Description
Book SynopsisIn his bright, lively voice, Denny envisions a future that balances reaction and reason, one in which humanity emerges bloody but unbowed-and in which those of us who are prepared can make the most of the Anthropocene.
Trade ReviewLight in tone and often enjoyable reading,
Making the Most of the Anthropocene presents good information on a variety of topics, from the sharing economy to smartphones.
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Foreword ReviewsDenny's humane tone makes reading his book feel good for the soul . . . chapter-essays are fascinating, opinionated, and subversive . . . In this book, Denny has expanded his scope to cover a lot more than science, and readers will benefit from his ambition.
—David De Haan, University of San Diego,
Perspectives on Science and Christian FaithTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Stratigraphy—the Top Layer
2. Neptune versus Pluto
3. The Age of Man?
4. Martha
5. Industrial Revelations
6. Moore's Law
7. Building BRICS
8. Peppered Moths
9. Globalization
10. Smartphones Are (from) Everywhere
11. The Population Bomb
12. Manna from Science
13. Fat Americans
14. Climatology 101
15. Greenhouse Effects
16. Global Warning
17. 2 C or Not 2 C, That Is the Question
18. Tipping Points and Tipplers
19. Climate Change Protocols
20. Rapa Nui Not
21. Ozone Whole
22. The Good
23. The Bad
24. Frack Attack
25. The Ugly
26. Gridlock
27. Not Monsters, Inc., nor the Four Horsemen
28. Scottish Philosophy and Nuclear Power
29. You Suck at Statistics
30. On the Cusp
31. Four Fixes
32. Über Alles
33. Sherlock Holmes and the Anthropocene Deduction
34. Ferguson versus Krugman
35. Nobody Understands Economics
36. Winners and Losers
37. The Prisoner's Dilemma
38. Deforestation
39. The Peter Principle
40. Collective Stupidity
41. ABC but Not D
42. Where Are You Going, My Little One?
Bibliography
Index
