Rise of the Necrofauna
The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction
$37.26
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2019
Summary
What happens when you try to recreate a woolly mammoth — fascinating science, or conservation catastrophe?
Jurassic Park meets The Sixth Extinction in Rise of the Necrofauna, a provocative look at de-extinction from acclaimed documentarist and science writer Britt Wray, PhD.
In Rise of the Necrofauna, Wray takes us deep into the minds and labs of some of the world’s most progressive thinkers to find out. She introduces us to renowned futuris…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781771644723 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1771644729 |
| Author: | Britt Wray, George Church |
| Publisher: | Greystone Books,Canada |
| Imprint: | Greystone Books,Canada |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 215mm |
| Series: | David Suzuki Institute |
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Britt Wray
Britt Wray, PhD is an award-winning author and Stanford researcher working at the intersection of climate change and mental health. She is the author of two books, the nationally bestselling Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis, and Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics and Risks of De-Extinction, which the New Yorker called a “best book of 2017”. She is the Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, a research and action initiative focused on community-minded interventions for resilience, climate leadership and emotional wellbeing in the Stanford School of Medicine, and is the founder of the Gen Dread newsletter. Britt has given talks at TED and the World Economic Forum, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Guardian, among other publications.
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