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Even though geologists have rejected the designation of an Anthropocene epoch, the idea of a major planetary transition in the mid-twentieth century remains useful across physical and social sciences, the humanities and policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Jan Zalasiewicz enjoys Brian Switek's exploration of how the human scaffold -- and our ideas about it -- evolved. Jan Zalasiewicz enjoys Brian Switek's exploration of how the human scaffold -- and our ideas about it -- evolved., Author(s): Jan Zalasiewicz Author Affiliations: The skeleton articulated Our bones have evolved over millions of years. [see PDF for image] Credit: Nick Veasey X-ray sequence of a human skeleton running [...]

Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature BRIAN SWITEK Bellevue Literary Press: 2010.320 pp. $17.95 Brian Switek's Written in Stone boasts a fine selection of [...]

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article in issue 519 of the journal by Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin concerning dates chosen as candidates for the start of the Anthropocene Epoch.