Essays & Articles

Ideas Worth Thinking About

Reflections on science, food, civilisation, and the future.

Why Eleven Seconds Is All We Have

In cosmic time, the whole of human civilisation is a whisper. What does that mean for the choices we make today — and the ones we keep postponing?

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The Pond as a Living System

Most shrimp farmers ask: how do we control the pond? The better question is: how do we understand it? An introduction to Mixotrophic™ thinking.

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Can Aquaculture Feed the World?

Global demand for seafood will outpace wild capture within a generation. What role will shrimp farming — done right — play in what comes next?

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What the Doomsday Clock Means for Food

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has its clock. But there is another countdown few people are watching — the one ticking in our ocean ecosystems.

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The Biology of a Healthy Shrimp Pond

Phytoplankton, zooplankton, bacteria, biofloc, and shrimp. Understanding the web of life in a productive pond — and why each element matters.

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Why Sustainability Is Not Enough

We have spent a decade talking about sustainable farming. But sustaining a broken system is not progress. The harder question is: what system should we build instead?

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Protein, Population, and the Ocean

By 2050, we will need to feed ten billion people. The answer will not come from land alone. Here is why the ocean — managed intelligently — is the only credible path.

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What Three Decades in Aquaculture Taught Me About Patience

Science moves slowly. Nature moves on its own schedule. And the pond — if you watch it long enough — will tell you everything you need to know.

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Looking for a deeper read?

These essays explore ideas developed at length in Eleven Seconds Before Midnight and the forthcoming The Living Pond.

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