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

The potentially destructive and constructive outcomes of reversing extinction of wooly mammoths and other bygone animals through CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies are taken stock of in this tour through the story of de-extinction as a scientific idea.

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

What happens when you try to recreate a woolly mammoth - fascinating science, or conservation catastrophe?

Foreword

Pitching public radio interviews to Science Friday, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, and local NPR affiliate stations across the US

Pitching podcast interviews and features to RadioLab, Science Nation, How on Earth, and Big Picture Science as well as other podcasts.

Features and reviews targeting Science publications including Nature, Sierra, and Smithsonian

Review coverage in major daily newspapers

Review coverage targeting science blogs

Product details

• Authors: George Church, Britt Wray
• Assisted by: George Church (Foreword)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781771644723
• ISBN: 978-1-77164-472-3
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 396 g
• Illustrations: Full-color illustrations throughout
• Series: David Suzuki Institute
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; NATURE / Animals / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Bioethics, Wildlife: general interest, Zoology and animal sciences, Endangered species and extinction of species