What is the tragedy of the commons? - Nicholas Amendolare
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Is it possible that overfishing, super germs, and global warming are all caused by the same thing? In 1968, a man named Garrett Hardin sat down to write an essay about overpopulation. Within it, he discovered a pattern of human behavior that explains some of history’s biggest problems. Nicholas Amendolare describes the tragedy of the commons.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Nicholas Amendolare
- Director Lisa LaBracio
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Composer Nicolas Martigne
- Animator Lisa LaBracio
- Background Artist Tara Sunil Thomas
- Clean Up Animator Tara Sunil Thomas
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
