Book of interviews
with Hubert Reeves
First edition: Seuil, March 2003
Revised and expanded edition (pocket format): Seuil, March 2005
Presentation
Our planet is in bad shape: global warming, depletion of natural resources, soil and water pollution caused by civilian and military industries, disparity in wealth, human malnutrition, staggering extinction rates of living species, etc. Is the situation really dire? What should we think of the theses that challenge this pessimism? Based on the most credible scientific data – and their uncertainties – the authors draw up a precise assessment of the threats weighing on the planet.
An alarming diagnosis: if life on Earth is robust, it is the future of the human species that is at stake. Will the fate of the human adventure, begun millions of years ago, be decided in the space of a few decades?
Our future is in our hands. We must react before it is too late.
What the press says about it
"The essential breviary for children of the Earth and the precautionary principle in the form of interviews with the famous astrophysicist. From "change of air" to "change of era", from our "animal brothers" to the review of a "polluted planet" like the Augean stables... a scholarly, lively and anxious stroll" Le Monde de l'éducation
"Fasten your seatbelts, it's a rough landing! Earth Sickness paints a sad picture of the state of our planet. Our good old Earth is in trouble... Hubert Reeves's talents as a popularizer work wonders here." For science
Translations
Brazil: PAZ E TERRA
Great Britain: CORMORAN BOOKS
Portugal: GRADIVA
Turkey: YAPI KREDI
Romania: HUMANITAS