Climate change and habitat loss is an IQ test for humanity

Our brains are probably ashamed at how idiotic we are. A billion years of evolution, more neurons and glial cells than stars in the universe, more interconnections than molecules in the universe, and yet, we’re no better than lemmings leaping off cliffs. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, climate change and habitat loss is, fundamentally, an IQ test for humanity. So far, pet rocks and door stops are running circles around us.

“What about the jobs? What about the economy?” they ask. This is like someone in Nazi Germany asking “where would…