The Persuaders: How we let the PR industry control our minds
2 March 2016
Reason and argument are dead, replaced by conspiracy theories and optional realities – and the PR industry is to blame, argues James Garvey in his latest book
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Competition results: Winning words to describe the Anthropocene
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In the spirit of Landmarks, Robert Macfarlane's book of vanishing terms for natural phenomena, CultureLab asked for words to describe our planet's future
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3 February 2016
It’s one of the world’s biggest businesses, yet it harms the planet and our health. Why do we love meat so much?
Shock of the Anthropocene: Winners and losers in new world era
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Earth is entering a time when humans are a major geological force. A new book says we must all help manage this new world – and not let technocrats run the show
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The Worst of Times explores the baffling story of animals that breezed through the worst climate catastrophe Earth has ever known
Why the struggle for water is a global issue
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Three books capture the complex politics of water, and in their very different ways, show how good science needs to call the shots
The Science of Open Spaces: Saving ecosystems the collective way
12 August 2015
When it comes to conserving expansive, open ecosystems, let's look to traditional lifestyles rather than tight control, argues a new book
A welcome dose of environmental optimism
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From rainforest revival and green technology to social changes, the age of humans is not necessarily a one-way ticket to eco-disaster, argue three new books
Heaven on earth: The multiverse made of rock and grass
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A former coal mine in Scotland has been transformed into a vast cosmic homage, complete with galactic hills and megalithic universes
