SCI 115 Earth Will Survive We May Not

Astrophysicist Adam Frank says that “pretending

we can just extend the Holocene in perpetuity” is just a foolish excuse

to put off making inevitable choices brought about by climate change.

  • (a) What did Frank mean by his statement above?
  • (b) Some biologists, particularly conservation biologists reacted negatively to this essay. What is your reaction to this essay?
  • (c) Share what you feel this teaches you about biology (the study of living organisms).