Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Wendell supported the writers, scholars, farmers, and activists who shared his interest in the fate of good farms, strong communities, and healthy ecosystems, helping us become more than we ever could have without his wisdom and support.
Drawing on the insights of more than 1,000 groups worldwide, here is a compilation of stories, guides, webinars and an ongoing discussion course to help communities drive long-term change.
How did humans go from living in small-scale communities where everyone knew each other to building a massive civilization filled with billions of strangers? Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen, author of “The Score,” joins the odyssey to explore the strange relationship between games and large-scale society.
In a world of AI and data centers and phones in our pockets that demand continual attention, Berry’s voice remains as important as ever.
Whatever else AI may do, its data centers will consume vast amounts of energy and keep driving fossil-fuel emissions for years to come, lending us humans a distinct helping hand in overheating this planet
As authoritarianism, military tensions, and temperatures rise, it is easy to look at the end of the world as we know it and ask what the point of academia is.
In this immersive episode, join Alex on a walk through an ancient forest as you explore what it means to live life as a forager. It’s a journey through the garden of eden grocery story, a wrestling with the gods, and a coming home to feast and famine.
For the 100th episode of The Response Podcast, host Tom Llewellyn interviewed Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox about the climate crisis, human migration, and welcoming people with compassion.
Can our economy keep growing forever on a finite planet?
Everyone is now on board with the theory of multipolarity. But now that it’s mainstream that unipolarity is dead, it’s time to ask: is the world actually becoming multipolar?
What if the greatest strength of modern civilization—its incredible complexity—is also its greatest weakness?
Investigating how and why complex societies or civilizations have risen and fallen in human history, anthropologist and historian Joseph Tainter uncovered a dynamic that can help us make sense of our present situation and future prospects.
