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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As cities around the world absorb more and more people, many urbanites want to reconnect with local food. This has led to the rise and spread of ur...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 34:13
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When we think of space, we typically think of beautiful images taken by powerful telescopes and interplanetary rovers. We think of the rings around...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 31:19
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Five things you may not know about phosphorus (but probably should): 1) It’s an essential element to all life on Earth – so it’s a critical ingredi...

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Anthropocene is characterized by exponential global change driven by human activity. But humans have been impacting the planet since the very e...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 26:34
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Trash. Garbage. Refuse. Waste. Call it whatever you like, this is the stuff we deal with everyday that we no longer want in our lives. It’s not tha...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
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Perhaps you’ve noticed recently that there’s been a shift in way experts are approaching climate change. While much of the focus (rightly) continue...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 34:40
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“Oil is the blood; steel is the body; but rare earth elements are the vitamins of a modern society.” While many of us can’t even pronounce elements...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 30:16
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Disney movies have captured the imaginations of children and adults for decades. The endearing characters, the colorful landscapes, and the epic ta...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:45
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A core tension at the center of many environmental debates has to do with our relationship to technology. After all, the environmental movement tha...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 12:26
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The microbiome is the term doctors use to describe the countless organisms each one of us carries in and on our bodies. In the last few years there...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 10:12