Rebecca Nesbit, Writer and Member of the British Ecological Society, giving a talk entitled "Extinction lottery: tickets for the ark", on the Earth Stage, at new Scientist Live 2019
Rebecca Nesbit writes fiction and non-fiction about science and the ethical questions it raises. As an ecologist she has used flight simulators to study butterfly migration, trained honeybees to detect explosives, surveyed bats in abandoned war tunnels, and collected sightings of flying ants from members of the public. She explored the risks and benefits of GM crops in her book "Is that Fish in your Tomato?" and is currently focussed on conservation ethics. What should we save and why? The honeybee is one of the world’s most widespread species, so why is it a poster child for conservation? We can’t stop nature from changing, but we can still guide its course. We need to do that wisely. In the midst of a global extinction, what should we save? Our choices today will change the future of life on Earth. Why do we love some species and persecute others? We need to reconsider these value judgement's.
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