Here are a couple gems that may or may not fit well together.
First, the clip linked below of Carl Sagan narrating an animated illustration of evolution.
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(via Neatorama)
Next, Alan Weisman’s new book entitled The World Without Us comes with an interesting illustration of how the world would react if human suddenly disappeared. Could spark an interesting conversation about how our species impacts the world around us.
(via Yer Daily AWEsome)
I’m reading The World Without Us right now. I’m currently a few chapters in, and it’s a fantastic read thus far. I had to take some time off for the beginning of school, but I’m thinking I’ll pick it back up this week.