A conversation with Paul Ehrlich on his life and work

On April 25, 2023, the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment hosted a conversation with Director Chris Field and Paul Ehrlich, Stanford population ecologist and environmental activist, about his life and work following the publication of Ehrlich's autobiography, Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics (Yale University Press, 2023).
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Speakers:
Paul Ehrlich - Senior Fellow, Emeritus, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Bing Professor of Population Studies, Emeritus, Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences
Chris Field - Perry L. McCarty Director, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies
Key Moments:
Introduction from Chris Field 00:00:00
Ehrlich’s proudest achievements at Stanford 00:03:30
Human biology program at Stanford 00:07:10
Interdisciplinary learning within the university 00:13:36
The Millennium Assessment of Human Behavior 00:17:04
Population growth rates around the globe 00:20:39
What it means to be a public scientist 00:27:59
Advice for living well 00:32:52
How peers have changed Ehrlich's perspective 00:34:25
Preventing the impacts of extinction 00:36:18
Affluence in the sustainability equation 00:39:57
Having children during the climate crisis 00:43:19
The role of earth sciences in solving climate crisis 00:45:46
What Ehrlich would do differently in his own life 00:48:21
Pros and cons of the renewable energy boom 00:51:16
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