are seeing climate disruption leading to rising food prices, loss of biodiversity, deteriorating ecosystem services, increased chances of vast epidemics and nuclear resource wars and a general reduction in the odds of avoiding the first catastrophic collapse of a global civilization.

«Population Bomb» author & Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich on his Royal Society Paper «Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided?»

A new study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B warns that overpopulation — combined with over-consumption — is threatening to push the entire globe into «a collapse of global civilization.»