Although plastic wine bottles have been proposed to reduce the wine industry’s impact on global warming, reusing glass bottles may be an even better alternative. Reusing glass bottles means fewer bottles will be made, which is great as it takes temperatures above 1000ºC to melt glass! Additionally, glass has a much higher recycling rate than plastic; glass can be recycled 90% of the time, compared to plastic’s 10%. But it’s not a perfect solution either. Glass bottle shipments—both with wine and without—burn more fuel because they’re much heavier than their plastic counterparts. Read full article here
Culture
The Priest in the Arena
The phrase “man in the arena” has been popularized in recent years, but a lesser known, more dangerous archetype is the “priest in the arena”. This figure is responsible for a process called theocratic capture, where an institution surrenders to a cult demanding unaccountable authority, fueled by claims to privileged knowledge. These cults often target powerful institutions and attempt to monopolize conversations with scaremongering tactics and hostile treatment of allies. It is important to identify and stop theocratic capture before it can gain control. Read full article here
Merv
May 29, 2023
