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Will Population + Technology = Armageddon

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Dr. Mullins paints a dramatic but factual picture of the effects of population growth on a sustainable human ecosystem and explores the question of whether advances in technology ultimately help us, or lead to our demise. The inevitable problems the human race will face, and the problems we now face are described in a manner that scientists and non-scientists can appreciate. Dr. Mullins is able to intertwine examples from human history and examples from the present day to illustrate both specific and wide-ranging issues that affect our very survival as a species. This is an important book that should be required reading, especially for policy makers that continue to ignore the realities of just how much of an impact human beings have on our planet. Dr. Mullins explores the relationship between the earth system and the corrective forces of that system as it reacts to humans, who have profoundly transformed the planet in a very short period of geologic time. By addressing how we use and abuse the planet, perhaps our inevitable decline could be avoided. A must read for anyone who seeks to understand the very issue of human survival.