Crossing Over: How To Use And Misuse The Fisher-Pry Curve
Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 11:49
in Earth & Climate
The Economist reported that in early 2007, for the first time in history, more humans lived in cities than in the countryside. We are now a different species, in terms of the environmental niche we inhabit. One thinks of Isaac Asimov’s Trantor, the planet that was completely covered by buildings. Is Earth headed for a similar future? 2004 was the first year Amazon.com moved more dollar volume in consumer electronics than in read more