Guide Document --The Imperiled Planet

RCC-100.07	J. V. Siry, Ph.D.
	The Imperiled Planet an on line guide to all lectures & discussion by week Joseph V. Siry, Marshes of the Ocean Shore, Feeling the Heat
Chapters One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Energy Ecological	*paradox* of culture – “whereas at other times cultural continuity can lead to disaster....One can see the paradox clearly in times of stress." "a severe failure to adapt as the environment changed.” The Dominant Animal. page, 168-170. Therefore: "The survival of humanity is not preordained." says Josh Lyrebird Ehrlich lecture, for The Long Now. Weekly focus: Titles Where we came from is the Greatest Show on Earth Humanity's Dim Beginnings Heredity and the factors of Inheritance Our Human Family is linguistically, culturally, and religiously diverse The history of population, culture contact & cultural fusion The Geologically and Biologically driven Chemical systems of our planet's self-sustaining capabilities. Ecological Systems and the order of living things. Human Sensitivity: an aberration or creative anomaly? The consequences and customs of consumption. Can there be an ecological ethos? Human traces in the contamination of the air & oceans due to basic limitations of fuel sources and thermodynamics Creating and conserving a natural savings account Governing our wants with balanced needs to avert the unintended consequences of unquenchable appetites. Concepts *What's a paradox?* Summary Home
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