Halfway around the world, in california, are clues to understanding the fall of mesopotamia, as farmers here struggle to overcome a threat to this fertile garden land. The ruins of ancient societies may hold keys to our own survival as, out of the past, archaeologists explore one of the greatest of mysteries the decline and fall of grand civilizations. Mission control ignition. And liftoff. Liftoff. Keach for more than five millennia, humankind has seemed to dominate earth, both creating and destroying grand civilizations. Each of these human experiments has changed our planet. This high Vantage Point brings us a new and sobering view. For the first time, we behold our world as finite, limited. On the darkened face of earth, the lights of cities record the expansion of our kind. Just 50 years ago, two billion people lived on earth. Today our global population has reached five billion. Within the next generation, it will double once more. Our exponential growth now threatens the very re
In the rain forests of mesoamerica, the ancient maya created magnificent citystates. Here three Million People once lived. In the earliest cradle of civilization, ancient mesopotamian farmers once made these deserts bloom. Halfway around the world, in california, are clues to understanding the fall of mesopotamia, as farmers here struggle to overcome a threat to this fertile garden land. The ruins of ancient societies may hold keys to our own survival as, out of the past, archaeologists explore one of the greatest of mysteries the decline and fall of grand civilizations. Mission control ignition. And liftoff. Liftoff. Keach for more than five millennia, humankind has seemed to dominate earth, both creating and destroying grand civilizations. Each of these human experiments has changed our planet. This high Vantage Point brings us a new and sobering view. For the first time, we behold our world as finite, limited. On the darkened face of earth, the lights of cities record the expansion
Highways, plumbing, electricity in the wall, nitrogen fixing fertilizers, vaccines, clean water available with the turn of another near home. When all these things appear what is undeniable and really apparent immediately thereafter is a wave of improvement and wellbeing for people. Vast portions of the population start getting better, also all kinds of things are opened up. I was certain now was going to happen with digital networking, but it is not exactly the way things went. Starting around the turn of the century i started to notice a pattern that was really bothering me which is that my friends who worked in the industries that were most affected by digital networking first, and im thinking of musicians and journalists and photographers, were not finding the world of new opportunity that i had for so long anticipated would appear. Instead i ended up almost every week having to be part of a fundraiser to help somebody get a crucial operation in needed and they did not have insuran
This, its very dangerous. I stayed indoors this morning. A prewinter storm blast. A deep deadly freeze from california to the midwest. The snow and ice, three feet dumped in two days. Im looking forward to it. An american has been shot dead in benghazi. Ronny smith was shot and killed near his home earlier today. No one claiming responsibility for that murder. The massive breech. Hackers have stolen the 2 million google, facebook, twitter accounts. A virus sent the info to hackers. The truck vanished with radio medical waste. All wastes have been recovered. New allegations. Did toronto mayor rob ford try to buy the alleged video of him smoking crack by offering gang members 5,000 and a car. Sounds like hed make a good game show host. Crews in florida are trying to lure whales out of dangerously Shallow Water. Short supply at a Christmas Free light Tree Lighting in philadelphia two women got into it. Spurs and timberwolves were supposed to kick off. Smoke postponed them. A car cruising
Halfway around the world, in california, are clues to understanding the fall of mesopotamia, as farmers here struggle to overcome a threat to this fertile garden land. The ruins of ancient societies may hold keys to our own survival as, out of the past, archaeologists explore one of the greatest of mysteries the decline and fall of grand civilizations. Mission control ignition. And liftoff. Liftoff. Keach for more than five millennia, humankind has seemed to dominate earth, both creating and destroying grand civilizations. Each of these human experiments has changed our planet. This high Vantage Point brings us a new and sobering view. For the first time, we behold our world as finite, limited. On the darkened face of earth, the lights of cities record the expansion of our kind. Just 50 years ago, two billion people lived on earth. Today our global population has reached five billion. Within the next generation, it will double once more. Our exponential growth now threatens the very re