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The Sixth Extinction
The Earth has lived through 5 mass extinctions of animals and plants. The last one - 66 million years ago - took out the dinosaurs. That extinction is believed to have been caused by a giant asteroid smashing into the Earth. Now we are living through extinction number 6. And the cause is us. Human behavior.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Earth has lived through 5 mass extinctions of animals and plants. The last one - 66 million years ago - took out the dinosaurs. That extinction is believed to have been caused by a giant asteroid smashing into the Earth. Now we are living through extinction number 6. And the cause is us. Human behavior.
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The Sixth Extinction, New Food Labels, and Designer Babies- 0:00The Politics of Portions
- 8:23Making (Designer?) Babies with Three Parents
- 16:37The Sixth ExtinctionYou’re reading this
- 27:06Jesus on the Big Screen
- 43:02Border Brutality
The full episode
3 of 5The Sixth Extinction, New Food Labels, and Designer Babies- 0:00The Politics of Portions
- 8:23Making (Designer?) Babies with Three Parents
- 16:37The Sixth ExtinctionYou’re reading this
- 27:06Jesus on the Big Screen
- 43:02Border Brutality