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...apocalyptic. Apocalypse means destruction and the whole world ends. That's kind of scary and depressing, and usually the people who read books like that are the ones who are already into that stuff [and want] to get more detail or affirmation for what they already believe and fear. I wanted to write a book that was going to reach a much wider audience...
Everybody is noticing we're really crowded. Everybody understands that crowded societies breed crime and violence and possibly terrorism and frustration. ... I manage with this book to tap into this collective fear we have, but neutralize the fear factor, with the "just suppose we're already dead" thing...
...into enucleated eggs from female donors, and got the eggs to begin dividing, forming embryos containing stem cells. In principle, replacement tissues grown from those cells would be genetically identical to the men they came from. So they could, in principle, be used to fix failing organs, without any fear of rejection...
...unfair, but even a recount would not salvage this election. Holding a new election immediately wouldn’t ensure peaceful or fair results, either. Therefore an interim government must keep peace in the country until a second round of elections is possible. The Kenyan people have reason to fear corruption on the executive level—a long string of presidents has been notoriously corrupt—but hopefully credible institutions of justice will engender trust in the elected leadership. Ending the violence in Kenya must be the first priority, and once peace is established the opposing parties...
...remember your first brush with fear? The first peak I climbed in [New Zealand's] southern mountains was a very old route, but we had to climb up a long, steep snow-slope. I was aware that if I slipped on the slope that I could possibly injure myself. I was aware that I had to be careful and there was a danger. It was really a very small possibility of danger compared to my later situations, but at that time I was aware of it. Getting up to the top of this little mountain and down again gave...