Technology has given us marvelous opportunities that outstrip the pace of evolution. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up, which means we may fail to see the consequences of a change until it smacks us in the face. Social media is one example. On the plus side, drugs that treat deadly dis

Sipping lattes in a bookstore, a retired friend and I talked about the exploding global population and the dwindling resources of the planet.   By 2022, India’s inhabitants will exceed 1.4 billion. By 2050, our species will have grown from the current 7.3 billion to 9.7 billion. T