A
tipping point is a watershed moment in space or time, beyond which things play
out differently from before; a point of inevitability. The climax of a
narrative, the moment your tires begin to slip on an icy road, the chain of
runaway business and bank failures started on Black Monday -- these are all
examples of tipping points.
Of
great importance to us right now are ecosystem tipping points, climate tipping
points, social tipping points, political tipping points, and personal tipping
points. How are they interrelated? Do we control any of them?
I will examine the interplay of these tipping points in the context of
our unique moment in world history.
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