Worth a Look: Economic Intelligence for the Public

Collaboration Zones, Communities of Practice, Ethics, Key Players, Policies, Worth A Look

Chris Martinsen's Free Crash Course on Economics

# Chapter Duration Translations
Introduction (on this page, above) 1:47 Español, Français
1 Three Beliefs 1:46 Español, Français
2 The Three “E”s 1:38 Español, Français
3 Exponential Growth 6:20 Español, Français
4 Compounding is the Problem 3:06 Español, Français
5 Growth vs. Prosperity 3:40 Español, Français
6 What is Money? 5:55 Español, Français
7 Money Creation 4:19 Español, Français
8 The Fed – Money Creation 7:13 Español, Français
9 A Brief History of US Money 7:14 Español, Français
10 Inflation 11:48 Español, Français
11 How Much Is A Trillion? 3:28 Español, Français
12 Debt 12:32 Español, Français
13 A National Failure To Save 12:06 Español, Français
14 Assets & Demographics 13:41 Español, Français
15 Bubbles 14:10 Español, Français
16 Fuzzy Numbers 15:52 Español, Français
17a Part A: Peak Oil 17:52 Español, Français
17b Part B: Energy Budgeting 12:15 Español, Français
17c Part C: Energy And The Economy 7:05 Español, Français
18 Environmental Data 16:22 Español, Français
19 Future Shock 8:02 Español, Français
20 What Should I Do? 19:48 Español, Français

Tip of the Hat to pinecarr, who provided this comment at  Book: INTELLIGENCE FOR EARTH–Chapter 7 Loaded.

Retired Reader states “Identifying what he [Robert D. Steele] conceives as the ten major threats to humanity as the bases for designing a global intelligence system is exactly the way to begin.” I couldn’t agree more.

Given that, and as someone who greatly admires your ability to digest huge amounts of information in your pursuit of truth, I would like to bring “The Crash Course”, by Dr. Chris Martenson, to your attention. It is available free on-line..

I think Chris’s 5 year search for the truth -relating to interacting problems in the economy, energy, and environment- complements your search for larger truths, just starting from a different perspective. I also think the knowledge he conveys may contribute additional insights for your assessment of the top threats to humanity.

For an independent review of the Crash Course by the Huffington Post, see “The Perfect Crash Course on the Economy”.

EXTRACT from Huffington Post (a great review) on the author's three core points:

“The first is that the next twenty years are going to be completely unlike the last twenty years. Second, I believe that its possible that the pace and/or scope of change could overwhelm the ability of our key social and support institutions to adapt. Third, I believe we do not lack any technology or understanding necessary to build ourselves a better future.”