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... Alas, Mankind, We Knew Him... - Destructive Science Science and technology have had a profound effect on society, particularly over the past century. We've seen massive increases in the supply of food, allowing the human population to grow to 6 billion; once-virulent diseases such as bubonic plague and smallpox all but conquered. And we've even managed to put a man on the Moon. If it were only consequences like those that resulted from our use of science and technology, this speech would end here. However, there is an additional set of effects. For a start, we have caused unprecedented damage to the environment: extinctions of animal and plant species are happening at a rate several hundred times greater than the natural level, whilst holes are appearing in the protective ozone layer around the earth. This is all due to our negligent use of science and technology. Our scientific advances are testimony to
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