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Big brains take up a lot of space!

Terry Portillo : Mar 24.2010

The human species has taken over the planet. We have such huge brain power that we can design shelters for ourselves that keep out the weather and keep us safe from predators. We can harness the power of energy from fire, wind, sun, coal and oil to keep ourselves warm and turn underground metal into steel. We can build machines for planting food so that we get a great deal more production in a small area than nature would provide, so we can feed a lot more of us and don’t have to move around to find it. We can develop medicines to heal us and machines that can look into our bodies to see what’s wrong so that we live longer.

In short, in recent planetary history, it’s all about us. We have taken over most every place there is on this world, and have had a huge negative impact on the natural processes that have worked so well for millions of years.

So wouldn’t it be incredible to save a place, a large and wonderful place that is home to so many other species, that hasn’t yet been consumed by us, to save it for the rest of the world, for the future of our species and the planet? Can’t we be smart enough to do this instead?