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    1. HACKING THE EARTH JAMAIS CASCIO FUTURESONIC 2009
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    3. We know what we need to do. HACKING THE EARTH
    4. We know what we need to do. But we may not have the time. HACKING THE EARTH
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    9. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE WILLING TO LET DIE? HACKING THE EARTH
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    16. That is our future. HACKING THE EARTH
    17. ANTHROPOCENE: The present geologic epoch, the time in which human activity has begun to change the geophysical environment. HACKING THE EARTH
    18. ANTHROPOCENE: The present geologic epoch, the time in which human activity has begun to change the geophysical environment. Nature is no longer natural. HACKING THE EARTH
    19. The ANTHROPOCENE can’t be reversed... HACKING THE EARTH
    20. ...but it can be hacked. HACKING THE EARTH
    21. POSSIBLE GEOENGINEERING TECHNIQUES HACKING THE EARTH
    22. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CONTROL. IT’S ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY. HACKING THE EARTH
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    24. Geoengineering would be the most simulation and model-heavy project in human history. HACKING THE EARTH
    25. The technical and scientific challenges are enormous. HACKING THE EARTH
    26. The ethical and political challenges are even bigger. HACKING THE EARTH
    27. Liability for Disrupted Weather Patterns HACKING THE EARTH
    28. Conflicts Over Control HACKING THE EARTH
    29. Strategic Misuse HACKING THE EARTH
    30. HUBRIS HACKING THE EARTH
    31. It’s not a choice between It’s not a choice between HUBRISTIC and HUMBLE. HUBRISTIC and HUMBLE. HACKING THE EARTH
    32. It’s a choice between UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES and UNPRECEDENTED CATASTROPHE It’s a choice between UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES and UNPRECEDENTED CATASTROPHE HACKING THE EARTH
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    34. “We are as gods, so we may as well get good at it.” — Stewart Brand HACKING THE EARTH
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    36. Here’s where we start. HACKING THE EARTH
    37. HACKING THE EARTH JAMAIS CASCIO OPENTHEFUTURE.COM

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