evolutionary time
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On the apparent rarity of human-like intelligence.
When we look around, we see such a small sliver of our planet’s total life.
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On apocalypse clocks.
It’s 10:58 a.m. If we’re still here at 7:26 p.m., we die. Can we escape? Not if we roast ourselves at 10:59.
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