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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  In Praise Of Aedes Aegypti 

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A recent New York Times piece about climate change, which was both hopeful and alarmist about our future on this planet, nonetheless had one small item embedded in that filled me with wonder, persuading me that maybe we actually can do anything.

BTW…if you’re interested in the entire Times piece, click here.

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