X without Y

X without Y

sometimes I like questions in this form:
what will X be like if there is no Y?

Last month, when Cable TV was showing a series of Akira Kurosawa's movies, I simply couldn't help thinking of this:
what would happen to Kurosawa if he had never met Toshiro Mifune?
Or vice versa, what would Mifune become if he never met Kurosawa?
Well, questions with no answer.

Another interesting question I found recently, also in the form of "X without Y":
Earth without people - see NewScientist.com
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19225731.100

And, don't miss the picture on Human Impact on Earth.
Really amazed / shocked to see the light pollution.

So, time to sleep. Don't forget to switch the light off.