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would float between the Earth and the sun, cutting sunlight exposure by
1.8 percent. Although Angel’s work was praised by academics, it’s too
costly. The project would cost $5 trillion—about 10 years of U.S. military
defense spending. His new plan is easier on the wallet. It involves
redirecting sunlight with giant mirrors here on Earth.
Dutch artist Arne Hendriks isn’t proud to be using too many global
resources. Humans are running low on everything, and we are making
everything worse by growing taller, living longer, and reproducing more.
So Hendriks thinks people need to shrink. He wants to bring the humans
down to 50 centimeters tall. Then we would need only 2 percent of the
resources we use now. To get started, Hendriks says we should stop eating
foods which make us grow taller. Also to talk to doctors so we can produce
shorter kids. He says this could make people and the planet healthier.