G Davies, 2018. Published by Create magazine (Engineers Australia’s official publication) ……. Can our society in its current form last 100 years, let alone 1000 or 10,000 years? When asked this question, most people answer no to even 100 years. Intuitively, people feel that our current lifestyles are not sustainable – but what does this […]

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By G Davies, 2014. Published in SENG magazine …… An engineer, and economist and an orang-utan are walking near a forest on a hot day and decide to stop for a rest.  The engineer looks at the trees, does some enthalpy calculations and announces he has a plan, whereupon he chops down a tree to […]

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