Article: Pi in the Sky

This is not a "pie in the sky" boondoggle. Rather, since humanity has always been a tool-using species, it amounts to using our advanced scientific knowledge and capabilities to promote both the survival and the evolution of our species in the direction of environmental sustainability, while at least leaving open the possibility of post-Collapse expansion into the solar system and beyond.

Individuals, groups, an enlightened Foundation, could come together to make it happen.

Let's call it "Pi in the sky."

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