“The metaphor is so obvious. Easter Island isolated in the Pacific Ocean — once the island got into trouble, there was no way they could get free. There was no other people from whom they could get help. In the same way that we on Planet Earth, if we ruin our own world, we won't be able to get help.”


Saturday, 12 November 2011

Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo Podcast

Podcast: Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo discuss Easter Island...

Above is a link to listen to a podcast where Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo discuss Easter Island, and their theory that rats caused deforestation with New Scientist's Ivan Semeniuk. Their view on Easter Island, when it was settled and deforestation has caused much controversy recently, particularly with Flenley and Bahn, and Jared Diamond, the most prolific scholars associated with Easter Island.


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