We all familiar with existing ecological problems such as pollution or extra carbon dioxide at the atmosphere. James Lovelock is a one hundred years old scientist that shows a completely different way of saving humanity and looking at the earth's climate. Graduated from Manchester University, worked as Medical research council and was a part of NASA planetary research team. While working in NASA, James proposed the Gaia theory.
Gaia theory states that all the physical things on the earth are interconnected and dependent on each other. The same things keep the same temperature of the earth through out. Example - plants take out carbon dioxide out of atmosphere and form clouds. This way plants cool the earth down. When it gets cold - they die. When with no refrigeration earth warms us again, plants reappear and cool down the earth again. This way earth could be compared to a living organism because of ability to maintain homeostasis, but it is not a living thing. James also believes that moving to mega cities, switching to nuclear power, controlling earth's temperature and letting AI take over will buy us some time or even save our lives. James loves science, and I hope that we will see more people with fresh ideas a bout saving the world and us.
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