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It was mentioned briefly, with the speaker having learned the term 'Anthropocene' from the book, which describes the current geological age dominated by human activity and its impact on the planet.
I did just...unfortunately I probably shouldn't have but I read this book called Learning to Die in the Anthropocene which is by this guy Roy Scranton who is very smart.
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It was mentioned briefly, with the speaker having learned the term 'Anthropocene' from the book, which describes the current geological age dominated by human activity and its impact on the planet.
I did just...unfortunately I probably shouldn't have but I read this book called Learning to Die in the Anthropocene which is by this guy Roy Scranton who is very smart.
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It was recommended for its Zen perspective on how to remain motivated and happy despite acknowledging the potential for human-caused extinction, and its beautiful writing style was noted.
I will recommend that book by Roy Scrandon called learning to die in the Anthropocene because ultimately he does have a sort of Zen view of You know how we have to be motivated to have families and you know be ambitious and work and be productive, you know in a sort of Zen sense and just live in the moment and be happy to you know exist despite You know the potential for a meteorite impact in a hundred years or something.
But I will say that it's it's beautifully written.
Episode: StarTalk Live! at the Beacon: Searching for Life i...
It was mentioned as discussing the Anthropocene, the human-distinguished epoch, and how humans are impacting the Earth. It touched upon the idea of human caused environmental impacts and mass extinction.
I did just...unfortunately I probably shouldn't have but I read this book called Learning to Die in the Anthropocene which is by this guy Roy Scranton who is very smart.
And I learned the word Anthropocene from him.
Episode: Science and Art, with Carolyn Porco - StarTalk All...
It was recommended for its Zen-like perspective on accepting the potential for human extinction, though it made the speaker slightly nervous. It was described as beautifully written.
I will recommend that book by Roy Scrandon called learning to die in the Anthropocene because ultimately he does have a sort of Zen view of You know how we have to be motivated to have families and you know be ambitious and work and be productive, you know in a sort of Zen sense and just live in the moment and be happy to you know exist despite You know the potential for a meteorite impact in a hundred years or something.
But I will say that it's it's beautifully written.