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How to Navigate Power with Wisdom

How to Navigate Power with Wisdom

FromPower: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival


How to Navigate Power with Wisdom

FromPower: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

First wisdom, then action. Richard Heinberg shares insights from his deep dive into the nature of power and power relationships. He addresses the three main "power tools": money, weapons, and communication technologies with humble and thoughtful advice on how to approach them. You’ll have the chance to contemplate how you might live your most authentic life with moderation, rationality, responsibility, and sometimes sacrifice. And you’ll learn how to evaluate potential solutions to global environmental and social problems by answering a simple question about how power is shared (or how it is not). For more information, please visit our website.Support the showLearn more at power.postcarbon.org
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (10)

How have humans become powerful enough to disrupt the world's climate, trigger the sixth mass extinction, and cause serious harm to the biosphere? And with all the abilities and technologies we've accrued, why do we so often oppress instead of uplift one another? Join us as we explore the hidden driver behind the converging crises of the 21st century. It all comes down to power - our pursuit of it, overuse of it, and abuse of it. Learn how different forms of power arose, what they mean for us today, and why giving up power just might save us. This podcast is based on the groundbreaking book, Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival by Richard Heinberg, one of the world's foremost experts on energy and sustainability. For more information, please visit https://power.postcarbon.org/.