Rebecca Altman
Environmental Sociologist and Writer
Rebecca Altman has a PhD in environmental sociology. She is writing an intimate history of plastics, a hybrid memoir-sociology of the material her father once made. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
Written by Rebecca Altman
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Ecology and environmental sciences
Time-bombing the future
Synthetics created in the 20th century have become an evolutionary force, altering human biology and the web of life
Rebecca Altman
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Chemistry
American petro-topia
The genius and hubris of plastic has been absorbed by every living thing. Is it a curse or evolution’s next step?
Rebecca Altman