Submitted by maz on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 11:53
Over billions of years, on a unique sphere, chance has painted a thing covering of life - complex, improbable, wonderful, and fragile.
Suddenly we humans, (a recently arrived species no longer subject to the checks and balances inherent in nature), have grown in population, technology, and intelligence to a position of terrible power: we now wield the paintbrush.
Paul MacCready: Nature vs Humans, and what we can do about it

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