The Evolution of Life and the ‘Dead Species Walking’ with Henry Gee
Inquiring Minds
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The Emancipation of Women
Human population has expanded much more comfortably than any one could have predicted in the sixties. Per capita energy use in britain has declined by a fifth since the year two thousand. People can't afford to have children, and people are putting off having children. All these various growths and recessions are basically against statis among a longer episode of statis. We're running out of resources because we cannot sustain an economy based on growth. This is why human beings no longer works - it's just one species that sequesters all our resources.
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