Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Richard Heinberg joins Julia Jacobs at BFM radio to discuss realistic avenues for transitioning to renewable energy, the environmental implications of economic growth, and how we can build more resiliency into the sustainability movement.
Originally posted on BFM Malaysia
Earth balloon image via kretyen/flickr. Creative Commons 2.0 license.
AI risk represents the apex of growth mania, where a few tech elites gamble with humanity’s future. They take these risks without our consent and without our interests in mind. The result could be humanity being replaced as Earth’s most intelligent species by a silicon-based successor.
July 9, 2026
Poet and author Sophie Strand joins Human Nature Odyssey for a wide-ranging conversation about stories, illness, ecology, and transformation. Drawing from her own experience living with chronic illness, Sophie explores how the stories we inherit shape our relationship to the living world.
July 9, 2026
Elon Musk becoming the planet’s first trillionaire should make us tremble for the future of self-governing republics. When you have Musk’s level of wealth, you’re no longer just buying another mansion or private jet, you’re buying a media outlet, a senator, and maybe, in Musk’s case, elevating a president. That is the dangerous power of concentrated wealth to distort markets, politics, and society.
July 8, 2026
