Episodes: 432
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 137.0k subscribers
Instagram: 146.0k followers
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Nate Hagens - Dr. Nate Hagens is an economist, educator, and systems thinker focused on the relationships among energy, ecology, economics, human behavior, and the material constraints shaping society.
Sarah Wilson - The Emotional And Philosophical Dimensions Of The Metacrisis, The Limits Of Conventional Hope, Radical Simplicity, Communal Living, Climate Change, And Existential Risk.
Roman Yampolskiy - The Safety And Controllability Of Superintelligence, AI Development Limits, Model Oversight, Cybersecurity, And The Possibility Of Banning Superintelligence.
Humanity's Icarus Moment: The Wings, the Sea, and the Sun of AI | Frankly 161
October 09, 2026
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 already largely ignores the depleting fossil energy that powers our lives, Nate traces how AI could amplify our economic growth imperative rather than help us escape it. He also touches on optimization – how solving solely for efficiency erodes th...
A World-Changing Event: We're Not Going Back to January 2026 with Art Berman
October 07, 2026
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 climb to the equivalent of over $200 a barrel, the slack in our system is starting to disappear. How much longer can our hyper-connected economic system stagger along, and where is it already breaking? In this episode, Nate welcomes back petroleu...
Climate Uncertainty: The Coolest Year for the Rest of Our Lives? with Zeke Hausfather
September 30, 2026
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, offering a preview of what may become the new normal within a decade. As the rate of warming continues to accelerate and public attention swings between alarm and fatigue, how can we clearly understand where the planet is actually headed and wha...
Coffee and a Mike · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
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