Rise of the Necrofauna - The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction

A provocative look at the science, ethics and risks of de-extinction. Includes a foreword by Harvard Medical School professor George Church. Are we ready to reverse extinction?

About the author

Britt Wray, PhD is an award-winning author and Stanford researcher working at the intersection of climate change and mental health. She is the author of two books, the nationally bestselling Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis, and Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics and Risks of De-Extinction, which the New Yorker called a "best book of 2017". She is the Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, a research and action initiative focused on community-minded interventions for resilience, climate leadership and emotional wellbeing in the Stanford School of Medicine, and is the founder of the Gen Dread newsletter. Britt has given talks at TED and the World Economic Forum, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Guardian, among other publications.

Summary

A Provocative Look at the Science Ethics and Risks of DeExtinction. Controversial, accessible science about the philopsphy, risk and research into de-extinction, the idea of bringing back extinct ecosystems, by a hot new property in popular science.

Product details

• Authors: Britt Wray
• Assisted by: George Church (Foreword)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781771641647
• ISBN: 978-1-77164-164-7
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: David Suzuki Institute
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Zoology & animal sciences, Ethics & moral philosophy, Wildlife: general interest, Ethics and moral philosophy, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Zoology and animal sciences, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Nature