Life clearly does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes. Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia. James Lovelock adaptcoupledance share on social
I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all. James Lovelock arabiancampaigngreenpeace Change image and share on social
Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now. James Lovelock countryleadmeasure Change image and share on social
If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been sending people into space. James Lovelock americacoldpeople Change image and share on social
Nowadays if you're dependent on a grant - and 99% of them are - you can't make mistakes as you won't get another one if you do. James Lovelock dependentgrantmake Change image and share on social
This programme to stop nuclear by 2020 is just crazy. If there were a nuclear war, and humanity were wiped out, the Earth would breathe a sigh of relief. James Lovelock breathecrazyearth Change image and share on social
There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. James Lovelock evidencehistoryimprove Change image and share on social
I would only have been too pleased if someone had asked me for my data. If you really believed in your data, you wouldn't mind someone looking at it. You should be able to respond that if you don't believe me go out and do the measurements yourself. James Lovelock askbelievedatum share on social
Civilization in its present form hasn't got long. James Lovelock civilizationformlong Change image and share on social
All the modelling we do shows that the climate is poised on the jump up to a new hot state. It is accelerating so fast that you could say that we are already in it. James Lovelock accelerateclimatefast Change image and share on social
