Danish scholar Bjorn Lomborg faced attempted discrediting and silencing after publishing The Skeptical Environmentalist in 2001, which challenged environmental doomsday narratives using UN and World Bank data. Two decades later, many of his arguments about improved human welfare, slower emissions rises, and prioritizing poverty reduction over aggressive climate policies have gained mainstream acceptance, illustrating the cost of treating scientific disagreement as moral heresy.
A physicist reflects on visiting Delphi and draws parallels between ancient Greek mythology and modern Earth observation technology. The essay explores how Apollo's all-seeing perspective mirrors satellite imagery from Planet, while cautioning that data alone cannot solve environmental crises without understanding humanity's relationship to nature like Artemis, the goddess of wilderness, represents.