Nathan Hagens's guest appearances

Nathan Hagens

A Worldview Apart

Embracing Apocalypse

Quillwood Podcast

Harlan Morehouse

Sherri Mitchell

Aaron Johnson

Ayana Young

Rachael Rice

Arthur Haines

Tada Hozumi

Zach Cohen

Kristy Johnsson

Nala Walla

Emma Redden

Brad Salon

Vicki Robin

Sarah Corrigan

Carolyn Baker

OwlTail

Nathan Hagens founded the Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future, and hosts The Great Simplification podcast. In this episode he and Eric talk about the genesis of his phrase The Great Simplification, the link between debt and growth, energy blindness, the three grand challenges facing us today, finding our people, and attending to our mental health and resilience, among other things.Outline00:00 - 02:33 — Episode introduction02:36 - 14:24 — The genesis of The Great Simplification14:24 - 19:22 — Avoiding binary outcomes19:22 - 26:24 — The link between debt and growth26:24 - 33:44 — Energy blindness33:44 - 36:19 — Energy and power density of fossil carbon36:19 - 40:04 — Three grand challenges40:04 - 44:22 — Finding our people, talking this through44:22 - 48:09 — Attending to our mental health and resilience48:09 - 54:27 — Walking the talk and staying grateful54:27 - 55:24 — Episode wrap-upLinks and ResourcesQuillwood AcademyThe Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Oil Drum: Discussions About Energy and Our FutureInstitute for the Study of Energy and Our FutureThe Great Simplification, with Nate HagensOlympic Cyclist Vs. Toaster: Can He Power It? (YouTube video)Human-powered Tesla Model X Charger (YouTube)Energy Blind, Part 1 of 5 / The Great Simplification Series (YouTube)Support the show

Nathan Hagens founded the Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future, and hosts The Great Simplification podcast. In this episode he and Eric talk about the genesis of his phrase The Great Simplification, the link between debt and growth, energy blindness, the three grand challenges facing us today, finding our people, and attending to our mental health and resilience, among other things.Outline<ul><li>00:00 - 02:33 — Episode introduction</li><li>02:36 - 14:24 — The genesis of The Great Simplification</li><li>14:24 - 19:22 — Avoiding binary outcomes</li><li>19:22 - 26:24 — The link between debt and growth</li><li>26:24 - 33:44 — Energy blindness</li><li>33:44 - 36:19 — Energy and power density of fossil carbon</li><li>36:19 - 40:04 — Three grand challenges</li><li>40:04 - 44:22 — Finding our people, talking this through</li><li>44:22 - 48:09 — Attending to our mental health and resilience</li><li>48:09 - 54:27 — Walking the talk and staying grateful</li><li>54:27 - 55:24 — Episode wrap-up</li></ul>Links and Resources<ul><li><a href="https://quillwood.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quillwood Academy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kim-stanley-robinson/the-ministry-for-the-future/9780316300162/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ministry for the Future</a>, by Kim Stanley Robinson</li><li><a href="http://theoildrum.com/special/archives" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Oil Drum: Discussions About Energy and Our Future</a></li><li><a href="https://www.energyandourfuture.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Great Simplification, with Nate Hagens</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/S4O5voOCqAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olympic Cyclist Vs. Toaster: Can He Power It?</a> (YouTube video)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/gPMEHgX_sZ4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Human-powered Tesla Model X Charger</a> (YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/T19tHn_LA80" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Energy Blind, Part 1 of 5 / The Great Simplification Series</a> (YouTube)</li></ul><a href="http://quillwood.org/product/donate/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

QP6: The Great Simplification, with Nathan Hagens

Nathan Hagens is a former hedge fund manager who studies fossil energy depletion and founded the website The Oil Drum. He talks with Eric about the turn of events that shifted his career and attention away from the finance sector and to the study and social context of energy, people’s resistance to stories about reduced consumption, fossil fuel depletion, human beings as a superorganism, and adaptive cycles, among other things. Listeners can find transcripts, show notes, and other premium content at patreon.com/ericgarza.

<a href="http://energyandourfuture.org/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nathan Hagens</a> is a former hedge fund manager who studies fossil energy depletion and founded the website The Oil Drum. He talks with Eric about the turn of events that shifted his career and attention away from the finance sector and to the study and social context of energy, people’s resistance to stories about reduced consumption, fossil fuel depletion, human beings as a superorganism, and adaptive cycles, among other things. Listeners can find transcripts, show notes, and other premium content at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ericgarza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/ericgarza</a>.

#7: Energy and the Human Superorganism, with Nathan Hagens