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Living with Uncertainty — Climate, Collapse, and What Matters (Guy McPherson)
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My guest is Professor Guy McPherson, a scientist known for his controversial view that climate change may lead to near-term human extinction. This conversation is not about agreeing or disagreeing. It's about a deeper question:
How do you evaluate extreme claims when the stakes are high and certainty is limited?
In this episode, we explore:
- What is known vs. uncertain about climate trajectories
- How extreme conclusions are formed
- How to think about risk, probability, and time horizons
- How belief shapes interpretation of evidence
- What it means to live meaningfully under uncertainty
This is an exploration of how to think about difficult possibilities, not a conclusion about what will happen.
Professor Guy McPherson—scientist, author, Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona— researches the controversial conclusion that it may be too late to reverse global warming. We discuss potential solutions and how to live meaningfully in the face of uncertainty. What if the most revolutionary act is not to fix climate change, rather, to be kind.
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