Paul R Ehrlich
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed as a public scientist and as a spokesperson on pressing environmental and equity issues, delivering his message from the classroom to 60 Minutes, Paul R. Ehrlich reflects on his life, including his love affair with his wife, Anne, his scientific research, his public advocacy, and his concern for global issues. Interweaving the range of his experiences--as an airplane pilot, a desegregationist, a proud parent--Ehrlich's insights are priceless...
Author
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Our jaws are getting smaller, and our teeth are growing in crooked and crowded, This creates not only aesthetic challenges but also difficulties with breathing. Modern orthodontics can straighten our teeth, but don't address the underlying causes of this rapid shift in oral evolution, and the health risks posed by obstructed airways. Kahn and Ehrlich discuss the biological, dietary, and cultural changes that have created this health challenge, and...
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Hope on Earth is the thought-provoking result of a lively and wide-ranging conversation between two of the world's leading interdisciplinary environmental scientists: Paul R. Ehrlich, whose book The Population Bomb shook the world in 1968 (and continues to shake it), and Michael Charles Tobias, whose over 40 books and 150 films have been read and/or viewed throughout the world. Hope on Earth offers a rare opportunity to listen in as these deeply...
19) Kids' r!ghts
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Filmmakers Michael Dudko and Olga Rudnieva question whether everyone has the right to become a parent after they personally witness Sir Elton John's own failed attempt to adopt a child. Their investigation leads them through the Himalayas, the urban slums of Ukraine, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States where they learn about the corruption behind adoption practices. They address the need for education and training to ensure that a child's...
20) Endgame 2050
Publisher
Filmhub
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Humanity has backed itself into an ecological endgame as we approach the year 2050. Featuring Moby and prominent scientists, Endgame 2050 lays out the reality that, unless we act urgently now, we are hastening our own destruction.