Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Philosophy Wire: Laughing…

Laughing gas and the mystery of Carl Sagan's Faint Young Sun Paradox: When the sun shone dimmer an eon ago, Earth remained warm in spite of it likely thanks to a mix of greenhouse gases. Biogeochemists have now shown how N2O (laughing gas), known today for its use as a dental anesthetic, may have made it into the mix. [1] Weird world… In the beginning there was laughter. And then we started to analyze things. Thinking too much of the cosmos. And we started crying. Accept the thunders. And you will start dancing in the rain…

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