This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

16 September, 2020 – Episode 791 – How Long Will This Last?


Listen Later



What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?
Life Stories, Bacterial Magnetism, Cavefish Brains, Orca-stration, Whale Blubber, COVID Update, Worm Knowledge, Variable Chimps, Venomous Plants, Time Perception, Old Stews, Old Bears, And Much More…
Support us on Patreon!
Check out the full episode on our YouTube channel. You can do that here.
Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!!
Humans have had a good run on planet earth.
Yes there are a multitude of life forms that have persisted much longer than the human blip upon the scene of life…
But there have likely been few life forms that have as dramatically effected the lives of so many others, as humans have done.
And while humans are having their moment now,
at the height of science,
at the height of technology,
at the height of agriculture,
at the height economy,
at the height of communication,
collaboration and inter-connectivity…
And also at the very height of hubris…
In thinking that the world belongs to them and will so remain,
undeterred by their activities
Humans are but one form of life on this earth…
the after effect of a recent adaptation among apes.
An adaptation that has led to a radical break with nature.
And the actions of these unnatural apes upon the planet
is leading to consequences for all of its inhabitants.
It is only a matter of time before these consequences become too great to bear.
A time when…
All of humans history will be but evidenced in ocean trash and atmospheric carbon
A time when…
All of humanities accomplishments will lay as artifacts under the sea
A time when…
All of science will be as all lost species, extinct and forgotten
A time when…
All of art and culture is discarded to the decay of time
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastBy Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media

  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1

4.1

456 ratings


More shows like This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

View all
Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,183 Listeners

Big Picture Science by Big Picture Science

Big Picture Science

930 Listeners

The Naked Scientists Podcast by The Naked Scientists

The Naked Scientists Podcast

606 Listeners

Nature Podcast by Springer Nature Limited

Nature Podcast

759 Listeners

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science by The Planetary Society

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

1,329 Listeners

Science Magazine Podcast by Science Magazine

Science Magazine Podcast

809 Listeners

Science Quickly by Scientific American

Science Quickly

611 Listeners

Astronomy Cast by Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay

Astronomy Cast

2,847 Listeners

Skeptoid by Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

2,659 Listeners

5 Live Science Podcast by BBC Radio 5 Live

5 Live Science Podcast

111 Listeners

Science In Action by BBC World Service

Science In Action

344 Listeners

Unexpected Elements by BBC World Service

Unexpected Elements

353 Listeners

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria by Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

959 Listeners

The Quanta Podcast by Quanta Magazine

The Quanta Podcast

506 Listeners

SpaceTime: Your Guide to Space & Astronomy by Stuart Gary

SpaceTime: Your Guide to Space & Astronomy

294 Listeners