Nature Can Save Us All

Nature, it turns out, may be one of our best hopes for building, and maintaining, civilization

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Last week, I tried to think of ways to celebrate my birthday. In what already seems like another reality, I had plans to go to a favorite restaurant with my teenagers, but we scrapped that. Instead, they cooked up a surprisingly edible meal. (I’m sure I will be leaning…