The broad, ancient, and sometimes arrogant ambition of channeling the raw, complex systems of the natural world for human ends. This includes everything from old-school dams and selective breeding to modern geoengineering and ecosystem service management. It's about leveraging the immense, interconnected power of living and geological processes—water cycles, photosynthesis, predation, pollination, plate tectonics—on a large scale. The line between "harnessing" and "dominating" is thin, and nature often has a way of biting back.
*Example: "Our city's climate control uses nature harnessing. We planted a genetically tailored mega-forest upwind to seed clouds, used beaver dam analogs to recharge the aquifer, and released a predator species to control the mosquitoes. We're not fighting nature; we're trying to be its annoying project manager."
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Get the Nature Harnessing mug.A concept describing how the natural world—ecosystems, evolutionary processes, physical landscapes—can be fundamentally altered by the introduction of warping technologies or natural spacetime anomalies. Nature warp studies the ecological and evolutionary consequences of living in a warped environment: migration routes shortened, predation rates altered, genetic drift accelerated in contracted regions. It also refers to the aesthetic or philosophical idea that “nature” itself is not a fixed background but can be warped by human or cosmic intervention. Nature warp is the intersection of ecology, ethics, and spacetime engineering.
Example: “The nature warp exhibit showed how a small gravity distortion could make a valley receive years of rainfall in days, transforming the biome—a powerful reminder that ‘natural’ is a matter of background assumptions.”
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…made my nature rise — a past tense description of one’s self having had your psyche confronted by a person, event, timing or situation P.E.T.S. that brings out an unknown aspect of your personality.
The experience is most likely caused by interacting with another person; but, events, timings and situations can also make you discover aspects of yourself.
The precipitating cause can be a structures; broken boundaries; acquisition of power or it’s relinquishment; love or hate; clear articulation of a desire; or, deep self-honesty. Once the behavior has become concrete this new information about yourself must be integrated into your personality.
This phrase entered popular culture during the first disco era between 1972 and 1976 through the Four Tops Song: Catfish, a dance track about a woman with whom dancing — and by extension sex — was really enjoyable. Part of the refrain was “…Catfish makes my nature rise”.
Nope — no sexual overtones there! Subtlety was not a watchword of the 1970’s.
The experience is most likely caused by interacting with another person; but, events, timings and situations can also make you discover aspects of yourself.
The precipitating cause can be a structures; broken boundaries; acquisition of power or it’s relinquishment; love or hate; clear articulation of a desire; or, deep self-honesty. Once the behavior has become concrete this new information about yourself must be integrated into your personality.
This phrase entered popular culture during the first disco era between 1972 and 1976 through the Four Tops Song: Catfish, a dance track about a woman with whom dancing — and by extension sex — was really enjoyable. Part of the refrain was “…Catfish makes my nature rise”.
Nope — no sexual overtones there! Subtlety was not a watchword of the 1970’s.
Here are ways of using “…made my nature rise” in a sentence:
1) Being in danger made her nature rise. She did not think of herself as heroic but when she was menaced in the streets, she was able to fight off her attacker and leave identifiable makes on his face that led to his capture.
2)Being in the water had always made her nature rise; but, it had never consciously occurred to her that having sex in a hot tub with the possibility of both being seen and heard would bring out the “YEP!!!!” in her, Now every time she smells coconut oil her skin gets warm.
3) Being tied up made her nature rise. She did not consciously think of herself as “submissive” but when she found herself hogtied over a barstool helpless, passive, flogged and probed; she learned something new and unexpected about herself.
1) Being in danger made her nature rise. She did not think of herself as heroic but when she was menaced in the streets, she was able to fight off her attacker and leave identifiable makes on his face that led to his capture.
2)Being in the water had always made her nature rise; but, it had never consciously occurred to her that having sex in a hot tub with the possibility of both being seen and heard would bring out the “YEP!!!!” in her, Now every time she smells coconut oil her skin gets warm.
3) Being tied up made her nature rise. She did not consciously think of herself as “submissive” but when she found herself hogtied over a barstool helpless, passive, flogged and probed; she learned something new and unexpected about herself.
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Get the Rules of Nature mug.Naughty by Nature is a US hip hop group that at formation in 1991, consisted of the MCs Treach, Vinnie and the DJ Kay Gee - the group formed in East Orange, New Jersey, referred to as "Illtown" in the 1980s. The group first appeared on the music scene in the late 1980's releasing an album titled The Independent Leaders, under their then name The New Style. After the release of their first album, the group was subsequently mentored by fellow New Jersey native Queen Latifah and consequently changed their name.
Naughty by Nature realised major hits including "O.P.P" known as one the most catchiest hooks in all of hip hop. That formula continued to follow on their sophomore album. 19 Naughty III with the single "Hip Hop Hooray". Continueing to make music till this day, Naughty by Nature will go down in history as on of the greatest hip-hop groups ever.
Naughty by Nature realised major hits including "O.P.P" known as one the most catchiest hooks in all of hip hop. That formula continued to follow on their sophomore album. 19 Naughty III with the single "Hip Hop Hooray". Continueing to make music till this day, Naughty by Nature will go down in history as on of the greatest hip-hop groups ever.
How many people we inspired to pursue this?
Well if you wanna test the man to the truth is,
... Naughty by Nature makes that Feel Good music.
Well if you wanna test the man to the truth is,
... Naughty by Nature makes that Feel Good music.
by Dylann September 29, 2005
Get the naughty by nature mug.In November instead of not nutting nut the amount of times the day of the year is; i.e on the third nut three times and on the fifth five times. In order to get pornhub to plant more trees.
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Get the Nut for Nature November mug.Exchanging services and favor for other physical activities, mainly sex. For example, a friends asks you to help her move her mattresses to her new place and says "How can I repay you?" and you say "You can pay me in nature." :)
A: "Hey man, can you give me a ride from the airport, I'll pay you back!"
B: "Sure, I'll be there. You can pay me in nature."
B: "Sure, I'll be there. You can pay me in nature."
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