Why Each American Lives Like a 40-Ton Whale: Power, Overshoot, and Climate with Tad Patzek
Many of us were taught that humans have been the dominant force shaping the modern world through sheer grit, ingenuity, and innovation. While true to an extent, there are also deep, embedded laws of energy that have both constrained and enabled human cleverness and our influence over our surroundings. What exactly are…
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