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Category - Science:Geology

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8th of 7, Jun 02 2011

Neolithic cosmological engineering https://books.googl...ineering%22&f=false
Mentioned in my anno [notexactly, Feb 03 2019]

Avi Loeb's Cosmic Engineering paper https://www.cfa.har...~loeb/Photos/en.pdf
Mentioned in my anno [notexactly, Feb 03 2019]

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       what do you want to put in there?
po, Jun 02 2011
  

       Coal.   

       And maybe the lawnmower.
8th of 7, Jun 02 2011
  

       tsk.
po, Jun 02 2011
  

       Well this idea could go in there for a start.
pocmloc, Jun 02 2011
  

       Science:Geology:Optical Devices:Toast:Bagles: extra crunchy
Voice, Jun 02 2011
  

       sp. bagless
pocmloc, Jun 02 2011
  

       //what do you want to put in there?// Fossils, of course. To confound atheistical paleontologists.
mouseposture, Jun 03 2011
  

       That would be palaeontology.   

       Stuff from 'Strata' - aha! I've got one.
nineteenthly, Jun 03 2011
  

       We need a science:cosmological engineering category. That will take care of everything. After all, what are we more concerned with: understanding how something works or harnessing it for unprecedented consequence?
daseva, Jun 03 2011
  

       [19thly] Good catch. Yes, I specifically had in mind the boot in the coal measure.
mouseposture, Jun 03 2011
  

       If you build a better category, halfbaked ideas will beat a path to its door.
nineteenthly, Jun 03 2011
  

       Good point.   

       There's a category "home: pest control: trap" which is generically OK, but there really should be a category, "Halfbakery: Mousetrap: Better"
8th of 7, Jun 04 2011
  

       // We need a science:cosmological engineering category. //   

       I second that. It's even been practised since Neolithic times: [link]   

       However, I'd say we also need a cosmic engineering category. AIUI, while cosmological engineering attempts to affect or control the cosmos itself, cosmic engineering [link] merely affects or controls smaller things in reaction to or anticipation of cosmic behaviors. Conflation and inflation probably don't go well together.
notexactly, Feb 03 2019
  
      
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