Eminent physicist and economist, Robert Ayres, examines the history of technology as a change agent in society, focusing... Læs mere
But in reality, biological systems and human social systems are dissipative cycles, far from both thermodynamic equilibrium, and economic equilibrium, yet stable and capable of evolution, driven by the solar exergy flux.
It is true that economic growth has accelerated in recent centuries, and it is true that billions of people have been lifted from poverty.