The Evolution of Culture - Paul Ehrlich August 15, 2008

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/27/Paul_Ehrlich_The_Dominant_Animal

Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich discusses the rapidly-accelerating evolution of human culture.

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Paul Ehrlich gives a seminar at the Long Now Foundation on his book, The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment, in which he examines the evolution of human culture and its effect on the environment.

Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Stanford University professor and a renowned entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera (butterflies). He is also well known as a researcher and author on the subject of human overpopulation. Ehrlich has written numerous books on the subjects of ecology, entomology, overpopulation, and related subjects. His best known book is The Population Bomb, published in 1968.