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Contends that the geological view of time is poorly understood by many people because it operates on a time scale too divorced from immediate perception, causing many to forget that we are still in the Ice Age. Missing the forest for the trees; Interglacial period; Bias to the present moment by geologists; Reasons for abolishing the Recent epoch of the Quaternary period; Details.

Discusses the use of paintings in the Lascaux cave in France to determine some of the animal species present in Europe during the Ice Age. Identification of which animals were hunted by Ice Age men; How selectivity of the painting subjects implies some type of order; Mystery surrounding the significance of the paintings.

Describes what the glacial world was like region by region during the last ice age. Reconstruction of past sea-surface temperatures from the composition of fossil plankton; Compilation of data by the consortium called Climate/Long-Range Investigation, Mapping and Prediction (CLIMAP); Lack of ice-free land north of the Alps; Ice sheets covering the area that has become New York City.