Adventures With Alex

Tag: Future

  • BR338) “The Vertical Farm” Book Review

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    The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century by Dr. Dickson Despommier.  2/5 rating. 268 pages. Book #54 of 2023. Read December 28, 2023. This book talks about the idea of building vertical farms within urban settings as a way to counteract the problems with farming today. This idea of Dickson’s has intrigued…

  • BR217) “The World Without Us” Book Review

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    The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. 3/5 rating. 353 pages. Book #53 of 2021. Read July 29, 2021.  This book looks at the interesting thought experiment of what the world would be like if humans disappeared. Alan realizes that the likelihood of humanity disappearing in something like a cloud of smoke is not exactly…