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Planetary Defense: An Extraterrestrial Imperative

by Ben Deniston, Liona Fan-Chiang, Peter Martinson, Meghan Rouillard, Sky Shields, Oyang Teng

Do we really have a choice of whether we want to progress or not? Does the universe ever stand still, waiting for us to make that decision? As the dinosaurs witnessed, the answer is no. Past and future threats to human lives, including extreme weather events, CME's, earthquakes, asteroids and more, show us that the ultimate defense in a developing and inherently creative universe is progress. What is presented in this policy paper is the ultimate war avoidance strategy.

Self-Developing Systems and Arctic Development: Economics for the Future of Mankind

by Michelle Fuchs and Sky Shields

Progress is not defined by a linear or arbitrary amount of increase of "wealth" or capability. As nature has shown us, all human activity must be driven by challenges to the frontiers of human knowledge, and must always aim toward achieving higher energy-flux density platforms. Study a detailed demonstration of the measurement of energy-flux density here and redefine any nominal study of economics thereby!