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S3E56 Bad Idea #56 "Just leave it to the market" with Tom Crowther
In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with global ecologist Tom Crowther about a seductive but dangerous assumption: just leave it to the market. While part of the…
S3E55 Bad Idea #55 "Life's only about competition" with Rowan Hooper
In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with science writer Rowan Hooper about one of the deepest misconceptions in biology: that life is only about competition. Drawing…
S3E54 Bad Idea #54 "Shut down the cobalt mines" with Nicholas Niarchos
In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with journalist and author Nicholas Niarchos about the dirty, dangerous, and politically fraught supply chains behind lithium-ion…
S3E53 Bad Idea #53 "History shows nuclear war will never happen.” with David Holloway
In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with Stanford historian David Holloway about one of the most dangerous assumptions of the nuclear age: history shows nuclear war…
S3E52 Bad Idea #52 "Attenborough’s films ignore human impacts” with Colin Butfield
“Attenborough’s films ignore human impacts.”In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with filmmaker and environmental storyteller Colin Butfield, co-founder of Open…
S3E51 Bad Idea #51 "plenty of krill in the ocean" with Claire Christian
Antarctica is the least disturbed continent on Earth — and for some of the world's most powerful fishing nations, that's not a reason to protect it. It's a reason to go there next. Claire Christian,…
S3E50 Bad Idea #50 "clean energy is too expensive for Africa" with Daan Walter
Clean energy won't work in the global south... right? At a moment when the fossil fueled economy is cracking under geopolitical pressure, Daan Walter of EMBER brings the data that reframes…
S3E49 Bad Idea #49 "We can stop worrying about the climate" with Zeke Hausfather
“We can stop worrying about the climate.”In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with climate scientist Zeke Hausfather about a dangerously complacent idea: we can stop…
S3E48 Bad Idea #48 "Vaccines are overrated" with Seth Berkley
Are vaccines overrated?In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with Dr Seth Berkley, infectious disease epidemiologist, former CEO of Gavi, and co-founder of COVAX,…
S3E47 Bad Idea #47 "Geothermal energy is niche" with Terra Rogers
Geothermal energy isn't niche—it's everywhere. In this conversation, Mark Lynas speaks with Terra Rogers—program director for Superhot Rock Geothermal at Clean Air Task Force—about how…
S3E46 Bad Idea #46 "Conspiracy Theories" with Calum Matheson
Conspiracy theories are psychologically reassuring closed systems that are corroding democracy. In this conversation, Mark Lynas speaks with Calum Matheson—associate professor and chair of…
S3E45 Bad Idea #45 "Eating wildlife is more sustainable’" with Sylvia Earle
At 90 years old, Sylvia Earle has witnessed more ocean change than perhaps anyone alive. In this conversation, the legendary oceanographer delivers an urgent message: we're destroying the very…
S3E44 Bad Idea #44 "Vegi products are unhealthy’" with Nesli Sözer
Are ultra-processed foods really the enemy? In this conversation, Mark Lynas sits down with Nesli Sözer, research professor at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and founder of NAPKIN (Nordic…
S3E43 Bad Idea #43 "Fishing in the Antarctic" with Matt Savoca, Ted Cheeseman, and Lucia Morillo
Should we be fishing for krill in the Antarctic? In this extraordinary episode, Mark Lynas connects via satellite with three researchers aboard a Sea Shepherd vessel in the Southern Ocean near the…
S3E42 Bad Idea #42 "not enough land for renewables" with Tom Heap
Is there really not enough land for renewables? In this conversation, Mark Lynas sits down with Tom Heap—BBC Countryfile presenter, Radio 4's Rare Earth co-host, and author of Land Smart: How to Give…
S3E41 Bad Idea #41 "nature is fragile" with Fred Pearce
Is nature really as fragile as we've been led to believe? In this conversation, Mark Lynas sits down with veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce, author of Despite It All: A Handbook for…
S3E40 Bad Idea #40 "the food system is fundamentally broken" with Jan Dutkiewicz
Is industrial food actually the villain — or one of humanity's greatest achievements? In this provocative episode, Mark Lynas sits down with Jan Dutkiewicz, assistant professor at the Pratt Institute…
S3E39 Bad Idea #39 "but that's just a technofix" with Adam Dorr
Can technology save us from environmental collapse — or is it just another false promise? In this epic conversation, Mark Lynas sits down with Adam Dorr, Director of Research at RethinkX and author…
S3E38 Bad Idea #38 "Solving energy is enough for solving climate" with Bruce Friedrich
Can we really solve climate change just by fixing energy — and ignore food? In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with Bruce Friedrich, founder and President of the…
S3E37 Bad Idea #37 "1.5 degrees" with Kwesi Quagraine and Erle Ellis
Is the 1.5°C temperature target helping or hindering climate action? In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with his co-authors Kwesi Quagraine (climate scientist at…
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