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 ...
I say “bring out your women, let’s see if this works”
“What follows is my conversation with Liao about why he thinks human engineering could be the most ethical and effective solution to global climate change. “
How are scientists going to engineer humans to be part of “solving global climate change” if they can’t even figure out how to pull Liao’s head out of his butt?
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