The Evolution of Life and the ‘Dead Species Walking’ with Henry Gee
Inquiring Minds
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The Impending Doom of the Universe
The distance between birth of the universe and now is about ten times greater than between now and extinction of life on earth. iv wondered if you could tell us a little bit about how you grapple with that, and how that affects your view on cataclysmic events such as climate change. I didn't really think of it like that, but only in retrospect. Sometimes a story is richer if you already know the ending. This is why you tend to keep not to keep thrillers around unless it's a particularly good one. Once you know the spoilas spoiled, once you know the spoiling has been done, you don't want any more surprises. It was too long to answer
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