Diane Ackerman on Human Innovation
b'with Diane Ackerman, Author of 24 books including her latest New York Times bestseller, The Human Age \\u2013 The World Shaped By Us
The amazing Diane Ackerman shares her insights on humans and how we have and are impacting the world we live in. Over the past 200 years, the human race has become the single most dominant force of change on Earth. And our dominance has accelerated significantly over the past 20 years. We have subdued 75% of the land surface and concocted engineering marvels that have done much damage to our planet. But, on an optimistic note, humans are now putting their creativity and problem-solving skills to undoing some of the damage and making this land a better place \\u2013 in innovative ways such as iPads for orangutans, underwater touchscreens for dolphins and robots that absorb pollution \\u2013 imagine the possibilities!'