Why did behaviorally modern humans and no other multicellular species in the history of the Earth gain the capacity to transform an entire planet? Biology alone cannot explain this – Homo sapiens is just another …
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Now that we’re busy hacking the planet, we need all the help we can get. We humans are pretty good at solving complex problems like choosing the next move in chess- better than most machines. …
I think it's often hard to comprehend the scale of biodiversity loss in North America without proper visuals. Left: A wonderful chart of NA Holocene fauna by Fiona Reid. Right: NA biodiversity during the Rancholabrean, the last period of the Pleistocene, ending 11kya.
2When it comes to conservation, hope is much more useful than gloom. #ConservationOptimism
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/an-antidote-for-environmental-despair/ via @hakaimagazine
#ConservationOptimism from @NicoleLBoivin @MPI_SHH
Mobilizing the past to shape a better Anthropocene: how information from archaeology, history, palaeoecology and other past sources can, and should, be used to inform plans to enhance the sustainability and resilience of our societies. https://rdcu.be/cdPvV
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