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Back to Search7 Thought Experiments for Earth Day | Frankly #62
Recorded April 22 2024
Description
For this Earth Day in 2024 Frankly, Nate walks through 7 thought experiments geared towards imagining scenario…
1 year, 11 months ago
Tom Chi: "Net Positive for the Planet – from Beavers to Bionics"
Episode 120
On this episode, Nate is joined by inventor and investor Tom Chi to take a broad look at the principles guiding innovation and capital - and how we m…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Strait of Hormuz and 'the Spice' | Frankly #61
Recorded April 17 2024
Description
In this week's Frankly, Nate focuses on the importance of the Strait of Hormuz, a geographic location within a 7…
1 year, 11 months ago
Luther Krueger: "Goldilocks Tech? A Solar Oven Overview"
Episode 119
On this episode, Nate is joined by Solar Oven collector and educator Luther Krueger to discuss the ins and outs of solar cooking. In the western worl…
2 years ago
The 17 Things I Am 100% Certain About | Frankly #60
Recorded April 8 2024
Description
In this week's Frankly, Nate offers a list of things he is absolutely certain of… or as certain as any human can …
2 years ago
Michael Every: "The Many -Isms of the Metacrisis"
Episode 118
On this episode, Nate is joined by financial analyst Michael Every to discuss global macro trends in economics, politics, and social movements. By ta…
2 years ago
7 Meta Questions About Our Global Metabolism | Frankly #59
Recorded April 4 2024
Description
Based on this week's podcast episode with Geoffrey West, which covered how biological scaling applies to human …
2 years ago
Geoffrey West: "Metabolism and the Hidden Laws of Biology"
Episode 117
On this episode, physicist Geoffrey West joins Nate to discuss his decades of work on metabolic scaling laws found in nature and how they apply to hu…
2 years ago
The Fellowship of the Ring - 'Bend Not Break' Version | Frankly 58
In this Frankly, Nate recasts his favorite book series, the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, with some speculative "archetypes" of ou…
2 years ago
Riane Eisler: "Domination and Partnership in Society"
Episode 116
On this episode, Nate is joined by systems scientist Riane Eisler to discuss her decades of work studying 'domination' and 'partnership' societies th…
2 years ago