Astrobiological view might help us save planet: Nice write up of EARTH IN HUMAN HANDS in the Register Guard. “The first step for change, said Grinspoon, is to understand that “the past is no longer the key to the present.” Humanity faces threats that are fundamentally different from those of even 50 years ago, and…

How can we get an “outside perspective” on our situation here on the home planet?  This question is explored in this new interview I did with the show “How on Earth” for KGNU Radio about Earth in Human Hands. Listen Here.

A Really Nice Review of Earth  in Human Hands in Astronomy Magazine! Rarely is a science book profoundly informative, highly entertaining, and surprisingly filled with interesting tidbits as a memoir. Such is the case, however, from the new book Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet’s Future, by planetary scientist David Grinspoon… …This is a…

Welcome to Terra Sapiens Humans have been altering Earth for millennia, but only now are we wise to what we’re doing. How will we use that wisdom? (excerpt from EARTH IN HUMAN HANDS.) Read the excerpt here.

From 70 books to make you feel hopeful: An end-of-year reading list by IDEAS.TED.COM. When you’re looking for a completely different perspective on life Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet’s Future by David Grinspoon Who knew that taking an interplanetary, billion-year view on our environmental troubles could inspire such optimism? Grinspoon is a planetary scientist,…

A Planet With Brains? The Peril And Potential Of Self-Aware Geological Change. by David Grinspoon. Read it here.  

This Astrobiologist Feels Pretty Good About the Planet’s Future CU Boulder adjunct professor David Grinspoon talks about climate change, environmental trends, and his new book, Earth in Human Hands. Read the article here.