ignorance and power

the earth is more unstable now:

• it wobbles more than it used to
• the atmosphere is speeding up
• the earth is slowing down
• the core is getting hotter
• the magnetic north is changing
• the sun is more active and older than we thought
• everything is more unpredictable

the late Carl Sagan said:

"we've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. we've also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. we might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces."