The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Great Simplification is a podcast that explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Through conversations with experts and leaders hosted by Dr. Nate Hagens, we explore topics spanning ecology, economics, energy, geopolitics, human behavior, and monetary/financial systems. Our goal is to provide a simple educational resource for the complex energetic, physical, and social constraints ahead, and to inspire people to play a role in our collective future. Ultimately, we aim...
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Episodes (419)
What is Wealth? | Frankly 86
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The 'Decline' of Nations: How Elite Surplus and Inequality Lead to Societal Uphe...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Light Triad | Frankly 85
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Reimagining the Cultural Narrative: Art and Storytelling for Systemic Change wit...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Plastic Crisis: A Health and Environmental Emergency | Reality Roundtable 15
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Share Your Story: A Call for Responses to The Great Simplification | Frankly 84
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Always Adding More: The Unpopular Reality about Energy Transitions with Jean-Bap...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Artificial Intelligence and the Lost Ark | Frankly 83
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Uncertain Future of Oil: Energy Poverty, Depletion, and 'Green' Ambitions wi...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Power vs Life: Towards Wide Boundary Sovereignty | Frankly 82
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Navigating International Crises: The Evolving Challenges for Humanitarian Organi...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Future is Local: Bioregioning 101
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Reality and Perseverance in India: Pollution, Poverty, and Policy with Sunita Na...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Meaning Crisis: Wisdom, Purpose, and the Search for Coherence with John Verv...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Best of TGS: What Would You Do With a Magic Wand?
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Time Travel & The Superorganism: A Movie Idea | Frankly 81
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Great Simplification in Action: Building Resilience Through Local Communitie...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
"Thank You for Ruining My Life" | Frankly 80
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Baby Bust: How The Toxicity Crisis Could Cause the Next Economic Crash with...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Shutting Off The Plastic Tap: A Global Treaty To Regulate Petrochemical Pollutio...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Biggest Takeaways from the Logic of the Superorganism
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Existential Risks: The Biggest Threats to Life as We Know It with Luke Kemp
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
A Brief Clarification on Human Behavior | Frankly 78
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Energy Crises & Global Power Shifts: The Struggle for Stability in Israel, Iran,...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Future Council: How Children are Responding to our Planetary Crises with Damon G...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
7 Philosophies on the Future | Frankly 77
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Fires in the Rainforest: The Impossible Economics of a Disappearing Amazon | And...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Battles of Our Time | Frankly 76
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Carbon Sink to Carbon Source? How the Amazon Rainforest Could Become a Self-Dryi...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Regenerative Economics: New Economic Paradigms, Living Systems, & Holistic Think...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Somebody's Gonna Win | Frankly 75
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Preserving Democracy: A Call for Civility with Richard Gephardt
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Global Stakes of the U.S. Election: Debt, The Dollar, and Military Power | R...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Foundational Challenge: Stewardship, Responsibility, and Designing a New Sys...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Ecological Awakening: A Path Toward Holistic Adulthood with Bill Plotkin
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Planetary Health Check: The State of Earth's Critical Systems with Kari Stoever
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Lament of the Bigfoot | Frankly 74
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Inner Development Goals: Cultivating Change from the Inside Out with Erik Fernho...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Tales from the Carbon Pulse | Reality Roundtable 11
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Superorganism and the Self | Frankly 73
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Rooted in Connection: Exploring the Hidden Ties in Earth's Forests with Suzanne...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
What if Climate Change Was a Hoax? | Frankly 72
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
History for Tomorrow: Uncovering Future Possibilities from Humanity's Past with...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Weakest Links: Depletion, Supply Chains, and Trust | Frankly 71
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Global Heating 101: Rapid-Fire Answers to the Biggest Climate Questions with Ste...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
U.S. Full Spectrum Dominance: Nuclear Risks and The End of Empire with Jeffrey S...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Bioregional Futures: Reconnecting to Place for Planetary Health with Daniel Chri...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Physics of Connection: Understanding Relationships and Ecology with Fritjof...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Art of Movement Building: Personal Liberation for Public Change with Mamphel...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Ask Me Anything - Your Questions About TGS Answered | Frankly 70
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens