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This talk is sponsored by San Diego State's Common Experience, KPBS and the San Diego Public Library.
In "The Medea Hypothesis", renowned paleontologist Peter Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere, one that has frightening implications for our future--yet also offers hope. Using the latest discoveries from the geological record, he argues that life might be its own worst enemy. This stands in stark contrast to James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis--the idea that life sustains habitable conditions on earth. In answer to Gaia, which draws on the idea of the "good mother" who nurtures life, Ward invokes Medea, the mythical mother who killed her own children. Could life by its very nature threaten its own existence?
Breathtaking in scope,"The Medea Hypothesis" is certain to arouse fierce debate and radically transform our worldview. It serves as an urgent challenge to all of us to think in new ways if we hope to save ourselves from ourselves.
This event will be held at San Diego State University, exact location and time To Be Announced.
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When: May 7, 2009 12:00:00 AM Where: San Diego Public Library (Central Library) in San Diego,California Posted by:rollup
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