Are humans truly fit to be the gardeners of our planet?
In short: In this lecture, Jim Endersby examines the 1972 film Silent Running to explore the tension between biotechnological utopias and the ecological damage caused by intensive agriculture.
The presentation investigates whether humanity can responsibly steward Earth's ecosystems. By analyzing the vision of space-bound gardens in Silent Running—where the final remnants of Earth's vegetation are preserved on massive spacecraft—Endersby weighs the optimistic promises of modern biotechnology against the visible destruction caused by industrial farming practices.
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