Peter Cochrane: Optimising to extinction

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Peter Cochrane: Optimising to extinction

Economic incentives create dangerous levels of brittleness and a lack of adaptability in the face of rapid technological and market change

We are the only species on this planet with an almost singular focus on optimising everything on the basis of cost, performance and return on investment. Mother Nature, on the other hand, has le...

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