Today I visited a sixth grade class at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto.

   The class was small and enthusiastic. They have been studying early human history, and they especially liked the ‘population game,’ where I made them guess the population of the planet at any given time in history. It’s great to see their amazement at how much the population has grown in the past century as compared to the entirety of history (I do this for every class, thus showing the hugeness of human impact on the planet today as compared to past times).
   Their teacher, Sarah Shulman, is a good friend of mine and is competing in the ironwomen competition the following week. Yes, she is a stronger biker than I am.

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