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Mass Extinctions Past and Future

Join paleontologist Peter Ward as he discusses mass extinctions and their impact on biodiversity. Are we risking another great die-off?

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I've got a new conversation up at bloggingheads.tv. This time around I talk to University of Washington paleontologist Peter Ward about the mass extinctions that wiped out millions of species in the past, and how disturbingly difficult it is to rule out the possibility that we're sending ourselves into another great die-off.

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