The amusing part is that he was a member of the "ecosphere" project. It turns out that the designers of that sealed environment neglected a teensy fact: plants give off small amounts of nitrous oxide (N20) which accumulate over time. They did not provide a scrubber for nitrous. Chronic exposure to nitrous oxide causes serious and incurable nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy [PN]). PN has numerous causes, including nitrous exposure, chemotherapy, injury, diabetes, and others.
As a sufferer of diabetic peripheral neuropathy I can assure you that it is one of the most painful diseases in the world. I could give details but I'll spare you.
The droll part is this guy wants to live to 150, living in constant pain.
Pass the mashed potatoes and gravy, please.
--Boris
An academic
who performs experiments
on himself rather
rather than pale-skinned
grad students or unaware
population groups?
This guy certainly
is out of touch with modern
academia...