Articles by Michael C. Osborne
Mike Osborne is a PhD student in Stanford's Earth and Environmental System Science program, where his research centers on using coral records to study past patterns of El Nino variability. He is creator of Generation Anthropocene.
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Climate change: The elephant in the dining room
Food security expert David Lobell says climate change is already throwing our food systems for a loop. To survive the coming decades, he says, we’re going to need all the tools at our disposal.
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The Anthropocene explained, game-show style [AUDIO]
Everything you need to know about the Age of Man in just five – OK, seven, minutes.
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Save the axolotl! Um, sure, but why?
Bears and sloths and salamanders are nifty and all, but do we really need to save every one of them? There’s a lot that needs saving, and frankly, we’re busy people. The Generation Anthropocene crew explores this tough question.
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Generation Anthropocene: Students grapple with our global impact
Scientists say humans have become a geologic force on a massive scale, like an asteroid strike or an ice age. What do we do now?
