Generation Anthropocene

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The Urban Equation Jun 03, 2015

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As cities continue to grow, scientists are trying to define the “Urban Equation” – a mathematical expression that defines not just a group of buildings, but a complex network of physical and social interactions. Why? Because our cities control previously elusive aspects of human evolution. To understand our cities is to understand us. In this episode, Luis Bettencourt and Tyler Nordgren discuss various elements of the urban equation. We see how complex networks give rise to creativity; how to break an urban metropolis down into a series of mathematical symbols; and how our cities are dramatically affecting a cultural connection reaching back nearly 400 years. Season 7, Episode 2 – June 4, 2015
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Research to Reality: Eyewitness to the 2015 Nepal Earthquake May 26, 2015

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After 30 years in high-tech marketing and general management, Anne Sanquini began a second career as a researcher studying how to motivate people to take precautionary action to protect their homes and school against earthquakes. Her work over the past four years led her to Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. She was on the ground during the April 25 earthquake, the very quake she had been preparing for. Season 7, Episode 1 – May 26, 2015
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Hanging Out in a Rambunctious Garden Aug 20, 2013

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Emma Marris, author of Rambunctious Garden, believes that in the Anthropocene we should widen our repertoire of conservation strategies, rather than relying on traditional conservation methods that “look backwards.” She also and suggests that we can learn to appreciate all forms of nature, big and small. Season 6, Episode 7
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Rebroadcast: Tracing Networks of Disease Apr 15, 2013

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Rebroadcast: Biological anthropologist James Holland Jones explains how diseases typically spread from animal to human populations and how that might change as our planet continues to warm. He also discusses how we might prevent future epidemics with limited vaccines by looking to community structure and identifying the key bridge populations. Season 5, Episode 7
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A Cosmic Twin Study Jan 08, 2013

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Astrobiologist David Grinspoon takes the anthropocene off-planet to our nearest cosmic neighbor Venus and discusses what we learn about climate change here on Earth from Venus’ catastrophic green-house effect. Season 4, Episode 6
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Earth's Tipping Points & Abrupt Climate Change Oct 30, 2012

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Climate researcher and host of "PBS’s Earth: The Operators’ Manual" Richard Alley discusses rapid changes in Earth’s climate through history and how this relates to our impacts today. Does the Earth’s climate have dials, or switches? Season 3, Episode 8
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Yogurt & The Apocalypse: The Narratives of Environmentalism Jul 24, 2012

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Literary critic and pop culture enthusiast Ursula Heise dissects environmental storytelling and its relation to science… both real and fictional. Season 2, Episode 6
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