The Wisdom of Nature: Artists & Scientists on The Beauty & Fragility of Our Planet

About this episode

This episode features a diverse group of artists and scientists discussing the beauty and fragility of our planet.

In this special edition, we hear from our guests from across the arts and sciences. From composers and poets to forest ecologists and climate envoys, they tell the story of our planet. Moving beyond the data of destruction, we explore the intelligence of nature, the ethics of what we eat, and the empathy required to save our future. MAX RICHTER , Composer, Sleep, The Blue Notebooks CARL SAFINA , Author, Becoming Wild ADA LIMÓN , 24th US Poet Laureate CYNTHIA DANIELS , Grammy Award-winning Sound Eng. SUZANNE SIMARD , Finding the Mother Tree JOELLE GERGIS , Lead Author, IPCC 6th Assessment Rpt NOAH WILSON-RICH , CEO, Best Bees Company INGRID NEWKIRK,  PETA Founder BERTRAND PICCARD , Solar Impulse Foundation DAVID FARRIER , Author, Footprints KATHLEEN ROGERS , Pres, Earth Day Network ODED GALOR , Unified Growth Theory PETER SINGER , Philosopher GEOFF MULGAN , Another World Is Possible CLAIRE POTTER , Welcome to the Circular Economy CHRIS FUNK , Dir. Climate Hazards Car. JENNIFER MORGAN , Special Envoy, International Climate Action To hear more from each guest, listen to their full  interviews . Episode Website

People in this episode

Guests: MAX RICHTER, CARL SAFINA, ADA LIMÓN, CYNTHIA DANIELS, SUZANNE SIMARD, JOELLE GERGIS, NOAH WILSON-RICH, INGRID NEWKIRK, BERTRAND PICCARD, DAVID FARRIER, KATHLEEN ROGERS, ODED GALOR, PETER SINGER, GEOFF MULGAN, CLAIRE POTTER, CHRIS FUNK, JENNIFER MORGAN

Topics covered

• nature
• climate change
• art
• science
• environment
• sustainability

Keywords

• nature
• climate
• art
• science
• sustainability
• environment
• empathy
• intelligence
• food ethics
• future

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