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Andy Revkin's post on the Soviet geochemist Vladimir I. Vernadsky who, nearly 70 years ago, foresaw that people were becoming a geological force with the advent of technology. Teilhard de Chardin would advance his idea of the ''noosphere'' as a planet of the mind.
A National Geographic piece on the teenage brain sparks Andrew Revkin to wonder if humanity's global brain is in a state of "transitional clumsiness."
Andrew Revkin reflects on how children love to tell stories, and how he sees promise in a "hybrid of digital and direct experience."
As part of the Dot Earth blog, Revkin wonders if science literacy "will boost odds of a relatively smooth ride for humanity as our appetite for resources crests." And, he also features an interview with folk singer Pete Seeger, who shares his thoughts on the mix of science and values that shapes human progress.
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is Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol.
is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University in New York.
is Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding at Pace University. His blog at The New York Times is called Dot Earth.
