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Programme 4

Explaining proprioception, the Gaia hypothesis and mapping as a process

Exploring the Gaia hypothesis - 'life modifies or makes the rocks and the earth is a vast, self-regulating organism'. Lynn Margulis talks about the hypothesis and how it operates as a three dimensional map of the earth's surface. Geography professor Denis Cosgrove talks about mapping as an unfixed process. Presenter: Nick Rankin

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成人论坛 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project