You've probably read about the lizard expert, Dr. Pianka, who
is calling for a 90% reduction in the population in order to
save the earth. In other words, kill the people to save the dirt.
OK, so he's a lone nut. Getting a degree in lizardry doesn't
necessarily mean you can work your remote control(s) or finish
your 1040 by yourself. And, who cares that he forgot to look
at the publication date when he picked up Malthus and started
his journey into bold-new-theory land.
What interested me was an observation by Forrest Mims in his
critique of Pianka's speech:
But there was a gravely disturbing side to that otherwise scientifically significant meeting, for I watched in amazement as a few hundred members of the Texas Academy of Science rose to their feet and gave a standing ovation to a speech that enthusiastically advocated the elimination of 90 percent of Earth's population by airborne Ebola. The speech was given by Dr. Eric R. Pianka, the University of Texas evolutionary ecologist and lizard expert who the Academy named the 2006 Distinguished Texas Scientist.
OK, I'm easily amused but I wanted to be there to see their
faces; each one of them thinking that it was the other 9 closest
guys who would be scheduled for dirtification.
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