the world without us

Posted by nirantha on 12-30-2007 in Are humans the most valuable organisms on the planet?

i'm surprised that no one has mentioned alan weisman's book "the world without us" yet. for those who are unfamiliar, the author explores what the world would be like if humans were to just disappear from the planet. he discusses how (hypothetically) the rest of the world (everything from plants to animals to technology remnants) would live without humans anymore.

now i wish i could tell you what he said about the impact of humans on the earth... but i only got to read the first chapter by the time i had to return the book to the library. hmph.