OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY HAS BEEN USING THE TERM “ANTHROPOCENE” TO INDICATE CHANGE THAT INVOLVES THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE SAPIENS HAVE DEVELOPED, AND WHICH WE HAVE MODIFIED. IT IS A WORD THAT INDICATES THE IMPACT OF HUMAN BEINGS ON THE PLANET, AND EFFECTIVELY GIVES VOICE TO THE TRUTHS, FEARS, DOUBTS, HOPES AND AWARENESS-RAISING THAT ARE UNAVOIDABLE IN THESE TIMES.