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Utopia is NowPower is Progress: The Fight for Global Energy Access | Bob FrelingBob has been the executive director of the Solar Electric Light Fund (or SELF for short) since 1997. Under his leadership, SELF has installed over 650 solar energy systems in 25 countries, making it one of the world’s leading nongovernmental organizations that designs and implements solar energy-based solutions for those living without access to electricity. An early advocate of access to energy as being essential to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, he is widely considered an authority on the subject of energy poverty. During his tenure he has broadened SELF’s mission and vision to address the broader implications of energy pove...
2025-07-2856 minUtopia is NowMisinformation 101: Climate Change Denial and How to Fight Back | Dr. John Cook, PhDIntroductionToday I am joined by Dr. John Cook. Dr. Cook is a Senior Research Fellow with the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change at the University of Melbourne. He obtained his PhD at the University of Western Australia, studying the cognitive psychology of climate science denial. His research focus is understanding and countering misinformation about climate change.In 2007, he founded Skeptical Science, a website which won the 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for the Advancement of Climate Change Knowledge and the 2016 Friend of the Planet Award from the National Center for Science Education.John...
2025-03-141h 20Utopia is NowCarbon Markets 101: A Beginners Guide to Carbon Markets | Dr. Roger Cohen, PhDDr. Roger Cohen is an entrepreneur, focused on addressing climate change through innovative solutions. He leads C2Zero and the Real Carbon Price Index (RCPI), initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Roger was part of the founding team at BetaShares and has held senior roles at Macquarie Bank, Deutsche Bank, and NatWest. Roger has lectured in risk management to engineering students at the University of Sydney and serves as a senior adviser at the Monash Centre for Financial Studies. A Fulbright Scholar in the USA in 1988, Roger holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sydney and...
2025-01-271h 11Utopia is NowWhy Climate Change Divides Us | George MarshallGeorge Marshall (born 1964) is a British environmental campaigner, communications specialist and writer. He is the founder of Climate Outreach and is a specialist in climate communication. He is the author of Carbon Detox (2007) and Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change (2014).
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Conservative vs Socialist Paper: https://theconversation.com/conservative-governments-protect-more-land-while-socialists-and-nationalists-threaten-more-species-236519
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0:22 - Why psychology is critical to mitigating the impact of climate change
9:33 - How can we communicate more effectively on climate change?
14:29 - Can...
2025-01-061h 05Utopia is NowThe Warming World Order: How Climate Change Fuels Geopolitical Risks | Prof. Dhanasree Jayaram, PhDDr. Dhanasree Jayaram is a Senior Assistant Professor at Manipal Academy of Higher Education and serves as the co-coordinator of the Centre for Climate Studies. She specialises in geopolitics and international relations, with a focus on environmental and climate security, climate diplomacy, and environmental geopolitics in Southern Asia, the Indo-Pacific, and polar regions. Dr. Jayaram is the author of Breaking out of the Green House: Indian Leadership in Times of Environmental Change (2012) and Climate Diplomacy and Emerging Economies: India as a Case Study (2021).
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2024-12-0359 min
Utopia is NowThe Language of Climate Politics | Dr. Genevieve Guenther, PhDGenevieve Guenther is the founding director of End Climate Silence and affiliate faculty at The New School, where she sits on the board of the Tishman Environment and Design Center. While writing the End Climate Silence newsletter, Dr. Guenther advises NGOs, corporations, and policymakers on fossil-fuel disinformation and climate communication, and she serves as an Expert Reviewer for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Her research has appeared in both scholarly journals and media outlets such as Scientific American, The New Republic, and MSNBC, and she has been invited to speak about climate and language to audiences at...
2024-10-2142 minUtopia is NowMisreading Climate Change: An Anthropological Perspective on Bangladesh | Prof. Camelia Dewan, PhDDr Camelia Dewan is an environmental anthropologist focusing on the anthropology of development. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology and Environment from the University of London (SOAS/Birkbeck) and is an Associate Senior Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology examining the socio-environmental effects of shipbreaking in Bangladesh. Dr Dewan is the author of Misreading the Bengal Delta: Climate Change, Development and Livelihoods in Coastal Bangladesh (University of Washington Press, 2021).
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2024-09-2958 minUtopia is NowUpdate: Where Have I Been?Hello All,
In this episode, I have a candid chat about where I have been and what you can expect going forward.
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0:00 - Hello
1:08 - Where have I been?
9:59 - An update on the podcast
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2024-07-2623 minUtopia is NowThe Social Psychology Behind Climate Change Inaction | Prof. Jeffrey Rotman, PhDDr Jeff Rotman is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing and co-director of the Better Consumption Lab at Deakin Business School. He is the recipient of the 2021 Vice-Chancellor’s Early Career Researcher Award for Career Excellence. He specialises in research on consumer psychology with a specific focus on the areas of ethics, emotion, and sustainability.
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2024-01-291h 16Utopia is NowThe Next Six Years Will Make or Break Our Climate Goal of 1.5°C Warming | Dr. Robin Lamboll, PhDDr Robin Lamboll researches what humans emit into our atmosphere, what effects it will have on us, and what we can do about it. Robin completed a PhD in the physics of solar cells at the University of Cambridge, modeling the behavior of new designs of solar cells, and has an MSci in Natural Sciences from Cambridge. Robin has previously worked as a quantitative consultant and successfully represented the UK in multiple international poetry slams.
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2023-12-1243 minUtopia is NowClimate Change in India: A Growing Environmental Crisis | Prof. Harini Nagendra, PhDProfessor Harini Nagendra is the Director of the Research Centre at Azim Premji University in Bangalore, India, and leads the University’s Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability. Nagendra is known for her research spanning over 30 years on forest conservation, and urban sustainability, with several seminal publications in both areas of work. Her interdisciplinary work on forests combines remote sensing, biodiversity studies, and institutional analysis, and is recognised for elucidating the link between pattern and process in the human-dominated landscapes of South Asia.
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2023-11-281h 15
Utopia is NowBusiness in a Post-Growth World | Prof. Donnie Maclurcan, PhDDonnie Maclurcan Ph.D. leads the Post Growth Institute, an international organization exploring how we thrive within ecological limits. Believing purpose-driven enterprise is at the heart of a healthy market economy, he has consulted to over 500 not-for-profit projects and businesses, across 32 countries. His own initiatives include leading the development of the Offers and Needs Market, the Post Growth Fellowship, the Post Growth Alliance, Free Money Day, the (En)Rich List, the Not for Profit Way training, and the globally active #postgrowth hashtag. Affiliate Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the...
2023-10-0751 minUtopia is NowCan Liberalism Solve Climate Change? | Dr. Christopher Shaw, PhDChris has more than 15 years of experience in researching climate policy and climate communications. Chris is also a contributing author for the IPCC Working Group I Sixth Assessment Report, serves as a Non-Executive Director of the award-winning environmental news organization DeSmog, is an Associate of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and holds the position of Research Associate in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex. Chris's new book is titled Liberalism and the Challenge of Climate Change, which is the subject of the following podcast.
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2023-09-101h 07Utopia is NowAwakening the Sleeping Giant: China's Green Energy Transition | Tim BuckleyTim Buckley, Director, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) has 30 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian and global equity markets from both a buy and sell side perspective. Tim was formerly Director Energy Finance Studies, Australia/South Asia, IEEFA, and was a Managing Director, Head of Equity Research at Citigroup for 17 years until 2008.
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2023-08-121h 02Utopia is NowEcoPsychology: The Psychological Practice Triggered by the Climate Crisis | Dr. Eshana Bragg, PhDDr Eshana Bragg is an ecopsychologist with over 30 years of experience in the field.
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0:00 - Intro & Eshana’s Story
10:21 - What is Eco-Psychology & Deep Ecology?
19:20 - What are the psychological impacts on people due to the Anthropocene?
24:24 - Window of Tolerance - Meditation Practice
29:08 - What is currently missing from the ecological crisis discourse?
34:21 - How can we develop a more sustainable relationship with the natural world?
42:30 - How can we grieve through the Anthropocene?
57:37 - Are there people inherently indifferent to environmental destruction (EcoPaths)?
1:01:05 - Wh...
2023-07-151h 03
Utopia is NowBiological Annihilation: The Ongoing Sixth Extinction | Prof. Rodolfo Dirzo, PhDRodolfo Dirzo is Professor of Biology and Earth Systems Science at Stanford University. Rodolfo's scientific work examines the study of species interactions in tropical ecosystems from California, Latin America, and other tropical areas of the world. Recent research highlights the decline of animal life (“defaunation”), and how this affects ecosystem processes/services (e.g. disease regulation). Rodolfo teaches ecology, natural history, conservation biology, and biocultural diversity at undergraduate and graduate levels at Stanford, and conducts science education programs with underserved children in the Bay Area.
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0:00 - Teaser
0:49 - Introduction to Rodolfo Dirzo
8:39 - Defa...
2023-05-131h 20
Utopia is NowIrrationality, Climate Change & Evolutionary Psychology | Prof. Lionel Page,PhDLionel Page is a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Behavioural and Economic Science Cluster at the University of Queensland. He has worked on a wide range of topics in behavioural economics, such as risk preferences, social preferences and strategic behaviour.
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0:00 - Teaser
1:14 - A Quick Story & Introduction to Lionel Page
8:48 - Rationality & Emotions
30:54 - Evolutionary Psychology & Being Optimally Irrational
50:52 - How might our decision-making processes need to change to address problems like climate change?
58:49 - How can we overcome our short-termism?
1:08:10 - Is belief in conspiracy theory rational?
1:16:35 - What...
2023-04-281h 21
Utopia is NowCognitive Bias & Climate Change | Prof. Ben Newell, PhDBen Newell Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Deputy Head of the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales. Ben’s research focuses on the cognitive processes underlying judgment, choice and decision-making, and the application of this knowledge to environmental, medical, financial and forensic contexts. He is the lead author of Straight Choices: The Psychology of Decision Making. He is on the Editorial Boards of Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Thinking & Reasoning, Decision, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making and Experimental Psychology.
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0:00 - Teaser
1:20: What are cognitive biases and how do they impact our decision-making processes?
9:35 - Cognitive Dissonance, Decision Ma...
2023-03-1845 min
Utopia is NowThe Future is Degrowth? | Dr. Aaron Vansintjan, PhDAaron Vansintjan is the Author of 'The Future is Degrowth' & Co-Editor of Uneven Earth. Aaron completed his PhD Candidate in the Department of Film, Media, and Cultural Studies at Birkbeck, University of London. He studies gentrification in Montreal and Hanoi. His PhD research draws on the fields of urban geography, comparative urbanism, political ecology, ecological economics, and food studies.
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0:00 - Teaser
0:41 - Who is Aaron and his pathway from Philosophy
8:41 - What Degrowth Isn’t
17:06 - The History of Growth
25:11 - Fragmentation, isolation & the conseque...
2023-02-251h 23
Utopia is NowClimate Change as Class War | Prof. Matt Huber, PhDMatthew T. Huber is Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the author of Lifeblood: Oil, Freedom and the Forces of Capital and Climate Change as Class War.
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0:00 Climate Change as Class War
9:35 - Class Politics, Marxist Thought & Climate Change
19:35 - What are the reasons for failing to focus on the Capitalist Class as largely...
2023-02-091h 22
Utopia is NowThe Moral Sentiments of a Climate Scientist | Dr. David Karoly, PhDProfessor Karoly was leader of the Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub in the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, based in CSIRO, during 2018 to June 2021. During 2012-2017, he was a member of the Climate Change Authority, which provides advice to the Australian government on responding to climate change, including targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He was involved in the Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2001, 2007, 2014 and 2021 in several different roles and was a part of the revered group of IPCC authors who shared the Nobel Peace prize with Al Gore in 2007. He wa...
2023-01-261h 08
Utopia is NowArtisanal Mining: The Hidden Cost of the Green Transition | Rob KarpatiRob Karpati is a long-term finance leader in multi-national corporate environments. Focusing on strategic transformation and on global process optimization over a 30+ year career, Rob's strength has been integrating complex end-to-end processes in ways that optimize value across multiple stakeholders. Using Finance as a business improvement ‘activator’, Rob has worked cross-culturally and cross-regionally in bringing together diverse stakeholders toward common perspectives on overall value.
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2022-12-1759 min
Utopia is NowWestern Fundamentalism: Are We Growth Fundamentalists? | Prof. Gordon Menzies, PhDGordon Menzies obtained a (First Class) Honours degree from the University of New England in 1985. He won the Robert Jones Prize for the best Masters student at the Australian National University in 1997, and he won a Commonwealth Scholarship to undertake doctoral studies at Oxford University over 1998 to 2001. Prior to joining the University of Technology Sydney in 2003 he was 'in the room' of policymakers during the transformation of the Australian economy by the Hawke-Keating governments. From 1986 until 2003, he was an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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2022-12-041h 52
Utopia is NowCrisis and Disaster Communication | Prof. Jacqui Ewart, PhDProfessor Jacqui Ewart was a journalist and media manager for more than a decade. She has worked as an academic for the past 25 years. Professor Jacqui Ewart's research focuses on communication across various phases of disasters and the involvement of politicians in disasters. She also researches news media representations of various minority groups including Muslims and Indigenous Australians.
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2022-09-301h 03
Utopia is NowThe Myth of Perpetual Economic Growth | Prof. James Hope-Ward, PhDProfessor James Hope-Ward (PhD) is the current Dean of Programs for STEM at the University of South Australia (UniSA). James has a mixed background in civil engineering and environmental science, putting himself under the broad heading of "environmental engineering". At UniSA, James coordinates two courses relating to hydraulics and environmental modeling. His research involves the study of big-picture sustainability problems such as the limits to the planet’s energy supplies, climate change and economic growth.
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2022-09-111h 02
Utopia is NowDegrowth: A Brief Introduction to Post-Capitalism | Dr. Timothée Parrique, PhD (economist)Timothée Parrique is a social scientist, originally from Versailles, France. He is currently a researcher at the School of Economics and Management of Lund University (Sweden).He holds a PhD in economics from the Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement (University of Clermont Auvergne, France) and the Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm University, Sweden). Titled “The political economy of degrowth” (2019), his dissertation explores the economic implications of degrowth.
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2022-08-241h 15
Utopia is NowA Green Hope? Post-Mortem on the Australian Election | Prof Kate Crowley, PhDKate Crowley is Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Policy at the University of Tasmania. She is widely published on green politics and environmental policy and has chaired advisory councils such as the Tasmanian Environment Industry Council, the Tasmanian Climate Action Council and the University of Tasmania's Board of Graduate Research. Her books include Australian Environmental Policy: Studies in decline and devolution (with Ken Walker) (1999); Minority government: The Liberal Green experience in Tasmania (2012); Environmental policy failure: The Australian story (2012)(with Ken Walker); and Policy Analysis in Australia: The State of the Art (with Brian Head) (2015).
2022-06-1455 min
Utopia is NowClimate Finance & The Australian Election | Feat. Tim Buckley (Energy & Finance Expert)Director of Energy Finance Studies (Australia/South Asia), Tim Buckley has 25 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian and global equity markets from both a buy and sell-side perspective. Tim was a top-rated equity research analyst and has covered most sectors of the Australian economy. For many years, Tim was a managing director, head of equity research at Citigroup, as well as co-managing director of Arkx Investment Management P/L, a global listed clean energy investment company that was jointly owned by management and Westpac Banking Group.
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2022-05-0759 min
Utopia is NowWoke Capitalism: How Corporate Morality is Sabotaging Democracy | Prof Carl Rhodes, Litt.DCarl is the Dean of the Business School at the University of Technology, Sydney. Carl has held professorships at Swansea University, The University of Leicester, and Macquarie University. Prior to his academic career, Carl worked in professional and senior management positions in change management and organizational development for AGL Energy, Lend Lease, Citibank and The Boston Consulting Group. Carl’s combination of senior experience in academia and the private sector provides him with a unique perspective on how business and economic activity can and should contribute to society.
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2022-04-101h 01
Utopia is NowHow the Humanities Can Help Solve Problems | Feat. Prof Christian Madsbjerg (Founder of ReD Associates)Christian is the co-founder of management consultancy ReD Associates & Professor of Applied Humanities at The New School and Senior Partner in Red Associates. Christian's work is based on his interest in the practical application of the Human Sciences. Christian teaches philosophy at The New School in New York City and helps out in larger organizations as an advisor.
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0:00 - Christian’s Story & His Heroes
13:44 - Heidegger, Technology & Nature
19:46 - How do we reconcile capitalist systems with the need to preserve the world?
27:03 - Human I...
2022-02-071h 04
Utopia is NowWhat Art & Music Can Teach us about Innovation | Feat. Michael HendrixMichael Hendrix is an American graphic designer and entrepreneur. He is also the Partner and the Global Design Director of IDEO, a leading design consulting firm, where he practices brand strategy, creative direction, and graphic design. Michael also teaches entrepreneurship at the Berklee College of Music, where is also a co-founder of the Open Music Initiative, a program of the Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship.
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0:00 - Intro/Context
3:15 - Starting as an Artist
10:20 - Listening to find Artistic Inspiration
18:05 - Communication
26:16 - Collaboration
38:15 - Playing Together: Childlike vs Adult
44:02 - Beatles, Business & Leadership
51:00 - Creating Spaces for Creativity
59:25 - Mak...
2022-01-311h 19
Utopia is NowHow Romanticism Can Reconnect Us With the World | Joshua Krook Ph.D.Josh is a researcher, writer, and public speaker interested in the humanities, legal education and employment policies. He has appeared as a guest on the BBC, Channel 7, ABC Radio, 2SER FM, RTR FM and spoken at TEDx. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in English, History, and Law, and also a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Law and Education from the University of Adelaide. Josh also runs a YouTube channel where he shared great videos about philosophy and literature!
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2021-10-181h 21
Utopia is NowRe-Defining Corporate Culture, Leadership & Careers | feat. Suet Koon Lai (Director of PwC)Suet Koon Lai, widely known as Koon, is the Director of PwC Australia and leads the transformation of PwC Assurance target operating model. She is known by senior leadership in the firm as the trusted go-to strategic advisor on the transformation of client service delivery operating model. She empowers others through her leadership style so that they can operate at a high standard of performance with integrity. Over the last 12 months, she has rapidly grown a following of more than 20,000 people from around the world under the #careerhack with a viewership of over 3 million. In that time she has...
2021-08-301h 24
Utopia is NowThe Curious Case of Business Ethics | Feat. Robert Chesnut (Former General Council of AirBnB)Rob is the former General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of Airbnb. Rob is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Virginia. He worked for 14 years with the U.S. Justice Department. In 1999, Rob left the U.S. Attorney’s Office and moved to California to become eBay’s third attorney, handling a wide variety of litigation, IP and regulatory/compliance matters for the company globally. Later in his career, Rob joined Airbnb as General Counsel in the spring of 2016, where he grew the legal team from 30 to over 150 legal professionals in 20 offices around the world.
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2021-08-181h 04
Utopia is NowCorporate Sustainability & Social Good | feat. Rob KarpatiRob Karpati is a Finance and Transformation leader who believes that social value is the starting point for business value. Rob is the VP and Strategic Transformation Leader at O Trade where social engagement turns potential conflict into collaboration, resulting in dignity for potentially at-risk communities. His role focuses on defining and leading organizational transformation in order to multiply social benefits through partnerships between his team and customers. He also integrates an analytical Finance approach, modeling the economic benefits of social engagement from the company, community, and investor points of view. Rob has been a long-term Finance leader in...
2021-08-0955 min
Utopia is NowHow Language and Relationships Can Change the World | Feat. Cheryl KiserWelcome to Utopia is Now.
In today's conversation, we talked to Cheryl Kiser, the executive director of the Lewis Institute for Social Innovation at Babson College. Cheryl inspires people to create a positive social impact in any role, any sector, and any community and empowers people to see the UN Global Goals as a $12 trillion market opportunity for addressing the biggest challenges of our time, such as poverty, climate action, and inequality. She is a global leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social innovation and is the author of the book Creating Social Va...
2021-07-271h 16
Utopia is NowReimagining Work & Taking the Unconventional Path | feat. Paul Millerd (Ex-McKinsey, Ex-BCG)Paul Millerd is a Curious Human & Solopreneur, Writer, Host of the Reimagine Work Podcast, Teacher at Strategy U, Independent Consultant and Adviser (for companies like VIVO, Wrangler, Russel Reynolds Associates, Good Jobs Associates among many others), and a Career Coach for people who carve their own paths beyond the default path.
In his past life, Paul worked for companies like General Electric, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and studied at the University of Connecticut and MIT.
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2021-07-091h 14
Utopia is NowPandemic Economics | Ryan Bourne (Economist)Ryan Bourne is an economist and currently occupies the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at Cato Institute. Before joining Cato, Ryan was head of public policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs and Head of economic research at the Centre for Policy Studies. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of the new book 'Economics in One Virus' which draws upon the dramatic events of 2020 to bring to life some of the most important principles of economic thought.
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2021-06-261h 25
Utopia is NowFinding Amusement in Absurdity | feat. Kellen HarrisonKellen is a student, entrepreneur, actor, and comedian dedicated to telling stories and learning about others. In this podcast, Kellen and Shashwat discuss the role of expectations in our everyday life, finding amusement in the absurdity of life, finding the courage to experiment, alongside various philosophical tangents.
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2021-06-1157 min
Utopia is NowUtopias and Dystopias | Prof. Weston MillerFormerly a corporate attorney, advertising copywriter, and carpenter, Weston Miller teaches intermediate Humanities and introductory writing courses at Babson College. Specifically, he teaches a popular class on 'Utopias/Dystopias', and also the 'The Literature of Guilt'. He lives in Hyde Park, MA, with his wife. You can read more about him using the links below.
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2021-05-161h 16
Utopia is NowGrow the Pie - The Future of Value Creation | Prof. Alex Edmans, PhDAlex Edmans is a professor of finance at London Business School and the author of the book, "Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit". He is an expert in corporate governance, executive compensation, corporate social responsibility, and behavioral finance. He has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, at the World Bank Distinguished Speaker Series and in the UK House of Commons, and given multiple TED Talks. Alex graduated from Oxford University and then worked for Morgan Stanley in investment banking (London) and fixed income sales and trading (New York). After a PhD in...
2021-05-0650 min
Utopia is NowOptimizing the Human Experience | feat. Ryan CombesIn this episode, we explore the question: how do we optimize the human experience and create balance in our lives? We discussed topics such as success, passions, struggles, being in the present, and creating better life experiences overall.
Ryan is a current undergraduate student at Babson College and owner of Grow Your Ohana: a social media marketing agency that helps businesses involved in revolutionizing Hawaii's local economy. Ryan loves learning, creating, and training, and spends his time doing things like coding, reading, writing, swimming, and thinking. Learn more about Ryan here: ryancombes.com
2021-04-081h 31
Utopia is NowThe Fear of Death | feat. Ouss WadaniOussama Wadani is a creative mind who is artistically inclined, passionate about photography, dancing, writing; painting, music, and natural lighting.
In this episode, we asked the questions: What is the greatest mystery/unknown to mankind? What is death? What is life? How are you living your life? What are you living it for?
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0:00 Introduction to Death: Unknowns & Fears
4:46 Mystery of Consciousness, Socrates' Apology, Life after Death
7:24 Secularism, Religion, Morality
9:48 Afterlife: Searching for the Truth through Religion vs Atheism as a spectrum
12:21 Parallels between Sleep & Death...
2021-03-141h 56
Utopia is NowImperfect Creations, Technology & Philosophy | feat. Akoua OrsotAkoua is a technology enthusiast, particularly with the application of predictive analytics and modeling in finance and business. She is also a curious mind that loved to read, learn and discuss philosophical ideas.
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0:00 Akoua's Story: Recognising Ignorance, Pursuit of Knowledge & Human Progress
9:04 How do we deal with Imperfect Technologies?
13:07 Technology as a double-edged sword & a Skeptic view of a Utopia
21:27 Perfectionism vs Imperfection(ism)
30:17 AI, Autonomous Vehicles & Ethics
38:45 Merging the Boundaries between Humans & Technologies
48:19 Human Dependence on Technologies
55:44 Power Dynamics, Decentra...
2021-03-071h 20
Utopia is NowSkepticism, Anti-Intellectualism and the COVID-19 Vaccine | feat. Kate DeeKate is a law graduate at the University of Technology Sydney. Her interests range from law, management consulting, psychology, and philosophy.
Timestamps/Chapters
0:00 - Introduction & The Panopticon Effect
14:47 - Pursuing your passion vs pursuing a profession
21:05 - New economic system of valuation: is there a better way to value professions?
28:45 - Thoughts from a "disappointed idealist" on Utopia
32:43 - Alternate political structures for the future
39:46 - Skepticism, anti-intellectualism and the COVID-19 Vaccine
47:40 - How can we create an assembly for fair, intellectual discussion
53:1...
2021-02-281h 23
Utopia is NowTechnology, Systems and Experience | feat. Biel CasalsBiel Casals is a Data Science student at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. His interests range from everything technology-related to economics, biohacking, and philosophy. He is also a fitness freak and DJ in his spare time.
Timestamps/Chapters
0:00 - Introduction & the utility of podcasts
06:04 - Biel's story
12:25 - Identity, self-improvement and the pursuit of an ideal
19:05 - Systems thinking & marginal gains
26:02 - The interconnection between future technology & self-improvement
31:36 - Economic efficiency & the struggle to find balance
37:12 - How can we reach the 'Truth'? Thoughts fr...
2021-02-131h 50
Utopia is NowOur StoriesHow do individuals from completely different backgrounds arrive at similar conclusions? We explore this in further detail by looking back in time into Xavier and Shashwat's stories.
Timestamps/Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
2:25 - About Xavier, his interests, and his introduction to growing up in India
5:31 - About Shashwat, his interests, and his initial foundations
9:41 - Acceptance, flow, and culture - Xavier's Upbringing in India.
27:43 - Culture, language, and its impacts
31:15 - Shashwat's story and experience with the Waldorf Education system
45:10 - Are Steiner schools the answe...
2021-01-271h 38
Utopia is NowWhy is Utopia Now? | feat. Alex CanadellTimestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:28 - Alex and the origin of 'Utopia is Now'
03:27 - What is Utopia?
06:23 - Shouldn't we keep our focus on more pressing short-term goals, rather than a long-term utopia?
12:15 - Climate change, Patagonia, Greenwashing and Corporate Ethics
19:07 - False Marketing, Social Media & Need for Decentralized Data-Driven Solutions & the Truth
25:43 - Why big data isn't the complete solution to reduce poor decision-making
32:57 - Education, Conditioning, Life and the Importance of Safety & Storytelling
49:51 - Why is Utopia now? Physics, Reality, Religion ...
2021-01-171h 14
Utopia is NowWhat is 'Utopia is Now'?'Utopia is Now' is a trans-disciplinary community dedicated to having deep discussions to stimulate and challenge our views on the world. Our goal is to reorient our focus to a better future while being in the here and now. This community is for curious minds who strongly feel a sense of duty to enact change.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
6:40 The Status Quo - Intergenerational Conflicts & Dualities
10:05 Transdisciplinarity
13:00 Dualities, Non-Duality, Yin & Yang
15:05 Diversity in Perspectives, Thoughts, and People
17:28 Utopia, the Truth & Transdisciplinarity
20:17 The Issue/Problem at Hand
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2021-01-1357 min