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Mentioned in 5 episodes
Y the Last Man
Book • 2002
The series follows Yorick Brown and his monkey Ampersand as they navigate a world where all male mammals have died.
Yorick's mother, a U.S.
Representative, commissions Agent 355 to protect Yorick as they travel to meet Dr. Allison Mann, a geneticist working to discover why Yorick survived and how to save humanity.
The story explores themes of survival, identity, and the future of humanity in a world without men.
Yorick's mother, a U.S.
Representative, commissions Agent 355 to protect Yorick as they travel to meet Dr. Allison Mann, a geneticist working to discover why Yorick survived and how to save humanity.
The story explores themes of survival, identity, and the future of humanity in a world without men.
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Mentioned in 5 episodes
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Dorian Lynskey as one of the first secular narratives about the end of the world, alongside Lord Byron's "Darkness."
Dorian Lynskey as one of the first secular narratives about the end of the world, alongside Lord Byron's "Darkness."
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Prepping for doomsday
Mentioned by Claire Colebrook as a key figure in her analysis of the human condition and the concept of extinction.
"What's Wrong With Extinction?" with Claire Colebrook
Recommended by Jonathan Bratten as a history of the Maine National Guard, 103rd Infantry Regiment during World War I.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Recommended by Lakshmi Krishnan as an example of cli-fi, also a pandemic novel, about climate change and new diseases.
Climate leadership - knowledge is power
