And there's been plenty of time for his curiosity to evolve: WALL-E has been alone on Earth for seven centuries, ever since the last humans left and neglected to switch him off.
If the trial shows that the stoves can be sold, even at a subsidized price, work on establishing a sustainable market can begin, providing access to the stove for many more women in Darfur and elsewhere than would ever be possible through donor grants alone.
At one point, Klinenberg introduces us to Dee, a ninety-year-old widow who has lived alonefor the past twenty-nine years in a Harlem apartment, and has no intention of leaving, ever.