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Are we near the end? Can humanity survive climate change, pandemics, and other catastrophes? "Our only hope lies in nature-inspired leadership," claims podcast host Dr. Victor Shamas. NATURE AM I connects listeners with thought leaders who are generating nature-inspired solutions & strategies to urgent global problems. We feature advances in fields like biomimicry & biomimetics that are taking cues from nature. Also, we discuss ways to assure that future generations can thrive in balance with nature. Our conversations touch on holistic health, sustainable design, integrative learning, & other forms of nature-inspired innovation. Guests include visionaries who are leading the way towards a more peaceful, sustainable, balanced way of life. We also look at tools and techniques that facilitate the process of nature inspiration. "In this process, nature reveals its secrets," says Shamas, a psychologist who studies creative inspiration. "If we let it, nature can show us how to thrive."
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Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
For eight years, Patrick Farnsworth has been addressing environmental issues in his insightful podcast, "Last Born in the Wilderness" (//www.lastborninthewilderness.com). Here, he discusses his podcast, the deeper implications of ecological collapse, the significance of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and whether or not there are grounds for hope in the face of a potential apocalypse. The conversation includes the following:
6:45 What "Last Born in the Wilderness" signifies
9:43 The evolution of the podcast and its themes
12:47 Deeper psychological and emotional aspects of ecological collapse
13:38 Why ecological collapse was never inevitable
15:50 Building resilience
16:35 Blindsided by a pandemic
18:04 Hope and apocalypse
20:02 Listening to indigenous people
20:49 Freedom beyond hope
21:22 Joe Brewer's work with regenerative hubs
23:10 Being aligned with nature feels good
25:02 Dahr Jamail and painful beauty
27:23 Is humanity an addict hitting bottom?
33:19 Paradigm shifts can be violent
34:34 COVID-19 as a wake-up call
36:03 A sliver of hope
39:00 No going back
41:21 Mutual aid in times of crisis
45:55 Self-care and maintaining balance in chaotic times
48:21 We Live in the Orbit of Beings Greater than Us
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