Ultra-processed information: AI and the coming deluge of noise
Nate Hagens explores the growing sense that many people feel disoriented and overwhelmed in a world increasingly saturated with digital content.
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Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 22. Earth Abides (Part 2): Future Animists
It’s been fifty years since the collapse of civilization – why isn’t everything back up and running already? In the sci-fi novel “Earth Abides,” Ish tries to teach the next generation about the old ways but these dang kids would rather explore abandoned boulevards and overgrown shopping malls.
Crazy Town: Episode 123. Mailbag: The Crazy Townies Speak!
It’s really refreshing to hear from you, our listeners and fellow strugglers living in high-energy modernity (affectionately known as Crazy Townies). This mailbag episode offers the element of surprise, as it gives us a chance to respond with delight and spontaneity to your questions and comments.
What to do as the world falls apart: A framework for action
From the archive | Having spent twenty years articulating the more-than-human predicament, Nate Hagens shares a timely first-pass framework for action and response organized around what to do now, which could be applied in various contexts and at multiple scales.
Uncharted Territory: Finding Clarity and Purpose in Your Climate Journey
To find our way in our climate journey, we don’t need more information, we need orientation. Join us for a conversation with Katharine Wilkinson about Climate Wayfinding on May 28, 2026.
There’s no single path through collapse. It spans multiple systems and perspectives
In his new book, the author argues that without a clearer view of the systems we’re embedded in, as well as our cultural and historical contexts, our responses to the polycrisis will continue to fall short.
Without pluralism within the climate movement, we risk handing the future to the far right
The climate crisis demands urgency, not ideological uniformity. In an already fragmented movement, requiring adherence to specific positions on issues beyond climate action deepens division and opens space for anti-democratic influence.
The empty desk policy: Why remote work is the sustainability win we’re ignoring
The daily commute is more than an inconvenience; it is a major source of pollution and wasted time. As return-to-office demands grow, remote work may be one of the most overlooked tools for reducing emissions while improving quality of life and accessibility.
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 21. Earth Abides (Part 1): Life After Civilization
You ever go on a little trip, to just get away from it all — only to come home and find all of civilization collapsed while you were gone and you might be the last person left on earth? Well then you could totally relate to George R. Stewart’s 1949 science-fiction novel, “Earth Abides.”
‘What do we value most?’ Rethinking resilience in a time of polycrisis
Professor Jem Bendell proposed the “Deep Adaptation” framework to help people respond to the climate crisis. As global crises intensify, new questions focused on reclamation and regeneration offer ways to navigate an increasingly uncertain world.
Crazy Town: Episode 122. Birdbrained: When nature and technology collide
Jason, Rob, and Asher explore the world of competitive birding, the relationship between those who love nature and the technology they use to connect to it, and how even the most gentle of shared passions can get corrupted by status-fueled competition.
Why we’re still marching toward collapse—and how to break the “consensus trance”
We continue down a path of collective destruction, in part because of a belief system so pervasive it feels like reality itself. Recognizing our deep interconnectedness is essential to building a more just and sustainable future.
