Mammals Are Resilient

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Since homo sapien started moving around the world, something like 350 mammals species have died. This is not a catastrophic number in the sense of mass extinctions. We are entering a state that is a bit different than anything that's come before. Yet we can look in the fossil record and see what's happened in the past. Temperatures have risen. Happening over the crase of a hundred years, rather than tens of thousand exactly. And so we are kind and of course, it's because of us too.

In times of turmoil, it can be useful to take a longer view of history. Like, a LOT longer. Paleontologist and author of “The Rise and Reign of the Mammals” Stephen Brusatte joins Adam to explain how mammals took over the Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, and why we survived and achieve sentience when dinosaurs died out. Stephen goes on to discuss why taking a deep look at our history can help prepare us for the crises of the near future. You can purchase Stephen’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.