The Other Side of the Hill draws on the striking similarity of microbial and human populations to rethink our shared future. It confronts visitors with the vertiginous hill shaped by the exponential growth of the human population, which will reach 10 billion in a few more decades, and after which the population is projected to decline just as fast—perhaps even dropping to preindustrial levels. The other side of the hill is the unknown future of our species and the planet. Navigating it will require entirely new forms of intelligence. Microbes, our ancient companions, can be our guides.
The Other Side of the Hill
Beatriz Colomina, Roberto Kolter, Patricia Urquiola, Geoffrey West, Mark Wigley
