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DESCRIPTION:The Anthropocene is widely understood to mean the current "\;period of Earth's history during which humans have a decisive in
fluence on the state\, dynamics and future"\; of this planet. F
or several years\, scientists in the Working Group on the 'Anthropoc
ene' (AWG) have worked (and voted!) on defining the
beginning of the Anthropocene in geochemical terms. The mid-20th
sup> century provides an obvious geochemical 'timestamp': fallout from <
a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/31c3_-_6121_-_en_-_saal_2_-_201412291715_
-_what_ever_happened_to_nuclear_weapons_-_michael_buker" title="Michael
Büker'\;s '\;What Ever Happened to Nuclear Weapons?'\; talk at
31c3">nuclear weapons detonations. Which other chemicals and timesta
mps are being considered for marking the Anthropocene's start? How is 'd
efine-by-committee' even working out for geological epochs? This talk b
oils the scientific background of the Anthropocene debate down for non-s
tratigraphers.
URL://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2016/Fahrplan/events/7860.html
SUMMARY:Welcome to the Anthropocene?
ORGANIZER:33c3
LOCATION:33c3 - Saal 2
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