The End of Everything

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    The End of the World As We Know It?

    All this week, we've been talking with our friends from Scientific American about endings — how cultures fade, and natural resources dwindle. Today, we’re focusing on something even b... Aug 26, 2010

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    'The End,' Tree Frogs and Zachary

    We talked this morning about the loss of so-called “indigenous cultures” in our series, "The End." The fact that industrialization is driving certain cultures to extinction isn't new.... Aug 24, 2010

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    What We Lose When Cultures Vanish

    All week long, in partnership with our friends at Scientific American, we’re talking about "the end" on The Takeaway. Whether it’s melting glaciers, the falling water table, or even h... Aug 24, 2010

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    The End: How Much is Left?

    Is it the end of the world as we know it? This year, we’ve seen terrible flooding, glaciers melting, and deep oil wells breaking. In light of these catastrophic events, we're launchin... Aug 23, 2010

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    A Week-long Discussion on The End

    All week long, we'll be talking with our friends at Scientific American about things ending – good things, bad things, materials, animals, people and more – and how all of our lives w... Aug 20, 2010