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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."Lazarus Long (Robert Heinlein)

Reading about Design Science, I came across this quote. I've been thinking about the having to earn a living mindset. What happens if energy is abundant? What happens if all manufacturing is automated? What happens if potable water is abundant? Food?

I'm having trouble visualizing the transition from scarcity to abundance. Sometimes it seems to me that we are hanging onto our scarcity with our fingernails. Possibly the coming climate changes will push us over the edge.

just sayin'

Of the 27 individuals that were awarded Medals of Science last friday, 4 were women.
( Here's the list -- )