Award-winning journalist and CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir's wandering, wondering adventure to learn what it takes to survive and thrive in the most challenging age in human history Award-winning journalist, CNN chief climate correspondent, and host of The Wonder List, Bill Weir has spent his life traveling the globe searching for unique people, places, cultures, and creatures on the brink of seismic change, and sharing their thrilling stories and practical tips for leading a well-lived life. The birth of Bill's son in April 2020 inspired him to contemplate the world we are passing down to future generations. Life As We Know It (Can Be) reexamines the needs that motivate human behavior and shares the lessons Bill has collected from the happiest, healthiest, and most resilient societies in the world. The stories here range from Ikaria, Greece, where the people are twice as likely as Americans to live to 90, to a raft trip down the Colorado River to explore the future of water. Life As We Know It (Can Be) is a celebration of our planet and an atlas of human nature.