The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate HagensThe 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 c... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 433 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Earth SciencesNatural SciencesScience | |||
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Traditional financial management tells us that, if we invest right, we'll be able to retire and sink into a future of comfort and stability – and even pass on your wealth to your children and grandchildren. But this vision is built on an anomalous pe... more
This week Nate examines artificial intelligence through the metaphor of Icarus, asking what risks arise when a civilization injects trillions of cognitive workers into a civilization that's already in resource overshoot. Emphasizing that our society ... more
Almost eight months after the Iran war first rattled global energy markets, the global system has proven surprisingly adaptable, even as prices continue to rise and product shortages become more common. But as those buffers run dry and diesel prices ... more
The El Niño now building in the tropical Pacific is unlike anything in the historical record, and it's arriving on top of decades of warming. Together, they could push global temperatures to roughly 1.8°C (3.2ºF) above pre-industrial levels next year... more
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I seldom feel compelled enough to write a review, but the Great Simplification is my absolute favorite podcast. It takes subjects I feel are generally artificially siloed and instead weaves them together to provide a more comprehensive, systemic perspective of all the issues that affect us today. Thank you, Nate, for your perspective. It’s much appreciated.
Apple Podcasts5lsaoster
United Statesa month ago - Landfills
I appreciate how some of your guests view the individual as having agency over the path of the super-organism. I disagree. I think of it how Bill Rees puts it; whatever resources I forgo aren’t now saved, they are taken up by another individual.
I would love to hear a round table with landfill experts, that’s a story worth exploring to understand the logistics required to build up a landfill.
Thanks for great work TGS team!
Apple Podcasts5WilderLanderUnited Statesa month ago - Love your podcast
I deeply admire Nate and his open and humble approach to this difficult topic. Nate explores the nature of or civilization’s most pressing problems with a sincere and non-prescriptive attitude together with countless amazing and important thinkers and doers.
Thank you for your amazing work, Nate.
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Denmark2 months ago - John churchill sounds dangerously hierarchical and exclusive
Hierarchy can be good as a scaffold but this is a very odd take and use on the term third person and post modernism especially if you look at how all that has been used before. Also plenty of people were “we” based long before 100 years ago and this is not linear. Too “good guys vs bad guys” framed, like if you don’t become exactly this way you are some lower. There are lots of other avenues. I fear this this could lead to non dual coming to mean “become one like me”
Apple Podcasts4Graciey8888United States2 months ago - Bill Rees
I feel like Bill is one of the few who tells it how it really is. A lot of people don’t paint the picture like he does, they gloss over it or avoid it all together.
Bill is essential listening to enlighten people about the reality.
I’d love to hear if you could do an episode about landfills too.
Apple Podcasts5WilderLanderUnited States4 months ago
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A thoughtful, systems-focused show that probes the forces shaping the human-nature predicament across ecology, energy, economics, and geopolitics. Conversations center on how complex feedbacks, constraints, and scarce resources drive long-term outcomes, with frequent emphasis on resilience, robustness, and practical action at household and community scales. Guests range from scientists and policy experts to energy strategists and sustainability practitioners, offering rigorous analysis paired with actionable ideas for individuals and organizations navigating a rapidly changing world. A distinguishing thread is connecting deep technical understanding to real-world decisions, from local land stewardship and regenerative finance to global supp... more
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