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What\u2019s in a name? \u201cHolocene\u201d defines the geologic epoch we\u2019re in. Or were in? Goodbye to \u201cHolocene\u201d and hello \u201cAnthropocene!\u201d Yes, scientists may actually re-name our geologic era as the \u201cAge of Man\u201d due to the profound impact we\u2019ve had on the planet.\nWe\u2019ll examine why we\u2019ve earned this new moniker and who votes on such a thing. Plus, discover the strongest evidence for human-caused climate change.\nAlso, why cities should be celebrated, not reviled\u2026 a musing over the possible fate of alien civilizations \u2026 and waste not: what an unearthed latrine \u2013 and its contents \u2013 reveal about ancient Roman habit and diet.\nGuests:\n\u2022\xa0William Steffen \u2013 Climate scientist and the Executive Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University, Canberra\n\u2022\xa0Simon Donner \u2013 Geographer at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver\n\u2022\xa0Edward Glaeser \u2013 Economist, Harvard University, author of Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier\n\u2022\xa0Douglas Vakoch \u2013 Director of Interstellar Message Composition at the SETI Institute\n\u2022\xa0Mark Robinson \u2013 Director of Environmental Archaeology at the University of Oxford\n\u2022\xa0Erica Rowan \u2013 Doctoral student, University of Oxford\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices