Daedalus, Summer 1996
…science to discuss “the liberation of the environment.” “The Liberation of the Environment” Volume 125, Number 3, Summer 1996 Science and technology have liberated humans from the harshness of the…
…science to discuss “the liberation of the environment.” “The Liberation of the Environment” Volume 125, Number 3, Summer 1996 Science and technology have liberated humans from the harshness of the…
…capita. As I proceed, the divisors will also emerge. Population: Humans now number about 5.8 billion. Annual growth peaked near 2% in 1970 and has dropped below 1.4%. More than 90% of…
…by thermal treatment. Humans ally with certain plants by collaborating in their reproductive cycle and by fighting their natural enemies. We put ourselves first among selective forces, picking the plants…
We are pleased to read that North Carolina-based company NET Power Breaks Ground on Demonstration Plant for World’s First Emissions-Free, Low-Cost Fossil Fuel Power Technology. The NET Power technology, which…
…resources on an astonishing scale. Humans dammed up so much water that geophysicists say it has perceptibly altered the way the planet rotates. The rise of oil and the modern…
Jesse H. Ausubel joins Jason Spiess on The Crude Life to discuss “Peak Human” and “Peak Humans” in a 34-minute podcast and explore new research showing how humans’ minds and…
…indicates changing preferences that come with economic development. Environment and health are linked through channels ranging from irrigation waters that can harbor disease-carrying snails to the ventilating systems of office…
…YEARS AGO, when humans played only bit parts in the world ecosystem, trees covered two-fifths of the land. Since then, humans have grown in number while thinning and shaving the…
…of science. Fish also provide humans about 25 million tons of protein annually, about the same as beef or half the protein we raise in rice or corn. Remarkably, in…
…avoid in each link of the chain, the thermodynamic efficiency of the total system in practice could probably never exceed 50 percent. Still, in 1995 we are early in the…