Armand Leroi (as Chair)
Chap on the front row...
Male speaker (in audience)
In 50 million years’ time, is the impact of modern man on biodiversity going to look significantly different from the meteorite strike which we believe wiped out the dinosaurs?
Armand Leroi
In 50 million years’ time? I’ll answer that. Yes.
(laughter)
Sandy Knapp
Could be flushed down the plughole.
Armand Leroi
Sandy Knapp
Well, now where shall I begin? No, I think one of the interesting things about thinking, and I gave a talk here on Friday in this same room, so I've been here a lot recently, is about just that, about origins and invasions. And if you think about human beings - and this is I think one of the things that was one of
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