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So what even is nature, or natural, in this context? Is it “environmentalist,” in the conventional sense, to try to preserve what one could argue no longer exists? Should we employ technology to try to make the world more “natural”? When people talk about “nature,” they’re generally talking about things that aren’t made by human beings. Rocks. Reefs. Red wolves. But while there is plenty of God’s creation to go around, it is hard to think of anything on Earth that human hands haven’t affected. In the Brazilian rainforest, scientists have found microplastics in the bellies of animals ranging from red howler monkeys to manatees. …
摘自《麻省理工科技评论》(MIT Technology Review)第129卷 第3期 · 2026年5月刊,Mat Honan。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。