David Sepkoski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

David Sepkoski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor David Sepkoski studies the history of science. His new book "Catastrophic Thinking" examines how the interplay of science and culture over two centuries has shaped current-day concerns about threats to both the planet and the human race.

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