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The Third ErrorListen now (28 min) | All is not lost. Seeing the future as full of possibility is seeing it clearly.
The Brittleness Bubble StrainsListen now (21 min) | What if the damage Hurricane Ian has wreaked on Florida's communities and economy is only the beginning?
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Let Slip the Dogs of Planetary RealismListen now (15 min) | Climate is not an issue, but an era — one whose central conflict is speed. Until we center the Politics of Tempo, useful…
Optimism vs. the ApocalypseListen now (16 min) | There's a future to be won. Understanding the scale of our achievable successes is the key to winning it.
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