How Has Your Worldview Changed Since I Met You 18 Years Ago?

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I've known you almost 20 years. How has your view of the world or the human ecosystem or our economy and in turn your work changed since I met you 18 years ago? Yeah, it's been that long, huh? Yeah. You know, I don't know that my basic worldview has changed all that much. And I think I'm spending more time than ever on communicating ideas rather than kind of puzzling out the ideas themselves.

On this episode, Nate is joined by Sustainability Science and Policy Professor Jon Erickson. He and Nate dive into Jon’s new book The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming our Future from the Fairytale of Economics, which covers the economic myths that have shaped our modern reality. How can we reshape the narrative and shift the paradigm towards different economic systems that promote human and ecological well-being over material consumption?

About Jon Erickson:

Jon Erickson is the David Blittersdorf Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy at the University of Vermont. He has published widely on energy and climate change policy, land conservation, watershed planning, environmental public health, and the theory and practice of ecological economics. He advised presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on economics and energy issues.