
The Song of the Dodo

Darwin, Charles. Voyage of the Beagle. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2002.
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From


I kept coming across a similar pattern: events, well-documented in the historic record, that showed how rising and falling precipitation levels contributed to the increase, decrease, and sometimes the complete removal of populations — and ultimately species — from the planet. This was some of the earliest work of its kind.
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor

