Paul Ehrlich
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Paul Ehrlich
Senior Fellow - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Bing Professor of Population Studies
Type:
Senior Fellow
School:
Humanities and Sciences
Research Area(s):
Ecosystem Services and Conservation
Biography
Paul R. Ehrlich has been a household name since the publication of his 1968 bestseller, The Population Bomb. He is Bing Professor of Population Studies and Professor of Biological Sciences at Stanford University. Ehrlich is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the Crafoord Prize (an explicit substitute for the Nobel Prize in fields of science where the latter is not given), the Blue Planet Prize, and numerous other international honors.
He investigates a wide range of topics in population biology, ecology, evolution, and human ecology and evolution. Much of his current effort is focused on the mechanisms of human cultural evolution and ways of directing that evolution to ameliorate the human predicament.
Selected Publications by this Author
Environmental Venture Projects
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Media Coverage
Climate Change Will Hit America in the Breadbasket, Scientists Say »
Senior Fellow Paul Ehrlich (Biology) notes that little has been done to counter negative trends in food security, even though they've been known about for decades.
By Alan Boyle,
Survival for some endangered species hinges on ‘Frozen Zoo’ »
Woods Senior Fellow Paul Ehrlich (Humanities and Sciences) notes that the world needs to address the root causes that put species at risk of extinction, such as population growth and climate change.
By Julie Watson,
Study: Salamanders in the Appalachians Are Smaller »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Paul Ehrlich on the possible link between climate change and the diminishing size of salamanders in the Appalachian Mountains.
By Bruce Smith,