A IS FOR ANTHROPOCENE: Living in the Age of Humanity
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A is for Anthropocene: Living in the Age of Humanity is a bi-weekly podcast that digs into the multitude of questions about human impact on our planet. Host Sloan MacRae and Steve Tonsor interview experts in science and the arts to tackle tough issues like climate change and species decline without giving up hope that we can still leave the Earth in excellent condition for generations to come.
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Episodes (10)
Teens in the Wild
A IS FOR ANTHROPOCENE: Living in the Age of Humanity
By taking care of greenspace, we care for ourselves. Hear about best practices for getting young people involved in land stewardship, and about how fostering a relationship with the outdoors is essential climate action. Featuring Naturalist Educator Nyjah Cephas and two of her students from the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s Young Naturalists program.Visit pittsburghparks.org to learn more about the Young Naturalists internship, and about Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s work to steward urban greenspace.Watch the companion We Are Nature video series here.Episode Credits: Produced by Taiji Nelson and Michael Pisano. Field Reporting by Di-ay Battad. Field Recording by Delaney Greenberg. Editing by Michael Pisano. Music by Mark Mangini and Amos Levy.
December 16, 2022
New Podcast! We Are Nature by Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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Listen to the first episode of Carnegie Museum of Natural History's new podcast, We Are Nature. Episodes updated weekly. Subscribe to We Are Nature wherever you listen to podcasts.Learn more about the show!https://carnegiemnh.org/learn/we-are-nature-podcast/
November 07, 2022
It’s a Small World After All?
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An exploration of the tiny but powerful, from viruses to snails. Plus, Tim Pearce, TikTok celebrity and beloved mollusk curator.
May 19, 2020
Special Earth Week Episode: R Is for Resilience
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Meet Grant Ervin, Pittsburgh’s Chief Resilience Officer, and Dr. Nicole Heller, the world’s first Curator of Anthropocene Studies.Listen to “Whose Garden Was This” by Tom Paxton here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msKYLHwqvW4
April 21, 2020
Q Is for Quarantine
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And we’re … back? Meet some of the new podcast team as they discuss this even newer age of humanity (from home) and learn what kind of vital work remains when a museum with a collection of 22 million items is closed to the public.
April 14, 2020
The Science of Henry David Thoreau
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Eric and Sloan discuss the enduring inspiration of Walden Pond, ecotourism, and a potential new biofuel. Mason Heberling, the museum’s curator of botany, shares his recent work and what Thoreau’s journals reveal about the effects of climate change on wildflowers.
December 10, 2019
Episode 4: A New Hope?
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Ray Gastil, Director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Remaking Cities Institute, joins the podcast, and Eric and Sloan discuss sustainable cities and species that are no longer extinct.
November 15, 2019
The Bird Episode
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Declining bird populations, species and habitats that are recovering, and what you can do for birds (hint: coffee). Jonathan Rice, the museum’s Urban Bird Conservation Coordinator, joins the podcast.
October 28, 2019
Tree Frogs, Eco-anxiety, and Sewage Beer!
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Eric and Sloan address eco-anxiety, discuss innovative green sewage solutions, and interview Jennifer Sheridan, Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s curator of amphibians and reptiles, right before she boards a plane for an expedition to Borneo.
October 16, 2019
Climate Strike, Hope, and Catherine Chalmers
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Welcome to our very first episode! Hosts Eric and Sloan recap the climate strike, find inspiration in Generation Z, and welcome our listeners to the Anthropocene. Later, Sloan discusses the borders of art, nature, and science with acclaimed artist and photographer Catherine Chalmers.
October 07, 2019
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