David Whyte

1 month ago | tandfonline.com | Robert Knox |David Whyte

ABSTRACTCalls to criminalise ‘ecocide’ are, it seems, everywhere. What unites these calls is both a sense of urgency and a need for international action. The need for a quick and plausible fix makes international law assume a very specific allure to those who seek to combat. We argue that the proposed crime of ecocide is unable to tackle the social reality of ecocide and may indeed compromise further our ability to do so.

Dec 31, 2024 | scienceopen.com | Angela Sherwood |David Whyte |K. Anderson |J. Aglionby

IntroductionThe Indonesian-ruled territory of West Papua is home to some of the richest biodiversity in the world. The New Guinea rainforest—which spans the Indonesian and the Papua New Guinean part of the island territory—is the largest in the entire Asia-Pacific region and is the third largest in the world after the Amazon and Congo.

Nov 25, 2024 | spectrum.ieee.org | David Whyte

This year the IEEE Canadian Foundation established the Dr. John William Bandler Graduate Scholarship in Engineering Design in honor of the world-renowned engineer, teacher, and innovator. Bandler, an IEEE Life Fellow, died on 28 September 2023. He was known for pioneering space-mapping technology, which enables optimal, high-fidelity design of devices, circuits, and systems at a cost of only a few high-fidelity simulations.

Nov 6, 2024 | dianabutlerbass.substack.com | David Whyte |Diana Bass

Dearest Cottage friends,This evening is painful. It seems as if Donald Trump may win the election — and do so with a larger vote than in either 2016 or 2020. As I write, the election hasn’t been called yet. But by the time we wake in the morning, it might be. History is unfolding a road of terrible uncertainties. Yes, it does seem like it is midnight in America. But now, here, in the dark, I want you to know that if you are feeling bad or scared or angry or confused, you are not alone.

Sep 6, 2024 | theconversation.com | Victoria Cooper |David Whyte

People are not used to thinking of decisions made in boardrooms or by housing authorities as “violent”. Yet the findings of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire show how they can be. The report lays out how routine decision-making by private construction companies and local authorities prioritised their own immediate economic benefit, in ways that knowingly produced an imminent threat to safety.