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A podcast about the bigger picture. Host Spencer Bailey calls on leading minds, from scientists and technologists to artists and climate activists, to zoom out and look at some of the planet’s most pressing issues from a whole-earth, long-view perspective.
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Rebecca Solnit on Slowness as a Superpower
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault on History as a Compass for Navigating the Present
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Sarah Lohman on Creating a More Affordable, Healthful, and Moral Food System
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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David W. Orr on the Inextricable Links Between Climate and Democracy
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Pedro Gadanho on How Architecture Must Adapt to Our Ecological Emergency
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Chris Impey on the New Space Race and Exoplanet Habitation
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Lesley Lokko on Imagining the Future Through an African Lens
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Dacher Keltner on Why We All Need Daily Doses of Awe
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Marina Koren on Rethinking the “Overview Effect”
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Sarah Jaquette Ray on Navigating the Emotional Havoc of Climate Anxiety
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber on Applying the Intersectional Thinking of the Bauhaus to Today
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on the Inextricable Links Between Colonialism and the Climate Crisis
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Moshe Safdie on Architecture as a Means to Uplift the Spirit
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Alec Nevala-Lee on the Enduring Legacy of R. Buckminster Fuller
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Suzanne Lee on the Circular, Lower-Impact Potential of Biomaterials
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Vasant Dhar on Why We Need Guardrails Around Internet Data
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Karenna Gore on Applying Ethics to the Climate Conversation
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Dr. Tara Stoinski on the Whole-Earth Impact of Gorilla Conservation
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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John Mack on Why Reality Cannot Actually Be “Augmented”
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Elizabeth Adams on A.I. Ethics as a Guide to the Future
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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David Chalmers on the Glorious Possibilities of Virtual Worlds
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Batja Mesquita on Finding Common Ground Through Emotional Understanding
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Joseph Awuah-Darko on Growing Ghana’s Cultural and Creative Renaissance
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Jane Poynter on Space Travel as a Pathway to Shifting Perspectives
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Kyle Smitley on Building a Craft-Forward Approach to Education
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Stephen Marche on Why the United States Should Be Concerned About a Civil War
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Jens Martin Skibsted on Rethinking “Design Thinking”
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Tony Fadell on How to Build Culture-Shifting Products
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May 23, 2022 |
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John Markoff on the Whole Earth Impact of Stewart Brand
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Jeff Rosenthal on the Art of Building a Community
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Andrew Carmellini on the Future of Restaurants in America
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Dr. Jo Handelsman on Why We Must Care for the Soil Beneath Our Feet
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Samuel Ross on Designing Objects That Record and Reflect on the World
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Jay McInerney on Looking at Society Through the Lens of Wine
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Kate Orff on How Humans Can Rebuild Natural Systems
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Kathleen Finlay on the Vast Potential of Regenerative Agriculture
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Marc Peter Keane on Finding Peace of Mind in Japanese Gardens
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Daniel Schmachtenberger on the Dire Need for an Open Society
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Wava Carpenter on Design as a Tool for Storytelling
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Bernie Krause on Tuning in to Nature’s Soundscapes
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Kai-Fu Lee on How A.I. Could Make Us Better Humans
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Jordan Ellenberg on Looking at the World Through the Lens of Geometry
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Emilien Crespo on the Beauty of Embracing the Unexpected
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Raj Patel on the Societal Stressors Making Us Sick
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Penny Abeywardena on How Local Actions Can Have Global Impacts
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Josh Berson on Moving Forward Together When Things Fall Apart
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Devon Turnbull on His Endless Quest for Sonic Purity
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Vanessa Barboni Hallik on Treating Clothing as an Asset
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Daniel Libeskind on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Alice Sparkly Kat on Astrology’s Personal and Political Implications
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Jeff Shesol on the Space Race, U.S. Politics, and Power
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Mary Mattingly on What’s Driving the World’s Water Crisis
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Dr. Suzanne Simard on the Social Nature of Trees
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Forces Perpetuating Anti-Asian Hate
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Simon de Pury on How the Art World Changed in 2020
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Peter Adamson on How to Form Opinions When It’s Impossible to Know Everything
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Stefano Mancuso on What Plants Can Teach Us About Life on Our Planet
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Lili Chopra on How the Arts Can Help Cities Heal From Trauma
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Kathryn Garcia on Why New York Needs a Mayor Who Understands How the City Works
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May 24, 2021 |
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Nevine Michaan on the Spiritual Value of Mastering Something
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May 10, 2021 |
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Stefan Sagmeister on the Importance of Questioning Our Assumptions
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May 03, 2021 |
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Ifeoma Ozoma on Big Tech’s Oppressive Use of NDAs
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Katie Engelhart on What It Means to Die With Dignity
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Austin Whitman on the Vast Value of Tracking Company Carbon Footprints
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Doug Bierend on the Social and Environmental Magic of Mushrooms
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Kim Hastreiter on Finding Clarity Amongst Chaos
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Danny Dorling on Our Remarkable Era of Slowdown
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Edmund de Waal on Contemplating Life Through Pottery and Poetry
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Michelle Wu on Reimagining a City’s Political Landscape
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Melissa Harris-Perry on Finding Tools to Fix Our Harmful Systems
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Lizania Cruz on the Fallacy of the American Dream
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Özlem Cekic on Overcoming Hate Through Dialogue
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Scott Smith on Cultivating Everyday Futuring
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Amy Westervelt on How Words Can Unite or Divide Us
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr on the Intersection of Health and Human Rights
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi on Making Enriching Public Spaces
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Chris Smaje on How Small Farms Could Fuel Our Future
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Jess Scully on Establishing a Framework for a Fairer World
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Elisa Gabbert on Why Our Memory Fails Us
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Ben Adida on Building Better Voting Systems
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Kate Soper on Redefining the Good Life
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Walter Hood on Rethinking Monuments and Memorials in the 21st Century
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Paola Subacchi on the Need to Preserve Healthy Societies
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Regan Ralph on the Global Impact of Local Human Rights Activists
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Enrique Martínez Celaya on Art as a Reminder of What’s Important
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Gregg Buchbinder on Making Things That Stand the Test of Time
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Sandor Katz on Fermentation as Metaphor
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Paul D. Miller, a.k.a. DJ Spooky, on Navigating a New Era of Information Warfare
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Leonard Koren on Being a Curious Aesthete
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Dr. Friederike Otto on Making Sense of Extreme Weather
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Hari Kunzru on Why People Find Comfort in Conspiracy Theories
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Ini Archibong on Being a Citizen of the World
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Bina Venkataraman on the Planet as a Shared Heirloom
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Zephyr Teachout on Why It’s Time to Break Up Big Tech
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Jeffrey Schlegelmilch on How to Prepare for Disaster
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Sara Auster on the Soothing Nature of Sound Baths
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Erin Geiger Smith on the Complexities of Voting in the United States
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Dana Thomas on How Covid-19 Is Transforming the Fashion Industry
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Dr. Christine Montross on Rethinking Incarceration in America
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Angela Glover Blackwell on Tackling Inequality With a Radical Imagination
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Sanford Biggers on Art as a Change Agent
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Gelong Thubten on Meditation as a Matter of Survival
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Eric Holthaus on Combating the Climate Emergency With Cooperation
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Annelise Riles on the Pandemic as a Window of Opportunity
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Peter Laufer on Fostering the Slow News Movement
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Amanda Ravenhill on R. Buckminster Fuller’s Lasting Relevance
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Ariel Garten on Harnessing Technology to Help Humanity
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Emily Anthes on Why Indoor Environments Are More Important Than Ever
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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André Hueston Mack on Being a Steward of a Neighborhood and the Earth
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Gonzalo Casals on the 2020 Reckoning With Racial Injustice
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Azeem Azhar on the Collision Course of Tech, Politics, and the Climate Crisis
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Toni Blackman on Hip-Hop Meditation and Music as Medicine
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Cennydd Bowles on Designing a More Inclusive Future
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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David Zilber on Fermentation as a Commitment to Your Future
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Mitchell Joachim on What Civilization 2.0 Looks Like
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Margaret Klein Salamon on the Dire Realities of the Climate Emergency
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Jeremy Lent on Covid-19 as a Dress Rehearsal for Bigger Breakdowns
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Rob Dunn on the Wonders of the Microbial World Around Us
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Matthew E. Kahn on Remaining Optimistic About Capitalism
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Jennifer Rauch on Why We Need a Slower, Healthier Media Ecosystem
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Daphne Javitch on the Cumulative Health Benefits of Daily Routines
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Michel Rojkind on Approaching Life as a Practice
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Merlin Sheldrake on How Fungi Expand Our Perspectives of the World
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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James Harding on Today’s Fractured Media Landscape
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Shirazeh Houshiary on Understanding Life By Confronting Death
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Laila Gohar on Society Moving From Apathy to Empathy
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Dr. Alejandro Junger on Changing the World Through Your Diet
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Gina Rae La Cerva on Wild Food in the Age of Industrial Agriculture
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Asha Rangappa on Finding Reassurance in the Protests
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Deana Haggag on Art as a Tool for Creating Awareness and Change
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Shantell Martin on Getting to the Core of Who You Are
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Tristan Harris on How Big Tech Is Distorting Our World
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Susan Magsamen on the Intersection of Brain Sciences and the Arts
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May 28, 2020 |
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Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley on the Past, Present, and Future of Quarantine
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May 27, 2020 |
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Eric Maskin on the Quandary of Reopening
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May 25, 2020 |
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Dr. David Katz on Understanding Covid-19 in a Big-Picture Context
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May 21, 2020 |
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Nina Jablonski on How Narratives Drive the Future of the Planet
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May 20, 2020 |
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Molly Jong-Fast on the Bewildering U.S. Election-Year Political Landscape
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May 18, 2020 |
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Sarah Williams Goldhagen on Building Better, Healthier Environments
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May 14, 2020 |
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Christian Madsbjerg on the Pandemic as a Social Catastrophe
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May 13, 2020 |
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Randy Komisar on Why Innovation Is Dying and Capital Thriving in Silicon Valley
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May 12, 2020 |
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Paola Antonelli on Planning a Better Legacy for Humanity
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May 11, 2020 |
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Gillian Tett on the Risk of Pandemics as an Incredible Blind Spot
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May 08, 2020 |
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Markus Gabriel on the Coronavirus as an Immune Reaction of the Planet
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May 07, 2020 |
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Rob Johnson on the Covid-19 Pandemic as a Necessary Awakening
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May 05, 2020 |
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Rosanne Somerson on Cultivating “Perceptive Voices” of the Future
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May 04, 2020 |
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Paul Holdengräber on the Transformative Nature of Asking Good Questions
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Waris Ahluwalia on Why We Shouldn’t Want to Return to “Normal”
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Tatiana Schlossberg on the Urgent Need to Consume More Consciously
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Nikil Saval on Coming to Terms With Our Failures as a Society
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Eddie Stern on Our Bodies as an Extension of the World
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Sam Seder on Finding a “Whole Society” Consensus
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Anicka Yi on How Everything Is Interconnected
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Michael Murphy on Designing a Healthier Built Environment
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Donatien Grau on Why Taking Time Matters
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Maxine Bédat on the True Costs of Clothing
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Jeff Gordinier on Food as a Tool to Slow Down
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Alexander Rose on the Power of Long-Term Thinking
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Tobias Rees on Rethinking the Future of Education
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Thomas Ermacora on Building a More Resilient Planet
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Carolyn Steel on How Food Shapes Our World
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Virginia Heffernan on Donald Trump and “Tiger King” in the Time of Covid-19
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Chris Canavan on Why an Economic Slowdown Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Simon Critchley on Looking at the Contemporary World Through the Lens of Punk, Greek Tragedy, and Humor
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Bessel van der Kolk on Coping with Trauma Amidst Disaster
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Bill McKibben on Covid-19’s Impact and the Climate Crisis
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Introducing: The Slowdown’s At a Distance Podcast
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Mar 24, 2020 |