Are You Optimistic About the Earth’s Future?
Read the full transcript from the inaugural Second Opinion roundtable
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David Skorton: Hello, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us for this first session of Second Opinion, an ongoing series where the Smithsonian is attempting to convene conversations among interesting people with interesting points of view and interesting experiences, on issues that we believe are of national importance. For our conversation today we’re going to address an issue that is of concern to all of us and each of us, the state of our planet. Given the impact on the planet, of the rise of the human species, the dawn of agriculture, increasing land and water use, emerging infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, climate change, species extinction, and other challenges, is there a reason to be optimistic about the future of our planet, and our place on it?
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https://smithsoniansecondopinion.org/climate-change/are-you-optimistic-about-earths-future-180964375/#ez3bVTCprh9q2QRf.99
