Godzilla’s extraordinary growth over time mirrors an increase in Anthropocene angst

It would be a mistake to dismiss Godzilla: King of the Monsters as mindless pap or escapist fantasy. … Godzilla has doubled in size since 1954. … Godzilla, it seems, has been subject to a selective pressure 30 times greater than that of typical natural systems.

By Nathaniel J. Dominy (1,2), Ryan Calsbeek (2) 28 May, 2019