Daily Episode 154 - Oil Shock in the Philippines
The Philippines is a great example of a nation on the brink due to an externality, because of their heavy reliance on imported oil.Nation on brink: this oil crisis may destroy everything we built | In...
15 Apr 13min
Daily Episode 153: Here Comes a Very Strong El Nino
Probabilities are increasing for a "Very Strong El Nino" this summer or fall. What are the potential impacts?To date, 2026 is averaging 1.48°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. This is stri...
14 Apr 20min
Daily Episode 152 - Carrying Capacity: 2.5 Billion Population?
A new paper suggests the carrying capacity of earth is 2.5 billion, just under a third of the current population. What say you? Realistic, or too high or low?Earth can no longer sustain the global hum...
13 Apr 18min
Daily Episode 151 - This Week in Fascism #23
Sources:Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment | The IndependentTrump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran | A...
10 Apr 21min
Daily Episode 150 - "Faster Than Expected" On Repeat
What a fun little game we play. Step 1: Scientific consensus is too conservative. Step 2: Something happens "shocking scientists". Step 3: Articles are released describing how it happened faster than ...
9 Apr 10min
Daily Episode 149 - Growing Strain on Food Supply
It's not just the current geopolitical situation that's putting food supply under stress - it's been growing for a long time and is getting worse.‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small far...
8 Apr 19min
Daily Episode 148 - Unnecessary Explosion of Catabolic Collapse in the US
Established and important US infrastructure is rapidly being demolished, not as a forced response to desperate need, but in the petulant outbursts of a grifting narcissist. The US government just used...
7 Apr 15min
Daily Episode 147 - The State of AI
New updates to economists' thoughts on AI and job loss, and new research shows the "heat island" effect of data centers on more than 340 million people globally.Data centers are creating ‘heat islands...
6 Apr 22min
