Jan Zalasiewicz (born 1954 in Manchester) is a British-Polish geologist and palaeontologist, emeritus professor at the University of Leicester, and Ig Nobel laureate.

Life

His parents escaped from Siberia with the Anders' Army. He was the head of the Anthropocene Working Group from 2009 to 2020.

Publications

  • The Earth After Us (2008), ISBN 9780199214976.
  • The Planet in a Pebble: A Journey Into Earth's Deep History (2012)
  • The Cosmic Oasis: The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere (2022), with Mark Williams ISBN 9780198845874

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