Wednesday, December 5 @ 8 pm:
“Evolve!” AMNH Paleontologist lectures on Evolution, Biodiversity, and Mass Extinction

Earth to humans, Earth to humans .... is anybody there?

Dr. Novacek discusses how biodiversity and ecosystems evolved from the Age of the Dinosaurs onward to create an ideal environment for a new species--Homo sapiens. And now, Novacek warns, humans are transforming that environment so rapidly that Earth may not be habitable in future. In fact, Earth is experiencing what scientists call “the Sixth Extinction” as thousands of plant and animal species are pushed into oblivion by habitat destruction, overfishing and overhunting, the introduction of invasive species, pollution and climate change.

The provost of science at the American Museum of Natural History, a world-renowned dinosaur hunter, and the author of Terra: Our 100-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem—and the Threats That Now Put It at Risk, Dr. Novacek takes the long view and asks: Why are ecosystems essential to human survival? How did Homo sapiens co-evolve with other species? Can we change our ways and save the planet?