The Anthropocene Reviewed

QWERTY Keyboard and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō

The Anthropocene Reviewed ›

23:20 | Sep 26th, 2019

4 recommendations

John Green reviews the QWERTY keyboard layout and a bird species called the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō.



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virovalkyrie recommended:Sep 27th, 2019

The segment about Kaua’i ‘ō’ō breaks my heart. I’m not usually at the front of a climate rally or animal rights march but something about the bird flew back immediately as the researcher played back the recording touch my heart. The feeling is so strong and unexpected that I need a moment to myself....Show More

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mmNov 26th, 2019

@virovalkyrie This was such a beautiful, haunting and sad episode. When the bird’s call had silenced because it was suppose to be a duet my heart 💔

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mm recommended:Nov 26th, 2019

“One of the greatest challenges of humanity is standardization. We just want something that consistent that works. A cry that the world’s tech companies unable to hear.” And the story of the extinction of the Kaua’i ‘ō’ō bird in Hawaii because of guess what? Humans! The last recording of the last b...Show More

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rmmiller364 recommended:Apr 23rd, 2020

This podcast regularly makes me cry

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mmApr 23rd, 2020

@rmmiller364 This episode was definitely an extra tear-jerker though.

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justpegApr 24th, 2020

@rmmiller364 Me, too. I save my Green Brother podcasts for when I want a treat, whether I need to laugh or cry, they are always a treat.

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podysseyapp recommended:May 23rd, 2020

Listening to the last recorded call of Hawaii's native Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird will break you heart and reflect on man's role in the extinction of animal species.

I thought this episode was:

😢 Moving
💔 Heart-breaking
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