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David Grinspoon: Shaping Our Planet's Future

For the first time in Earth’s history, our planet is experiencing rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is the most visible, and our current behavior threatens not only our own future but that of countless other creatures.

As we stand at this pivotal juncture, Dr. Grinspoon calls upon all of us to be planetary engineers, conscious shapers of our environment and caretakers of the Earth’s biosphere.

With our future at stake, Dr. Grinspoon shares his 10,000-year perspective by not only asking what kind of future we want to avoid, but what do we ultimately seek to build?

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In association with Wonderfest

Photo by Lawrence Cheng

December 12, 2016

Lucie Stern Theatre
1305 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, 94301
United States

Speakers
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David Grinspoon

Ph.D., Astrobiologist; Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute; Author, Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet’s Future; Twitter @DrFunkySpoon

Alison van Diggelen

Host, “Fresh Dialogues”; BBC Contributor—Moderator