Episode 44 - World-Changing Organisms with Stephen Porder

Stephen Porder is the Associate Provost for Sustainability and Acacia Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology and Environment and Society at Brown University in the United States.  His research publications explore tropical rainforest ecology, the impacts of intensive agriculture on people and the environment, and the potential for large-scale tropical forest restoration. He also steers Brown University's Sustainability efforts, first and foremost the elimination of fossil fuel use and transition to 100% emissions-free energy sources. In addition to his 70+ scientific publications, Dr. Porder's writing has appeared in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Folha de São Paulo and other popular outlets, and his book Elemental: How five elements changed Earth's past and will shape our future is available wherever you get your books. He is also the founder and scientific lead on the radioshow/podcast Possibly, a practical guide to the transition to a more sustainable future, which can be heard on public radio stations and is wherever you get your podcasts.

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