A new illustration for the New York Times op-ed section. The article focused on a theory that planetary ecosystems can only support life to a certain point in their technological development before becoming uninhabitable. This is also used to explain why humankind has never encountered intelligent life from another planet. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/is-a-climate-disaster-inevitable.html The planet textures were created through a bizarre technique of ink bleeding through post-it notes. ADH Alexandra Zsigmond