Crazy ideas sometimes work, and the technological society that we have is built on a foundation of those crazy ideas that work.
Nathan MyhrvoldMany of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato.
Nathan MyhrvoldFor relatively modest amounts of sulfur dioxide injected into the atmosphere, you could easily cool Earth by 1% or more, if you want.
Nathan Myhrvold