The best way for doubters to control a questionable new technology is to embrace it, lest it remain wholly in the hands of enthusiasts who think there is nothing questionable about it.

Stewart Brand on the environmental movement.

The best way for doubters to control a questionable new technology is to embrace it, lest it remain wholly in the hands of enthusiasts who think there is nothing questionable about it.

I think this is all stuff I've heard before, mostly in Wired, but
worthwhile nonetheless.

The best way for doubters to control a questionable new technology is to embrace it, lest it remain wholly in the hands of enthusiasts who think there is nothing questionable about it.

Stewart Brand on the environmental movement.

[ This is a very good article, as expected. Technology Review is the only magazine I pay cover price for on any kind of regular basis... i really should just subscribe.

I want to point out the extended debate between Brand and Joseph Romm on Brand's TR blog, which I think pushes the whole thing up to almost gold star rating... I hope all the Energy and Environment people on memestreams will spend a few minutes on it : http://brand.trblogs.com/index.html

My thinking on nuclear has wavered a little lately, although I still think it's the best we've got in a lot of ways. Still, the arguments about how much benefit could be extracted from aggressive conservation are very compelling. Romm makes some good points. -k]