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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- Lisa LaBracio
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- Eleanor Nelsen
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- Nicolas Martigne
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- Lisa LaBracio
