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b'Usually, when we talk about mass extinction, we\\u2019re referring to events long past. But scary levels of extinction are a fact of our current world, as well. So much so that current events have been labeled the "Sixth Extinction.\\u201d In this episode, we discuss just how bad our current ecological crisis is, what\\u2019s causing it, and whether or not it truly deserves to be called a mass extinction. We also discuss what\\u2019s already being done \\u2013 and what we can all do \\u2013 to counteract catastrophe. It\\u2019s a depressing one, folks, but all isn\\u2019t lost. Stay informed and stay hopeful!\\nIn the news: a new island, ancient turtle cancer, megalodon extinction, and that one Archaeopteryx feather.\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:07:30Main discussion, Part 1: 00:44:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:21:00\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMuscial Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'