Protect the Irreversible: What Matters Most in an Uncertain Future? | How to Think About the Future Pt 6, Frankly 151
This week's video is the sixth part in Nate's ongoing series, How to Think About the Future. Today, Nate turns from describing possible futures to exploring how we can make decisions when certainty i...
17 Jul 32min
It's Not Just Hormuz: The Chokepoints Changing Global Shipping Forever with Sal Mercogliano
Roughly a fifth of the world's oil and more than a tenth of all global trade has been navigating a literal minefield, a wary insurance industry, and whipsawing geopolitics since late February of this ...
15 Jul 1h 30min
Foundations Before Outcomes: The Future Beneath Your Feet | How to Think About the Future Pt 5, Frankly 150
Today, in Part 5 of the "How to Think About the Future" series, Nate scales his exploration of civilizational futures down to the future of a single human life and analyzes how the same patterns that ...
10 Jul 29min
Can Money Serve Life? How to Fund Communities Doing the Real Work with Matthew Monahan
Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars flow through global philanthropy, yet only a small fraction reaches environmental, climate, and nature-related causes. Meanwhile, in small towns and rural c...
8 Jul 1h 7min
A Legacy Worth Celebrating? Reflecting on 250 Years of the American Experiment | Frankly 149
As America marks its 250th birthday, Nate takes a moment to step outside of the celebrations to seek out a wider boundary perspective on this week's holiday. He poses the question of whether the Unite...
2 Jul 20min
Mordor to the Long Repair: How Might Daily Life Feel in the Next Decades? | How to Think About the Future Part 4, Frankly 148
This week, Nate continues his "How to Think About the Future" series, where he invites listeners to imagine what it's like to live in different versions of the reality that lies ahead. In today's edit...
26 Jun 32min
We Weren't Expecting This: What Does a Super El Niño Mean For the Climate? with Tad Patzek
This year's projected Super El Niño forming in the Pacific could become one of the strongest climate oscillations in over a century. As regions prepare for the effects, and continue to adapt to extrem...
24 Jun 1h 25min
How to Play 5D Chess: It's Not What You Think | Frankly 147
In this week's Frankly, Nate explores a pattern of thinking that permeates so many of our conversations: we often decide what we think before we've fully heard what's being said. Using the metaphor of...
19 Jun 18min
