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The human craving for justification on matters such as life and death cannot be satisfied, hence humanity has a need that nature cannot satisfy. The tragedy, following this theory, is that humans spend all their time trying not to be human. The human being, therefore, is a paradox.
Outgassing (sometimes called offgassing, particularly when in reference to indoor air quality) is the release of a gas that was dissolved, trapped, frozen, or absorbed in some material. [1] Outgassing can include sublimation and evaporation (which are phase transitions of a substance into a gas), as well as desorption , seepage from cracks or ...
The term inert gas is context-dependent because several of the inert gases, including nitrogen and carbon dioxide, can be made to react under certain conditions. [1] [2] Purified argon gas is the most commonly used inert gas due to its high natural abundance (78.3% N 2, 1% Ar in air) [3] and low relative cost.
Space and survival is the idea that the long-term survival of the human species and technological civilization requires the building of a spacefaring civilization that utilizes the resources of outer space, [1] and that not doing this might lead to human extinction. A related observation is that the window of opportunity for doing this may be ...
Human composting is emerging as an end-of-life alternative that is friendlier to the climate and the Earth — it is far less carbon-intensive than cremation and doesn’t use chemicals involved ...
In NJ, the average price for gas stands at $3.20 per gallon, but some gas station are selling gas for as cheap as $2.75. Gas prices are down globally. Here's why
Due to fears of methadone’s misuse, however, regulations limited its distribution to specialized clinics, and it became a niche treatment. Methadone clinics have since become the targets of NIMBYs and politicians who view them as nothing more than nuisance properties.
This chapter also explains why, in Epstein's view, that the United States has been one of the top producers of alternative oil and gas products in the decades beginning from the early 2000s onwards, and he says, "the reason is freedom", in other words, free market regulatory environments allowed for exploration and development of new methods of ...