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Building a Superorganism

Peter Corning

December 01, 2023

Building a Superorganism is Chapter Five in Dr. Peter Corning's ground breaking work: Superorganism. Superorganism is a cautionary tale of the ancient human societies that have vanished – many of them as victims of ecological disasters. To purchase Superorganism in its entirety, go to the local bookstore nearest you, or online via Cambridge University Press or Amazon.

“Sustainable Development”: How’s It Going?

Peter Corning

July 30, 2019

The U.N.’s original definition of the term has been corrupted, and the current U.N. iteration (in a set of 17 Development Goals) is an overreach. Either way it’s failing. What is to be done? This currently fashionable concept first arose in the 1980s. A U.N. report stressed that it should be about basic needs. Our current emphasis on “growth” and increased “wealth” is unsustainable. I believe we must return to the original 1987 U.N. definition, which focused on our basic needs, and make it a global priority going forward.