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Science Talk

Bill McKibben's <i>Eaarth</i>, Part 2

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Scientific American

Science

4.2644 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2010

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Writer and activist Bill McKibben talks to Scientific American's Mark Fischetti about his new book Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. Part 2 of 2. Edited and produced by podcast host Steve Mirsky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.

0:02.3

Hiya.

0:02.9

So, Benny has really blossomed this term.

0:05.6

You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.

0:09.6

Oh, that's not quite what I meant.

0:11.1

It's free to sell on there.

0:12.3

Free to sell?

0:13.4

Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.

0:16.8

You sold my guitar?

0:19.9

Shall we talk about Benny?

0:22.1

When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.

0:26.7

Things people love.

0:28.0

T's and Cs apply, exclusive vehicles.

0:34.7

Welcome back for the conclusion of writer Bill McKibbin,

0:37.7

talking with Scientific Americans Mark Fischetti,

0:40.4

in McKibbon's home in Ripton, Vermont.

0:48.3

In some sense, and certainly not in the end of the book,

0:52.5

but here and there, and when you're talking about food, it sounds like you may, you might be talking about a switch from chemicals as the way to make farming more productive or more local, to information as a way to make farming more local and more productive.

1:10.8

And it's wondered if you could explain a little bit more about that.

1:13.6

Sure.

1:14.6

Bring up a solution to food.

1:15.6

Yeah. Farming, we've lived through this period when we told ourselves and everybody else that

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