About my work
The central research question guiding my current work is:
Will Prometheus’ gift undo the world?
The advancements in technological innovation and trade, driven by abundant and inexpensive fossil fuels, have given rise to the complexities of modern global civilization. Entrepreneurs have played a key role in this.
Progress has, however, come at a significant cost. The result is a predatory system of extractive global capitalism marked by inequality, conflict, and ecological overshoot, culminating in challenges such as global warming and the transgression of various planetary boundaries, endangering the very habitability of planet Earth.
In Greek mythology, Prometheus defied the tyrannical Zeus, secretly stealing the forbidden fire from the gods' hearth for humanity. While the gift of fire sparked human progress, it also ignited Zeus's wrath, leading to the unleashing of Pandora's Box upon humanity, introducing suffering, disease, and countless evils into the world.
"The IUCN estimates that some 20% of all species are in danger of extinction over the next few decades […] That we are already on the path of a sixth major extinction is now scientifically undeniable" - Bradshaw et al (2021: 3)
