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Jun 26, 2025 28 min

The world after us!

from Future Tense Hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What will Earth look like when humans become extinct? What "technofossils" will paleontologists of the future unearth and no doubt ponder over? Will we be remembered for our achievements or merely our rubbish? Also, which animals might rise to fill our role at the top of the pecking order? And is the future of live music really as dire as many predict? Guests Professor Sarah Gabbott — Paleobiologist, University of Leicester Joanna Thompson — Freelance science journalist based in New York Dr Christen Cornell — Research Fellow and Manager of Research Partnerships, Creative Australia Musical artists heard in this episode - Jim Beavis, The RandomiZZZed Experience Further information Listening In Research series

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