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Phase Transition to a New Human-Nature Equilibrium
Rather than human population growing exponentially until human biomass exceeds the mass of the Earth, we may be undergoing a phase transition to a new equilibrium with far more people but concentrated in urban environments, allowing a great deal of nature to be sustained and even recover.
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Joe WalstonEvidence Quote
“Absolutely. I think there's a few things to unpack there. There's the first one, about people need to be really aware that cities are the greatest drivers of bringing about a stabilization of the world's population.”
Source
22 | Joe Walston on Conservation, Urbanization, and the Way We Live on Earth— Sean Carroll's MindscapeCreated: 6/13/2026, 3:37:33 AM
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