Tragedy of the commons explains resource depletion when individual interests overshadow collective needs. Exploitation examples include Amazon deforestation and fast fashion harming global ecosystems.

Fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories abound. If you want to understand the crazy, mixed-up, 21st century information ecosystem, think about it as what is called a “tragedy of the commons.

Humanity needs to start addressing the growing space junk problem now, before it gets out of hand, scientists stress. Earth orbit is getting more and more crowded, with both active satellites and ...

A very long time ago now — 54 years to be exact — I co-taught the first environmental studies class at UC Santa Cruz with Grant McConnell, a distinguished professor in the politics department.

First principles of thermodynamics imply that metabolic pathways are faced with a trade-off between the rate and yield of ATP production. Simple evolutionary models argue that this trade-off generates ...

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve read a few articles about COVID-19’s knock-on effects on people’s behaviour—particularly stockpiling goods—which people online have called "stupid" and "selfish." ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Steven S. Rolfe, MD, a physician, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst authored an ...

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The tragedy of the commons is an article published in Science magazine in 1968 by Garrett Hardin. It has since become very well known and is applicable widely when resources are shared without a ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! MARCH 3, 2005 Digital Future: Copyright Issues Lawrence Lessig, professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder ...