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2016 Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability: Between Optimism and Pessimism: Our Unending Pursuit to Feed Civilization

October 20, 2016 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

| Free

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ruth DeFries, Denning Family Professor of Sustainable Development, Columbia University

This lecture will be held in the Wells Conference Center on the UMaine Orono campus at 1 p.m.

DeFries is a professor of ecology and sustainable development at Columbia University. She is a recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and many other academic awards, as well as author of over a 100 scientific papers related to how people are manipulating the planet and its consequences for humanity.

Her talk will be based on her recent book “The Big Ratchet” — a sweeping history of humanity’s journey from an ordinary mammal to a world-dominating species. The long lens on humanity’s journey portrays how people devised ways to feed civilization in a never-ending cycling of solutions and new problems. Rather than impending catastrophe, the “big picture” illustrates our species adaptability and ingenuity.

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Date:
October 20, 2016
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
http://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/news/mitchell-lecture/

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