S3E12 - The Virtuous Cycle (Pleistocene Park)

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Small steppes can have Mammoth effects.

Chris takes us on a journey to the far reaches of the Earth to find some unintuitive science and some unlikely helpers in the fight to save civilization from our changing climate.

Special thanks to guest Caelen from Atlas Pro (https://www.youtube.com/c/AtlasPro1/community) for his time and insights for this episode!

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*Search Categories*

Science/Pseudoscience; Anthropological

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*Topic Spoiler*

Pleistocene Park

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*Further Reading*

https://pleistocenepark.ru/

https://www.patreon.com/PleistocenePark

Atlas Pro's Pleistocene Park video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAirenteRA

The documentary "Mammoth": https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/519000/the-russian-scientists-bringing-back-the-ice-age/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping_points_in_the_climate_system

https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-nine-tipping-points-that-could-be-triggered-by-climate-change

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory

https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-melting-permafrost-is-beginning-to-transform-the-arctic

https://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/services/permafrost-thaw-slumps

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/04/pleistocene-park/517779/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewilding_(conservation_biology)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleistocene_rewilding

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-30/bold-plan-slow-melt-arctic-permafrost-could-help-reverse-global-warming

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/news-arctic-permafrost-may-thaw-faster-than-expected

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/siberia-pleistocene-park-bringing-back-pieces-of-the-ice-age-to-combat-climate-change-60-minutes/

https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2020/12/19/one-russian-scientist-hopes-to-slow-the-thawing-of-the-arctic

https://www.newsweek.com/permafrost-preserved-until-2100-horses-reindeer-bison-climate-change-1492939?fbclid=IwAR0dYoAm5F24skXLem8SC6FbaiVwyPos_Ve81MVao-nbHA2rk5INcRRosrA

https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-wooly-mammoth-lumbers-back-into-view

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/welcome-pleistocene-park-russian-scientists-say-high-chance-cloning-woolly-mammoth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Zimov

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/the-answer-to-climate-change-is-organizing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holistic_management_(agriculture)

https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_fight_desertification_and_reverse_climate_change?language=en

https://savory.global/

https://blog.ted.com/allan-savorys-how-to-fight-desertification-and-reverse-climate-change-criticisms-updates/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holistic_management_(agriculture)

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