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Back to SearchLuke Gromen: "Peak Cheap Oil and the Global Reserve Currency"
On this episode, financial analyst Luke Gromen joins Nate to discuss how the availability of cheap energy has underpinned our current financial archi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Nick Haddad: "Insects - A Silent Extinction"
Episode 90
On this episode, Nate is joined by Professor Nick Haddad, a conservation scientist with a focus on butterflies and other insects. Nick unpacks what d…
2 years, 6 months ago
Sian Sutherland: "Innovating the Business of Plastics"
Episode 89
On this episode, Nate is joined by Sian Sutherland, a leader in the movement towards reducing the overconsumption of plastic and its waste. The moder…
2 years, 6 months ago
Robert Sapolsky: "The Brain, Determinism, and Cultural Implications"
Episode 88
On this episode, neuroscientist and author Robert Sapolsky joins Nate to discuss the structure of the human brain and its implication on behavior and…
2 years, 7 months ago
Titanic Oceans: Daniel Pauly, Antonio Turiel, Peter Ward | Reality Roundtable #04
On this Reality Roundtable, marine biologist Daniel Pauly, ocean physicist Antonio Turiel, and paleobiologist Peter Ward join Nate to discuss the num…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Many Shapes of the Carbon Pulse | Frankly #44
In this Frankly, Nate describes the Carbon Pulse - a one time massive consumption of fossil hydrocarbons at a pace millions of times faster than they…
2 years, 7 months ago
Graham Palmer: "Energy Storage and Civilization: A History"
Episode 87
On this episode, Nate is joined by Graham Palmer, a scholar and engineer in the field of energy. While this show frequently covers the importance of …
2 years, 7 months ago
Fossil Energy Subsidies: The Bottom Line | Frankly #43
In this week's Frankly, Nate reacts to recent analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) critical of 2022 subsidies to fossil fuel. These subs…
2 years, 7 months ago
Lisi Krall: "Agriculture, Surplus, and the Economic Superorganism"
Episode 86
On this episode, 'Superorganisms' converge as Nate is joined by economist and anthropologist Lisi Krall to discuss the evolutionary origins of our cu…
2 years, 7 months ago
Running the 'Systems Discourse' Gauntlet | Frankly #42
In this week's Frankly, Nate considers 7 different continuums of perspectives people use when taking part in a "systems" discourse, such as The Great…
2 years, 7 months ago