Like many environmental scientists, early exposure to nature sparked my interest in the field. But so did the 1990 video game SimEarth, game studio Maxis's first release after SimCity. SimEarth was more than mere entertainment, however. It was Maxis co-founder Will Wright’s effort to disseminate an idea that captivated| The Science of Fiction
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