"Renewable technology isn't an answer to fossil depletion and climate change," he says. "If every jackass on the planet had access to abundant even clean energy, what would they do with it?" If you ask squirrels and the needs of the parrots and the lizards, 'hell no' we can pull off this renewable energy transition so we can keep civilization fully powered,' writes John Sutter.
This week, Nate invites colleague Tom Murphy, professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego and writer of ‘Do the Math’, to unpack his recent essay The Simple Story of Civilization. Tom condenses the vast timescale of human life on Earth to an average human lifespan to give us a sense of the anomalous period we’re living through. What is civilization and how quickly did it come about? Can technology redirect civilization from its current perilous course? Is optimism näive or is it necessary in order to make the hard decisions within us? A 30 minute overview with Nate and Professor Tom Murphy.
For Show Notes and More: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-original/22-the-simple-story-of-civilization
To Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6yFrh1X6DI