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Has Humanity Pushed Earth into a New Geological Epoch: The "Anthropocene?"

Has Humanity Pushed Earth into a New Geological Epoch: The "Anthropocene?"

Update: 2016-10-01

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In the fourth episode of the Climate History Podcast, Professor Dagomar Degroot (Georgetown University) interviews Professor John McNeill (Georgetown University) about the Anthropocene: the proposed geological epoch in which Earth's environment is most profoundly shaped by humanity.

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Has Humanity Pushed Earth into a New Geological Epoch: The "Anthropocene?"

Has Humanity Pushed Earth into a New Geological Epoch: The "Anthropocene?"

Dagomar Degroot