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James Lovelock

British independent scientist, Lovelock formulated the Gaia hypothesis, which sees Earth as a self-regulating system, warned about global warming, broke with environmentalism by defending nuclear power and predicted in “Novacene” that cyborgs would succeed humanity.

Closest spectrum
Center
Closest ideology
Technocracy
Closest personality
Linus Torvalds
Portrait of James Lovelock
The New York Times

Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal41%
    Unitary59%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy43%
    Autocracy58%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security49%
    Liberty51%
  • Immigration

    Balanced
    Assimilation44%
    Multiculturalism56%
  • Nationalism

    Balanced
    Internationalist56%
    Nationalist44%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public49%
    Private51%
  • Free market

    Balanced
    Planning46%
    Free market54%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious64%
    Religious36%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive58%
    Traditionalist43%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology65%
    Biology35%

What sets James Lovelock apart

Most unusual position

Representation

James Lovelock leans further toward autocracy than 64% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 61James Lovelock 43

Of all the topics, Representation is where James Lovelock stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Nationalism

On Nationalism, James Lovelock sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 52James Lovelock 56

Here they share common ground with most personalities.