The Rise and Decline of Us

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Tim and Syma chat with Henry Gee about his two most recent books “The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: Why our Species is on the Edge of Extinction” and “A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters”. We learn about giant lizards, the dinosaurs they evolved to become, and how we came to be, before discussing how it all might end. Will be it next week or thousands of years? 
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Creators and Guests

Syma Khalid
Host
Syma Khalid
Professor of Computational Microbiology at University of Oxford
Tim Coulson
Host
Tim Coulson
Author of The Universal History of Us published by Penguin 2024 Professor of Zoology, University of Oxford EcologyEvolution, Existence, Science
Henry Gee
Guest
Henry Gee
Henry Ernest Gee is a British paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and senior editor of the scientific journal Nature.
The Rise and Decline of Us
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