Dr. William E. Rees - The Greatest Threat To Humanity

01/07/2025 1h 38min Temporada 1 Episodio 49
Dr. William E. Rees - The Greatest Threat To Humanity

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Dr. William E. Rees joins us to unpack what he sees as the greatest threat facing humanity today. We dive into ecological overshoot, evolutionary mismatch, human cognitive limits, complex systems, and whether there’s still a path toward "resolving" the metacrisis. GUEST INFO: William E. Rees Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia (ecologist, ecological economist) KEY TOPICS: Metacrisis, William E. Rees, Ecological Overshoot, Climate Change, Existential Risk CREDITS: Intro music based on: https://pixabay.com/users/gregorquendel-19912121/