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Blogger since 2005, author of 18 books on the economy, society, AI, education, jobs, money, burnout and self-reliance (and 9 novels). Independent journalist / analyst, degree in philosophy and lifelong carpenter / permaculturist.
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Investigating how energy limits of a finite world affect the economy.
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I have a PhD in anthropology from Universitรฉ Laval. My main research interest is the role of sexual selection in shaping highly visible human traits, notably skin color, hair color, and eye color. Other research interests include gene-culture coevolution.