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The World Without Us

8 min read 11 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

A thought experiment exploring how Earth would heal if humans vanished overnight—from crumbling cities to reborn forests, revealing nature's resilience and our planet's deep future.

You’ll learn

  • Nature reclaims cities in decades, not centuries
  • Plastic and chicken bones are our longest legacies
  • Nuclear plants become time bombs without us
  • Climate change persists even after we're gone