“For at least the last 60 years, we’ve lived in a new geological period, the Anthropocene, in which humans are radically reshaping the planet. We can affect the atmosphere, and the sea levels, and the planet’s overall level of biodiversity and we can also choose which animals to value and protect. And Dave the evil octopus is absolutely right, that we are very biased toward, you know, the ‘cute’ organisms.”

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