Episodes 28
Avg. Duration 46m
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Since Nov 2018
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Exploring the symbiotic potential between the living world and our technologies. Philosophy of science and progress, focusing on climate, AI, and aligned world building.

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Useful Fictions—Art, Science, and the Stories That Shape Our Future with Artist Wendi Yan

Jan 30, 2026 1h 6m

What would it be like to be a mammoth brought back from extinction—without your consent?This conversation with the visionary Wendi Yan radically expanded my mind 🤯We talked about:- How storytelling…

Emergent Meaning: Networks, AI, and the Geometry of Our Collective Mind with Douglas Guilbeault

Jun 02, 2025 1h 31m

An interview with Douglas Guilbeault, Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. We explore how AI and large language models might teach us…

From Scarcity to Abundance: Syntropic Agriculture and Cultural Transformation

May 19, 2025 39m

In this episode, we explore how the Eden Forest Collective is applying syntropic principles—where diversity and complexity create harmonious outcomes—in their land cultivation as well as in their…

Greening the Built Environment; Anneli Tostar, Tangible Materials

May 03, 2023 44m

Tangible's mission is to decarbonize buildings. Their software tool helps identify, manage, and track sustainable building materials. Co-founder, Anneli Tostar, walks us through her unexpected…

The Grid of the Future: Matt Plante, President & Co-Founder of Voltus

Apr 13, 2021 52m

Matt Plante is the president and co-founder of Voltus, a distributed energy resources platform whose mission is to fulfill the promise of the energy transition. Voltus’s technology platform, VoltApp,…

The API for Controlling Homes and Buildings: Sy Bohy, Co-founder of Seam

Jan 21, 2021 47m

Sy Bohy is the co-founder of Seam, a startup offering a device- and brand-agnostic API for developers to control homes and buildings. Seam’s IoT platform enables organizations to control building…

Last-mile connectivity in Africa: Harrison Leaf, CEO of SteamaCo

Dec 28, 2020 1h 14m

SteamaCo enables utilities to sell energy anywhere on the planet. Their data-efficient energy management system helps overcome cost and infrastructure barriers to underserved energy customers in 10…

Renewable Energy Access and Resilience in a Box: Angelo Campus

Dec 22, 2020 1h

Angelo Campus is the founder of BoxPower, a startup offering small scale renewable microgrids in 20-ft shipping containers. They are expanding energy access to rural, often-low income, communities…

A Conversation on Sustainable Biomaterials: Wendy Owens, Hexas

Oct 01, 2020 43m

Wendy Owens is the founder and CEO of Hexas, a clean-tech startup producing and distributing sustainable, plant-based biomass. Their giant grass, called Xanograss, replaces wood biomass and is an…

Marketing Your Climate Start-Up & Zero Waste Living: Bettina Grab

Sep 12, 2020 44m

Bettina Grab, founder and President of Impact B2B, helps climate tech start-ups have a bigger, impact faster through growth and effective sales & marketing strategies. She is also a Zero Waste…

Climate Positive Building with Bamboo: Troy Carter, Rizome

Aug 27, 2020 45m

Did you know that Bamboo Engineered Lumber is stronger, more fire-resistant, and more sustainable than wood, steel, and concrete? Troy Carter co-founded Rizome, a startup working to make bamboo a…

Climate Bonds and Mobilizing Capital for Change: Sean Kidney

Jun 03, 2020 1h

Sean Kidney is the CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international NGO working to mobilize debt capital markets for climate solutions. The Climate Bonds Initiative works to create standards and…

Investing, Impact, and Leading a Meaningful Life: Deb Kemper

May 16, 2020 35m

Deb Kemper is an impact investor and experienced advisor with cross-cultural leadership. She is an angel investor in Golden Seeds Venture Group and the Clean Energy Venture Group and supports…

Impact Investing for Climate: Gina Foote

Apr 03, 2020 50m

Gina Foote is the Director of Fund Development at Conservation Law Foundation Ventures, where she helps cultivate market-based solutions to environmental issues. Gina is an impact investing and…

Strategic Consulting for NYC's Food Aid Network: Sam Greeneberg, Redstone Strategy Group

Sep 07, 2019 29m

Redstone Strategy Group is a boutique consulting firm that helps leading philanthropies, non-profits, and governments solve the world's most urgent social problems. Redstone works in a variety of…

Our Climate Future: A Panel Discussion

Aug 03, 2019 48m

This episode is a little different. Rather than doing an interview with one person, I recorded an a panel discussion held at the Delphi Academy for European Studies in Greece. This was a two-week…

Helping Farmers and Reducing Food Waste in India: Cool Crop, Kendall Nowocin

Jul 16, 2019 40m

Cool Crop is a start-up in India with a mission to improve small and marginal farmer livelihoods and reduce food waste. In India, there are 240 million farmers, and 3 out of every 4 of them are…

The Politics of Actually Existing Unsustainably: John Barry

Jun 30, 2019 40m

John Barry is a Professor at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland, an author, and a former politician in Ireland’s Green Party. On this episode, we discuss the age of the Anthropocene, a…

This Ride Sharing Service is Different: Eleanor Joseph, Via Transportation

Jun 06, 2019 59m

Eleanor Joseph has woven an impressive career through the domestic and international healthcare, fin-tech, and transportation industries. She currently serves as the Director of Business Development…

Charitable Capital for Carbon-Reducing Innovation: Sarah Kearney

May 31, 2019 46m

Sarah Kearney is the founder of PRIME Coalition, a Cambridge-based 501c3 public charity working to combat climate change. PRIME partners with philanthropists to place charitable dollars into…

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