/ exploring the noosphere Sun, 15 Oct 2017 02:50:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 /2014/04/the-sixth-extinction-an-unnatural-history-elizabeth-kolbert/ /2014/04/the-sixth-extinction-an-unnatural-history-elizabeth-kolbert/#disqus_thread Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:25:00 +0000 https://anautonomousagent.com/?p=80 The information contained in Elizabeth Kolbert’s book, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, should concern all humans alive today. The facts presented have been known to the scientific community for a number of years. Its message is clear and important: the human species has been the chief cause of a massive extinction not seen since the dinosaurs perished. Biological diversity has been decreasing for a long time. She presents the facts in a clear and fascinating story; visiting numerous places around the globe and witnessing first hand the effects of “The New Pangea.” The Washington Post’s review of Kolbert’s book.

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