Skip to comments.
How Engineering the Human Body Could Combat Climate Change(YGTBSM)
The Atlantic ^
| Mar 12 2012
| Ross Andersen
Posted on 03/12/2012 2:43:50 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
The threat of global climate change has prompted us to redesign many of our technologies to be more energy-efficient. From lightweight hybrid cars to long-lasting LED's, engineers have made well-known products smaller and less wasteful. But tinkering with our tools will only get us so far, because however smart our technologies become, the human body has its own ecological footprint, and there are more of them than ever before. So, some scholars are asking, what if we could engineer human beings to be more energy efficient? A new paper to be published in Ethics, Policy & Environment proposes a series of biomedical modifications that could help humans, themselves, consume less.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: 21stcenturyobcession; climate; climatechange; engineering; human; humanexperiment; insanity; manisgod; reengineerhumans
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-24 next last
Utter Insanity. Leftist lies and dribble.
but was on Drudge. Yes, I know he is no longer a good source.
To: TheOldLady
A new paper to be published in Ethics, Policy & Environment proposes a series of biomedical modifications that could help humans, themselves, consume less. That trick NEVER works.
To: Texas Fossil
If we turned ourselves into algae ...
3
posted on
03/12/2012 2:50:15 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
To: Texas Fossil
Control freaks on parade, probably with enforcement powers.
4
posted on
03/12/2012 2:54:11 PM PDT
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: Texas Fossil
The idea of this article smacks of eugenics. Margret Sanger and Adolf Hitler would be so proud.
5
posted on
03/12/2012 2:54:54 PM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
To: Texas Fossil
Code for:"
How BRAINWASHING the Human MIND could combat global warming."
6
posted on
03/12/2012 2:55:10 PM PDT
by
FrankR
To: Texas Fossil
....and liberals will volunteer the poor to be the test subjects.
7
posted on
03/12/2012 2:55:26 PM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(When religions have to beg the gov't for a waiver, we are already under socialism.)
To: steelyourfaith
8
posted on
03/12/2012 2:59:52 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: TigersEye
Maybe they could turn us into batteries.
9
posted on
03/12/2012 3:00:00 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post)
To: Texas Fossil
Just strap on a pair of methane capturing Depends. Problem solved.
10
posted on
03/12/2012 3:06:31 PM PDT
by
bigcat32
To: humblegunner
Yes, it always works. There a number of populations of smaller humans all over the world. How they got that way is a good question, but they exist.
You start turning the Sa'ami dwarves, the San people, Negritos in the Philippines, and several other groups loose and they could DOWNSIZE the greater part of humanity in a generation!
Give a Sa'ami guy a tumble, eh! He'll be a willing worker I am sure.
11
posted on
03/12/2012 3:10:45 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Texas Fossil
Can someone send them the memo that AGW is fake. The email must have gone to their spam list.
12
posted on
03/12/2012 3:16:53 PM PDT
by
nixonsnose
(Let's see all you lawyers argue your way out of hell.)
To: UCANSEE2
Maybe they'll let us experiment on prisoners again, Master!?! You know how I love that. Eh, heh heh.
13
posted on
03/12/2012 3:17:52 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
To: muawiyah
Meh.
I keep midgets in a shed as pets.
To: Texas Fossil
We could just use people for bio diesel. Take God out of the equation and all you are left with is hell.
15
posted on
03/12/2012 3:29:03 PM PDT
by
freedomfiter2
(Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
To: TigersEye
I think they already started.
16
posted on
03/12/2012 3:35:08 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post)
To: Texas Fossil
but was on Drudge. Yes, I know he is no longer a good source. Not a good source, yet we learn about it on Drudge?
17
posted on
03/12/2012 3:35:56 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio - http://www.istandwithrush.org/)
To: UCANSEE2
Dr. Mengele? Dr. Mengele! 0bama’s Environment Czar for you on line #2.
18
posted on
03/12/2012 3:41:04 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
To: Texas Fossil
Smaller people...hmmmm...has anyone contacted the NBA to get their take on this?
19
posted on
03/12/2012 3:43:49 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: UCANSEE2; TigersEye
Woof!
20
posted on
03/12/2012 3:44:04 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio - http://www.istandwithrush.org/)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-24 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson