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england put out west the cloud will thicken quickly. a few patches of rain across england and wales but not amounting to too much, whereas for northern ireland and scotland it turns wet and windy through the afternoon. all the while the south—westerly winds bring mild air, south—westerly winds bring mild air, so temperature is about 11—14. it gets very windy tomorrow night with gales and maybe even severe gales across the far north—west of the country as a band of rain sweeps t...

Of the revolution in chemical engineering. along the way, a lot of the chemicals that we synthesised, it turns out, are persistent and carcinogenic, and sit in the environment. now, what was the cost, and what was the benefit? that is a very hard thing to quantify, but the same is true in our industrialisation of food systems. we have an abundance of calories, we have, you know, enough calorie production in the next decade, theoretically, to meet the needs of nine billion humans. but a lot of th...

Have their costs, have their consequences. so, the arc of technology is and has never been linear. it has always had, you know, some cycle to it. i would argue that the recent cycle probably peaked in 1969. that was when man landed on the moon, and it was also the year that we had woodstock. and so, right now, i think from a societal perspective, were generally techno—pessimists. and we were really techno—optimists leading up to the moon landing and during the industrial revolution. and now,...

We have an abundance of calories, we have, you know, enough calorie production in the next decade, theoretically, to meet the needs of nine billion humans. but a lot of those systems have their downfalls, have their costs, have their consequences. so, the arc of technology is and has never been linear. it has always had, you know, some cycle to it. i would argue that the recent cycle probably peaked in 1969. that was when man landed on the moon, and it was also the year that we had woodstock. an...

Enough calorie production in the next decade, theoretically, to meet the needs of nine billion humans. but a lot of those systems have their downfalls, have their costs, have their consequences. so, the arc of technology is and has never been linear. it has always had, you know, some cycle to it. i would argue that the recent cycle probably peaked in 1969. that was when man landed on the moon, and it was also the year that we had woodstock. and so, right now, i think from a societal perspective,...

But a lot of those systems have their downfalls, have their costs, have their consequences. so, the arc of technology is and has never been linear. it has always had, you know, some cycle to it. i would argue that the recent cycle probably peaked in 1969. that was when man landed on the moon, and it was also the year that we had woodstock. and so, right now, i think from a societal perspective, were generally techno—pessimists. and we were really techno—optimists leading up to the moon landi...

Have their downfalls, have their costs, have their consequences. so, the arc of technology is and has never been linear. it has always had, you know, some cycle to it. i would argue that the recent cycle probably peaked in 1969. that was when man landed on the moon, and it was also the year that we had woodstock. and so, right now, i think from a societal perspective, were generally techno—pessimists. and we were really techno—optimists leading up to the moon landing and during the industria...

Carcinogenic, and sit in the environment. now, what was the cost, and what was the benefit? that is a very hard thing to quantify, but the same is true in our industrialisation of food systems. we have an abundance of calories, we have, you know, enough calorie production in the next decade, theoretically, to meet the needs of nine billion humans. but a lot of those systems have their downfalls, have their costs, have their consequences. so, the arc of technology is and has never been linear. it...