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The Anthropocene and the Near Future

Provided by: Crash Course |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This video describes how drastically things have changed on Earth over the last 100 years, the complicated problems we currently face, and what the term Anthropocene means.
It discusses a variety of topics, including fossil fuel use, agriculture, technology, and human population growth.

Subjects: Biology, History

Authors: Crash Course

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

This helps explain the complex and multifaceted solutions required to address the many global issues we face today.
The video covers a wide range of topics, such as computing power, increasing complexity, the dark side of innovation, and atomic fission.

Prerequisites

It may be beneficial to pause the video to emphasize certain points or to check for understanding between topics.
Students should have a basic understanding of climate change.

Differentiation & Implementation

This is a great video to incorporate into science classes, social studies classes, or history classes because it discusses the environmental, social, and historical aspects of the global problems we currently face.
Advanced students could discuss topics such as ecological carrying capacity, quality of life metrics, ethics regarding species extinctions, and "hoping" for technological innovation to save us.
Other resources on this topic include A Good Life for All Within Planetary Boundaries, Biodiversity and Humans, and this Table of Solutions to climate change.

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