26- The Anthropocene

The term ‘Anthropocene’ (roughly translated as ‘Age of Man’) is a term that is sometimes thrown about on the radio or in science. But what is it exactly? As we’ll see today, the concept itself is relatively simpler, but nailing down the specifics is somewhat harder than it seems…

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