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When it comes to our changing climate and ecosystem, humans are often at the center of the problems. But, human ideas, scientific innovation and even personal choices can also be a part of the solutions. Explore some issues and solutions facing our planet. Protect WLIW with your donation. Every dollar donated counts. – https://wliw.org/forces What is Biodiversity? (2015): Description: Biodiversity is more complicated than the number of species on Earth (for the record, there are over 8.7 million). Scientist Shahid Naeem joins us to explain what constitutes true diversity in nature. Who’s Afraid of a Mass Extinction? (2015): Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Shahid Naeem, Director of Science at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, to discuss our planet’s sixth mass extinction and what that means for our future. Leyla Acaroglu busts common environmental myths (2016): How do we know we’re making the right ecological choices? Sustainability strategist Leyla Acaroglu has been working to answer this question. She joins reporter Andrea Vasquez to bust a few common eco-myths, such as the often debated question: paper or plastic? The best ways to reduce, reuse and recycle (2016): Waste management scientists perform life cycle analyses in order to understand the complex process behind manufacturing a product – from design to disposal. Reporter Andrea Vasquez learns more from environmental consultant Jeffrey Morris. About SciTech Now: SciTech Now captures the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. With anchor Hari Sreenivasan, we check out the hottest gadgets, meet the innovators creating the startups of tomorrow and map out the mysteries of the scientific world. All segments are original SciTech Now productions of WLIW. The WNET Group brings you Forces of Nature, a special collection exploring issues affecting our natural world and sustainability with community leaders, experts, artists, and viewers like you. Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed:    / @thirteenwnet   For full episodes, check out http://thirteen.org/ Facebook:   / thirteenwnet   Instagram:   / thirteenwnet     / thirteenwnet   ----------------- THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers. Part of The WNET Group, THIRTEEN is a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire. The flagship public television station of the New York City tri-state area and the most-watched public television channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning.