Robert Sapolsky: "The Brain, Determinism, and Cultural Implications"
On this episode, neuroscientist and author Robert Sapolsky joins Nate to discuss the structure of the human brain and its implication on behavior and our ability to change. Dr. Sapolsky also unpacks h...
13 Sep 20231h 57min
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 numerous oft-overlooked threats to the Earth's great o...
10 Sep 20231h 30min
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 were created. He outlines the many shapes that thi...
8 Sep 202320min
Graham Palmer: "Energy Storage and Civilization: A History"
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 energy itself, this discussion focuses on how the a...
6 Sep 20231h 4min
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 subsidies - by IMF math totalling $7+ trillion - are no...
1 Sep 202313min
Lisi Krall: "Agriculture, Surplus, and the Economic Superorganism"
On this episode, 'Superorganisms' converge as Nate is joined by economist and anthropologist Lisi Krall to discuss the evolutionary origins of our current systemic predicament. Starting with the Agric...
30 Aug 20231h 21min
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 Simplification podcast is attempting. In such com...
25 Aug 202314min
Iain McGilchrist: "Wisdom, Nature, and the Brain"
On this episode, literary scholar and psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist joins Nate to discuss the way modern culture teaches and encourages us to use - and not use - the two lobes of our brains. While mos...
23 Aug 20231h 53min
