It Takes More Than Knowledge to Understand the Earth

Humans have a funny way of thinking they are not part of the planet, but the rocks beneath our feet, the environment we inhabit and ourselves are linked forever.

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By Erik Klemetti
Feb 24, 2025 3:15 PMFeb 24, 2025 3:27 PM
San Francisco Bay from Space
San Francisco Bay seen from the International Space Station on April 25, 2021. Credit: NASA.

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There has always been the tendency to put our understanding of the Universe into silos. It makes it easier to create models within those silos that explain how parts of our world might operate. However, as with any model, these silos are just the boundaries we set to allow for the model to work. Otherwise, trying to account for every potential factor would far exceed any ability to make sense out of complexity.

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