How long will human impacts last?

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David Biello |

TED-Ed

• December 2017

Imagine aliens land on Earth a million years from now. What will these curious searchers find of us? They will find what geologists, scientists, and other experts are increasingly calling the Anthropocene, or new age of mankind. David Biello explains how the impacts that humans have made have become so pervasive, profound, and permanent that some geologists believe we merit our own epoch. [Directed by Margaret To, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Stephen LaRosa].