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Beyond Death: When Longer Lives Meet a Finite Planet
One of the comments I received after writing “The Age of Re-engineering: How Science Is Rewriting the Limits of Human Life” sparked a fascinating, if sobering, question. It was both simple and profound: “What happens if we actually succeed? What … Continue reading
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Tagged birth rate, death rate, Dyson Sphere, Dyson Swarm, Earth, elves, environment, generational spacecraft, homesteading, immortality, JRR Tolkien, lifespan, longevity, Mars, medicine, Moon, mortality, overpopulation, population decline, population explosion, recycling, reproduction, science, space, terraforming, Venus
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Magic of the Future or Just Another Green Mirage?
In response to my recent piece on a civilization poisoned by progress, a reader commented: “Just as we’ve had better energy options, like sodium ion batteries, there’s been fossil fuels alternatives that are far more sustainable. Just algae tech alone … Continue reading
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Tagged algae, energy, environment, food, kelp, plastic, pollution, public health, recycling, science
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