David Sloan Wilson: "Chickens, Cooperation and a Pro-social World"
On this episode, evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson joins Nate to unpack how evolution can be used to explain and understand modern human behavior, particularly with respect to cooperation and ...
1 Feb 20231h 22min
The Mordor Economy | Frankly #23
Description This week, Nate walks through the path we are currently on en route to the Great Simplification - a path towards a "Mordor Economy". Based on data from colleagues Art Berman and Carey King...
27 Jan 202312min
Erica Thompson: "Models, The Hawkmoth Effect, and the Future"
On this episode, Dr. Erica Thompson joins Nate to unpack her recent book Escape From Model Land. Erica explores the pitfalls of conventional science models and the opportunities by which models can au...
25 Jan 20231h 12min
Arthur Berman: "Peak Oil - The Hedonic Adjustment"
On this episode, petroleum geologist Arthur Berman returns to unpack the development and drawbacks of 'peak oil'. Art explains how our institutions have redefined what is considered oil, which has cre...
18 Jan 20231h 10min
William E. Rees: "The Fundamental Issue - Overshoot"
On this episode, Nate is joined by systems ecologist William E. Rees. Professor Rees outlines why most of the challenges facing humanity and the biosphere have a common origin - ecological overshoot. ...
11 Jan 20231h 59min
The Simple Story of Civilization with Tom Murphy | Frankly #22
This week, Nate invites colleague Tom Murphy, professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego and writer of 'Do the Math', to unpack his recent essay The Simple Story of Civilization. ...
6 Jan 202329min
Giorgos Kallis: "Cultural Surplus and 'Dépense'"
On this episode, Nate is joined by ecological economist and degrowth scholar Giorgos Kallis. He and Nate discuss the science and philosophy behind the degrowth movement and some of the challenges behi...
4 Jan 20231h 24min
Reflections, Predictions, and Interventions | Frankly #21
As The Great Simplification podcast celebrates its first anniversary, Nate reflects on an incredibly busy year and what he learned from the wide array of guests over 51 podcasts and 21 Franklys. Nate...
29 Des 202215min
