# Christopher Preston

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Is the dire wolf back from extinction?

Guest Christopher Preston, professor of environmental philosophy, University of Montana.

Wildlife Recoveries with Christopher Preston

In an age when endangered species are dying out by the hundreds, philosopher Christopher Preston argues that there’s hope to be found in the stories of successful wildlife recoveries. The post Wildlife Recoveries with Christopher Preston appeared first on The Prindle Institute for Ethics.

Facing the Synthetic Age with Christopher Preston

On this podcast, the philosopher Christopher Preston explores the ethics of technologies that have the potential to radically reshape the world. The post Facing the Synthetic Age with Christopher Preston appeared first on The Prindle Institute for Ethics.

Christopher Preston: Tenacious Beasts

Award-winning author, environmental philosopher, and clean energy enthusiast Christopher Preston joins Bill and Anders to discuss his book Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals. He shares stories of wolves, whales, and beavers making remarkable comebacks, offe…

LIVE: Not The Dark Ages

This week we're bringing you a recording of a live discussion hosted by Climate Smart Missoula called Not the Dark Ages: Climate Science Continues Despite the Attacks. Justin hosts a conversation between Amy Martin, a journalist and creator of the award-winning podcast Threshold, and Dr. Christophe…

'Dialogue between science and religion matters to the planet'

Holmes Rolston III began his career as a Presbyterian minister. But his love of the natural world — and his belief in evolution — didn't sit well with his congregation. He was ultimately fired. The late philosopher spent much of his career working to bridge the gap between science and religion beca…

The Humpback comeback: Vancouver's whales come home

Humpback whales in the Salish Sea have a complicated history. They were hunted to near extinction a century ago, with whalers turning some of the largest creatures on Earth into buckets of oil, slabs of meat, tubs of cheap margarine and fertilizer. These coastal waters were emptied of these magnifi…

The Buffalo Boys of the Kalispel Tribe

I drive across the mountains and forests to a small corner of Washington state, where there's a group of ranchers from the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. They’re known as ‘The Buffalo Boys.’ Generations ago, members of the tribe would migrate hundreds of miles to the great plains to hunt buffalo. Ther…

Back to the future: Genetically modified wildlife

De-extinction! You probably saw the headlines - big, splashy statements about bringing the dire wolf - the ancient wolf species - back from the dead. But are they really back? Dr. Helen Pilcher says no. She’s an author, science communicator and an expert on genetically modified wildlife. And she j…

A 750-mile misadventure in the Grand Canyon

Almost everybody has seen the Grand Canyon, whether it’s on a road trip to northern Arizona or on a postcard. It’s one of the seven natural wonders of the world.  It’s one thing to see the canyon from a distance, even if that is standing on one of its storied rims. But it’s a whole other experienc…