For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time.
As with many of the other strikes that have rippled across the United States over the past three years, this walkout is over demands for better pay and restrictions on their employers’ use of technology to replace paid work. Continue reading
Will the earth’s modern food production techniques continue to provide enough food for 8 billion people? (1) Or, are emerging conditions for famine in play where a large percentage of people may face the risk of inadequate food supplies? Food shortages often lead to famine conditions, then starvation, disease and death. And, if food is available, it may become unaffordable for many. Continue reading
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The prospect of famine affecting the United States, potentially of biblical scale, is one of those unthinkable topics. It is so far out of mainstream consciousness that many if not most people lack awareness of or even consider the possibility. That is why, when researching the topic of food risk, we gathered an unusually large number of sources from across the information spectrum. Mainstream to fringe. Continue reading
Isn’t it about time you became your own risk manager? Whether we are aware or not, all risk affects us personally. We need to know both what tasks to perform, and then how to perform those tasks to control risk.
How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus(1)
We define risk as an uncertain future event that poses harm to individuals or business objectives. A risk may be driven by a threat, e.g., danger or harm from malicious actors, events of nature, or technology deficiencies. Continue reading
Was the COVID-19 pandemic a harbinger of an increase in scope and seriousness of perceived and real threats to individuals and businesses?(1) What should one consider about threats to assess their likelihood of occurring and consequences to gauge the level of risk for a person or business?
It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen. – Herodotus (2) Continue reading