Name: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
Uploaded: 2011-11-16T23:33:09-05:00
Duration: 27 min 27 s
Description: What happens when the complexity and magnitude of the problems facing our civilization “simply exceed our biological capabilities”? Sociobiologist Rebecca Costa argues this has triggered the demise “of every advanced […]

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Rebecca Costa

Rebecca Costa is a sociobiologist who offers a genetic explanation for current events, emerging trends and individual behavior. Costa’s book The Watchman’s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction examines[…]

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