Why Is The Climate Debate Such A Mess? - Charles Eisenstein - #382
Modern Wisdom
10/09/21
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Charles Eisenstein is a public speaker and author specialising in the ecology movement.
The climate debate is chaos. Activists and skeptics can't talk to each other and for every article suggesting one point of view there's another refuting it. People are either malicious world-killers or useful idiot dupes.
Expect to learn why the climate change debate is so difficult to navigate, why it's supposedly impossible to find an impartial climate scientist, Charles' suggestions for how to navigate this conversation while not losing your mind and much more...
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(00:00) Intro (02:31) Understanding the Climate Debate (10:44) ‘Human Racism’ in Activism (15:58) What Sceptics Are Getting Wrong (25:00) Dealing with Uncertainty (32:49) Profiting from the Climate Debate (41:06) How to Improve Climate Discourse (52:56) Where to Find Charles
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12 Laws Of Power & Human Nature - Robert Greene - #383
October 11, 2021
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Robert Greene is an author and historian.
Many people want and need power in life, but almost none of us admit it. Robert's new book compiles 366 of his best lessons on power, seduction, human nature and mastery, and today we get to go through my favourites.
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