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The world after us!

The world after us!

Update: 2025-06-26
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What will Earth look like when humans become extinct? What "technofossils" will paleontologists of the future unearth and no doubt ponder over? Will we be remembered for our achievements or merely our rubbish? Also, which animals might rise to fill our role at the top of the pecking order? And is the future of live music really as dire as many predict?

Guests

Professor Sarah Gabbott — Paleobiologist, University of Leicester

Joanna Thompson — Freelance science journalist based in New York

Dr Christen Cornell — Research Fellow and Manager of Research Partnerships, Creative Australia

Musical artists heard in this episode - Jim Beavis, The RandomiZZZed Experience

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The world after us!

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