The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Great Simplification is a podcast that explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Through conversations with experts and leaders hosted by Dr. Nate Hagens, we explore topics spanning ecology, economics, energy, geopolitics, human behavior, and monetary/financial systems. Our goal is to provide a simple educational resource for the complex energetic, physical, and social constraints ahead, and to inspire people to play a role in our collective future. Ultimately, we aim...
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Episodes (428)
Is the U.S. Electric Grid Stable? Policy, Renewables, and Who Is Responsible If...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Peak Oil, Ponzi Pyramids, and Planetary Boundaries
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Moral Ambition: Redefining Success for the Global Good with Rutger Bregman
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Influence of Psychopaths: Why Humanity Is Better Than We Think
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Past and Future of Societal Collapse: Why Civilizations Fall and What We Can...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Dark Triad Personality Traits: How Psychopathy, Narcissism, and Machiavellianism...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
This Week's Learnings: Gold Holdings, Political Divides, and the DOE Climate Rep...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Why We Need Forests: Their Vital Role in Climate Dynamics, Rain, and The Biotic...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
10 Things Worth More Than a Pound of Gold | Frankly 106
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
How Water Shapes Our Planet: The Undervalued Resource that Supports Everything W...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Where Will Humanity Move When the World Gets Too Hot? Mass Climate Migration & T...
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Key Blindspots of the "Walrus" Movement | Frankly 105
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How Do You Become Who You Want to Be?: The Science Behind Identity, Purpose, and...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Ducks and Blueberries: A Reflection on Price, Cost and Value
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Forgotten Skills of Dying and Grieving Well: How Engaging with Loss Can Help...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Silent Collapse: What the Disappearance of Insects Means for Humanity and th...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Ghost of Dopamine Past | Frankly 103
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nothing Can Stop This Train: Our Financial Predicament From a Systems Perspectiv...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Towards Individual Wisdom & Restraint
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Packaging Revolution: Industry's Responsibility & the Innovations That Could...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
This Week's Learnings: Corn Sweat, Coral Bleaching, and the Climate Credit Crunc...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Myths Shaping Our Economies: The Disconnect between Economic Theory and Real...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
What I Want to Want for the Future | Frankly 101
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Moving from Apathy to Action: How Facing Grief Can Help Us Navigate a World in C...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Ask Nate Anything 2025 | Frankly 100
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Algorithmic Cancer: Why AI Development Is Not What You Think with Connor Leahy
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The 10 Core Myths Still Taught in Business Schools | Frankly 99
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The National Security Risks We're Not Prepared For: Adapting In an Age of Actorl...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Systems Science Behind Our Global Crises: How Energy Drives Economics, Ecolo...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Globalization End Game: How Localization Builds Resilient Communities & Economie...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
10 Qualities That Could Change the Future: The Seeds of New Cultural Mitochondri...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
AI's Unseen Risks: How Artificial Intelligence Could Harm Future Generations wit...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Why the World Feels Like It's Falling Apart: The Superorganism Explained in 7 Mi...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Fish are Fleeing: How Shifting Marine Ecosystems are Upending Life with Mali...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The 8 Faces of AI: Who Will You Become As AI Accelerates? | Frankly 96
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Restoring Global Ecology: The Great Green Wall and Large-Scale Permaculture in A...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Parent and the Pendulum | Frankly 95
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
No Economies Without Biodiversity: Why Our Markets Rely on the Complexity of Nat...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Social Overshoot? Dunbar's Number, Real Relationships, and Musical Chairs | Fran...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Fragile Electric Grids: Did Renewables Cause the Blackout in Spain? with Pedro P...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Information Burnout: Are We Past Peak Sensemaking? | Frankly 93
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Sobriété vs Poverty: Preparing for a New Cultural Paradigm with Jean-Marc Jancov...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Artificial Intelligence - In Service of Life? | Frankly 92
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Neuroscience of Good Journalism: How Constructive Journalism Uses Informatio...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Unintended Consequences in a Complex World | Frankly 91
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Planetary Insights: How Satellites Could Transform Our Understanding of Earth's...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Living the Change: How TGS Viewers are Transforming Their Lives and Communities
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Living Without Fossil Fuels: How Living Energy Farm Created a Comfortable Off-Gr...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Net Zero and Other Delusions: What Can't, Won't and Might Happen | Frankly 90
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Rewilding 15 Million Acres: Why True Wealth Means More Than Money with Kristine...
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens