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What is the tragedy of the commons?

Nicholas Amendolare · TED

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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. [Directed by Lisa LaBracio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Nicolas Martigne].

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Nicholas Amendolare
Year
2017
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Earth and environment, Economics, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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