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Revisiting the Mousetrap Experiment: Not Just About Nuclear Chain Reactions
Ugo Bardi, Ilaria Perissi
We present quantitative measurements on a classic experiment proposed for the first time in 1947 to illustrate the phenomenon of a chain reaction in nuclear fission. The experiment…
The Sixth Law of Stupidity: A Biophysical Interpretation of Carlo Cipolla's Stupidity Laws
Ilaria Perissi, Ugo Bardi
Carlo Cipolla's stupidity quadrant and his five laws of stupidity were proposed for the first time in 1976. Exposed in a humorous mood by the author, these concepts nevertheless de…
MEDEAS-World model calibration for the study of the energy transition
Gianluca Martelloni, Francesca Di Patti, Ilaria Perissi +2
MEDEAS (Modelling the Energy Development under Environmental And Socioeconomic constraint) World is a new global-aggregated energy-economy-environmental model, which runs from 1995…
Toward a General Theory of Societal Collapse. A Biophysical Examination of Tainter s Model of the Diminishing Returns of Complexity
Ugo Bardi, Sara Falsini, Ilaria Perissi
The collapse of large social systems, often referred to as civilizations or empires, is a well known historical phenomenon, but its origins are the object of an unresolved debate.…