If Foundation's Galactic Empire was more like the Roman Empire

[james_davis_nicoll]

It would account for between a sixth and a quarter of the human population of the Milky Way and something like one in thirty of stars of the Milky Way, if I have not bolloxed up this quick back of the envelope calculation.

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[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Don't forget: the drop in violence in US society post-1990 was caused by the phasing out of lead paint. (Violence was lower pre-1960s because LOOK OVER THERE!)

[montedavis.livejournal.com]

And the Indus Valley civilization collapsed because of a really bad batch of turmeric.

[tomscud.livejournal.com]

Leaded gasoline, also, right? Which actually does make sense of the pre-1960s to a first crappy approximation.

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

No, that theory is about the phasing out of leaded gas. And it blames the rise in violence on the original phasing in of leaded gas.