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"Geography is central to the survival of humanity... we are now geographical leviathans. Our actions make things happen so extensively, quickly, and powerfully that we seem on the verge of rendering the very fabric of nature, social relations and meaning ."
Weidenfeld & Nicolson • You Are Here: A Brief Guide to the World
do not think it too remote that we may come to regard the Earth, as some have suggested, as one organism, of which mankind is a functional part—the mind, perhaps.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
A Matter of Degrees: What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and U niverse
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Arádottir had brought along a rock core to show me the end result. The core, which was roughly two feet long and a couple of inches in diameter, was the dark color of the lava fields. But the black rock—basalt—was pocked with little holes, and these holes were filled with a chalky white compound—calcium carbonate. The white deposits represented, if
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The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
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Her public reputation, like Demeter’s daughter, crawls back up from the underworld.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
But the humans have her in their grip, and she’ll never get free again.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme environment—particularly in the …