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Biosphere 2

The Biosphere is presented as an early scientific experiment in controlled environmental systems. What is often overlooked is the apocalyptic cult leader and petroleum heir that conceived and financed the whole endeavor.

Cults, pseudoscience, and an oil fortune meet in the Arizona desert of Oracle, outside Tucson, with Biosphere 2—a money pit turned research facility.

Lexi Goforth
March 6, 2017
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