Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture | Video on TED.com

We need to build upwards and across to extend agricultural land reach as well as protect areas from wind and drought. Some areas that are the most inhospitable of places could conceivably be made into desert oases using creative technologies. What are the risks and challenges?

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Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".