Monday, September 17, 2012

The 'Anthropocene' as Environmental Meme and/or Geological Epoch - NYTimes.com

The 'Anthropocene' as Environmental Meme and/or Geological Epoch - NYTimes.com:

"Paul Voosen, who’s one of my favorite science journalists these days, has written a fine piece examining the scientific and societal debate over the Anthropocene, the proposed term for this era in which human decisions (or indecision) will leave a durable mark in planetary systems and even in the planet’s stratified rock.* (The video above explores the Anthropocene as environmental meme.)"

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