One Scientist Hopes to Engineer the Climate With Antacid
One Scientist Hopes to Engineer the Climate With Antacid
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
January 24, 20193m 2s
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Show Notes
To help cure the planet’s ailments, Zhen Dai suggests antacid. In powdered form, calcium carbonate—often used to relieve upset stomachs—can reflect light; by peppering the sky with the shiny white particles, the Harvard researcher thinks it might be possible to block just enough sunlight to achieve some temperature control here on Earth.
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