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The chapters about exactly how to define the Anthropocene gets sidetracked into humans doing badly at working in committees, but otherwise it's interesting stuff, if you can bear with the level of technical detail. I agree with the choice of the Orbis Spike for the start of the Anthropocene, and the suggestion to ditch/demote the Holocene. There's some interesting stuff on the way forward too; I want to read more about Universal Basic Income.

This book has been interesting in many ways, but it gets a little bogged down in describing exactly how the working committees for defining the Anthropocene function. I'd rather it stuck closer to the science rather than analysing the vagaries of definition by committee.

There's a breed of mosquito in Britain specifically adapted to the conditions of the London Underground. It stays active even in winter.

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This was an excellent and detailed look at the history of human civilization and our impact on the environment. I would highly recommend this for anyone interested in a more general analysis of the climate change issue without diving far into the politics surrounding it. It is a little jargon heavy which might not read well for everyone.

@Birdsong28 I‘m using this for a plant on the cover

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Heading to the library because I‘m determined to have a productive day on my research project!

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Coolest thing just happened! I remember reading this the other day in this book and as I‘m listening to Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall, she‘s accounting the moment when he discovered this! Didn‘t event think there would be a connect when I first picked this up but wow is this cool and super fascinating!

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Now that finals are going to be done in 12 hours, I‘m reading a little to calm my brain. I forgot how cool all the graphics are in this book! This one depicts the history of human like species that came out of Africa. Really enjoying getting back into this book!

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Really enjoying this book for my geography class. There are so many passages, like this one, that really make you think about the topic of human impact on the environment in completely different ways.

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