John Kress is a distinguished scientist and curator of botany at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. John is also co-editor of “Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans “. We get an important view of our changing planet from more than 30 essays by experts in a wide range of fields, providing insights, and stimulating us to think of our place in the midst of all the changes. Change is a constant, just possibly more accelerated in recent decades. Knowledge and information are Power! https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/science-nature/living-anthropocene-earth-age-humans/