Generation Anthropocene

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Generation Anthropocene is a podcast featuring stories about planetary change, based at Stanford University. We cover a wide range of 21st century issues, and our format is conversational and curiosity-driven. Our guests include scientists, philosophers, artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, engineers, and policy-experts.

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60 Pieces

A collection of interviews with cutting edge thinkers and leaders exploring the deeper meaning of our new geologic age, the Anthropocene.


Pieces

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A story about accidental beauty, a changing landscape, disappointed tourists, and the complicated nature of conservation in the Anthropocene.

  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 17:01
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One word: PLASTICS! Plastics get a bad rep when it comes to the environment, but at the same time, we all benefit from this often maligned material...

  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 32:27
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Today, Ginkgo biloba is a common street tree, found in cities all over the world. But believe it or not, it was once almost lost to extinction. Thi...

  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 18:06
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What if you you could scoop up a jar of seawater and use it to figure out what species were in that part of the ocean? Today we’re able to do that ...

  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 22:39
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Humans are a force radically reshaping the Earth’s surface – but what forces are shaping homo sapiens? Today on the show, we feature two stories. F...

  • Added: May 02, 2017
  • Length: 19:48
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John Holdren was President Obama’s senior advisor on science and technology for eight years. In this conversation with producer Mike Osborne, Holdr...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 30:41
Caption: Blainville's Beaked Whale, Credit: MatthewGrammatico
Today: border critters and beaked whales. Two stories about human actions disrupting the ecosystems and lives of other animals with whom we share t...

Bought by 'The Sea' and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 23:16
  • Purchases: 2
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WE’RE BACK! I mean, OMG, right?! And it’s our 5th podcast birthday! So, on the eve of the Science March, we’re kicking off the new season with an i...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 38:23
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Sometime in the near geological future, the landscape of life on earth as we know it will be transformed. It’s a mass extinction, and it’s only hap...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 25:23
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Food security may be the most important issue we’ll face in the coming decades. With global population on the rise and a changing climate, the futu...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 22:36