Living in the Anthropocene: earth in the age of humans

Explores the causes and implications of the Anthropocene, or Age of Humans, from multiple points of view including anthropological, scientific, social, artistic, and economic.

Although we arrived only recently in Earth's timeline, humans are driving major changes to the planet's ecosystems.

Even now, the basic requirements for human life - air, water, shelter, food, nature, and culture - are rapidly transforming the planet as billions of people compete for resources.