Neal's Workshop

Yes, Michael Crichton has more to contribute to the masses than simply Jurassic Park or Sphere.

What's that, you ask? How about a speech he gave on Fear, Complexity and Environmental Management in the 21st Century?

The bottom line:

At any moment there are 1,500 electrical storms on the planet. A tornado touches down every six hours. We have ninety hurricanes a year, or one every four days. Again, right on schedule. Violent, disruptive, chaotic activity is a constant feature of our globe.

Is this the end of the world? No: this is the world.

It’s time we knew it.

Damn skippy, Mikey.