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Thoughts on David Attenborough’s A Life On Our Planet

I have a new blog post up on the ASU College of Global Futures blog — check it out here:

David Attenborough’s Call to Action in A Life on Our Planet is Compelling, but Flawed

If you haven’t yet seen David Attenborough’s new Netflix documentary A Life on Our Planet, you should. As a self-described “witness statement” on the state of our world from one of the most widely traveled and respected naturalists of our time, it’s sobering viewing. And its message deeply aligns with our mission in the College of Global Futures.

And yet for all its warnings of a planet in crisis, I found Attenborough’s perspective somewhat limited while watching the documentary, compelling as it is… [read more]

By Andrew Maynard

Andrew Maynard is a scientist, author, and one of the nation’s leading thinkers on socially responsible and ethical innovation.