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My first thought: maybe we will live longer because of less cancer from those charged particles? Our nuclear subs are helping us live longer!

My second thought: those particles are essential for mutagenesis, which is a primary driver of evolution, not just in us but everything. The sixth great species extinction we are causing is not enough, we're literally living in an evolutionary bubble, decreasing the likelihood that whatever survives us will be able to adapt over millions of years.

parent billiam 9 years ago

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