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...while the old green virtues of conservation, of simple living, must play a part in our response, the key will be technology. We must invent, develop and implement - on a global scale - low-carbon means of using power. What's required, as Krupp writes in his new book, Earth: The Sequel, is a "second industrial revolution as sweeping as that effected a century ago by the likes of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller...
...opportunity that the U.S. will miss if it fails to enact the policies to match its technology. That's the underlying message of Earth: The Sequel: while America has no shortage of would-be environmental entrepreneurs - the same class of people who brought us the Internet and biotech - those solutions won't leave the laboratory without political support. Right now there are countless smart new ways to get energy that won't destroy the Earth, but they're not price competitive with cheap fossil fuel power because they lack economic scale. As solar panels or wind turbines are produced...
...live and think. (Our country was founded on one.) It was almost 50 years ago that the philosopher Thomas Kuhn coined the term paradigm shift--the moment when our worldview fundamentally changes because of a new idea, as when people understood that the sun does not revolve around the earth or that climate change is altering the way we would all have to live...
...shaping not only our consumer culture but also the presidential campaign. Amanda Ripley explores how counter-terrorism experts are using former terrorists to prevent the radicalization of new ones. Bryan Walsh has a fascinating piece about the idea of geoengineering: how, instead of fixing or curing the earth, we might re-engineer it on a massive scale to solve climate change. Other pieces include Justin Fox's take on the coming era of austerity; David Van Biema on the re-Judaizing of Jesus and what it means for mainstream religion; Barbara Kiviat's essay on the death of customer service...
Some scientists point to high testosterone levels combined with low monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which regulates dopamine. The role of testosterone may also implicate evolution. When giant beasts stalked the earth, men took big risks to hunt big game. That could explain why males seem more likely to take chances than females...