Sometimes it's hard to take everyday concerns seriously when you think about vanished ecosystems that existed 300 million years ago and were… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
I think small animals can escape from many kinds of natural disaster more easily. There are just more places for them to… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
To be fair, if we are having a mass extinction, we're in the early stages of it. I think it's knowing facts… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
In terms of fiction, there are a number of writers who are thinking about the future of the environment whose work complements… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
That said, a lot of people buy products with "green" in the brand name, but make no attempt to understand what it… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
I think it's the process of demystification, and realizing that we are not talking about some supernatural nightmare - we're talking about… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
Amphibians are dying out like crazy, and frogs and salamanders may be largely extinct by the end of the twenty-first century. Imagine… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
Imagining the world without us is a recipe for despair and paralysis. I actually think it's more helpful to imagine the world… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
I think that humans are also set up to survive. We're not as small as rats, but we make up for that… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
I disagree that we need to contemplate eliminating ourselves in order to move forward. Sure, I think a good dystopian story can… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
I think in the long run, it will be better for us if we solve our problems without suffering through some terrible… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
think we're still stuck in that agricultural mindset, where we imagine that we can shape the Earth. Sure, we can do that.… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
Cities should function more like ecosystems, or even metabolisms. When we build, we should be thinking about how we can integrate into… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
If we return abruptly to a Miocene-like climate, it's reasonable to think that we would experience a lot of extinctions, and maybe… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
“She wasn’t sure which motivation made better fuel for innovation: naïve but ethical beliefs, or the need to survive.” — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
Humans are a great survivor species but our survival will be pretty grim if all of the plants and animals we depend on die… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
Amphibians are dying out like crazy, and frogs and salamanders may be largely extinct by the end of the twenty-first century. Imagine an animal… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
“It didn’t just boost your concentration. It made you enjoy work. You couldn’t wait to get back to the keyboard, the breadboard, the gesture… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
Survivor species tend to have huge populations, so they can afford to lose many individuals and still survive as a species. They also tend… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
In fact, the early demographer Thomas Malthus believes that the only way the human population would ever check itself was by running headlong into… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
Obviously it depends on how you define a word like "evolution," because of course we have been evolving - both biologically and culturally -… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
I try to be realistic and pragmatic. I have a lot of hope for humanity as a species, but obviously as individuals we can… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
The fact is that humans have been shaping the genetics of what they eat for thousands of years. Genetic engineering simply speeds up the… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
In terms of fiction, there are a number of writers who are thinking about the future of the environment whose work complements mine. Kim… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
“As UC Berkeley economics professor Brad DeLong put it to me: You get famine if the price of food spikes far beyond that of… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
