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It didnt capture the full scope. To my first question in the buck which is apocalypse never, it is a very definitive statement that it implies certainty. I describe the Current Situation as landmines that are complex and largely unpredictable. Are you confident when you say apocalypse never . Guest well, thanks, andy. The argument is that Climate Change is real but its not the individual and it isnt the most serious environmental problem. In the extremism and exaggeration that the warnings of the pandemic were pricey and including coming from the coronavirus and hygiene and small farmers. So not to say that its impossible, but to say lets get our understanding of fixed rate. One of the most shocking things people dont know and i think this is where the news media deserves a lot of blame for this, as for the natural disasters over the last 100 years, they declined 80 to 90 over the last 40 years. There is no scenario in the report, and ive now written them all, for the number to reverse
I must admit. Im eager to get back to traveling again i was sick of it before the pandemic and now i cant get out of california. How are you quick. Pretty good were all doing what we can but even that contagion it really didnt capture the full scope. My first question about the book is apocalypse never its a very definitive statement and it implies a certainty in the world that is interlaced and that is largely unpredictable that complex systems are you confident apocalypse never and of course that depends on your definition of apocalypse. Yes. Thank you i argue in the book its not the end of the world even not the most serious environmental problem environmental activist as for 30 years what im trying to do here is like a cancer doctor a bunch of people say everybody will die of cancer in ten years and then say wait a second i dont like to see that level of exaggeration or extremism or alarmism are there scenarios you can imagine Climate Change destroying human civilization . Sure. Th
Pretty good. Were all doing what we can to share a moment, even those avoiding the contagion which supposedly presaged what was going to happenreally didnt capture the full scope. I guess my first question is about the book which is apocalypse never. Its a very definitive statement unless theres nuances that ive missed. It implies certainty in a world of interlaced. I describe our Current Situation as tripwires and landmines that are interlaced and complex and unpredictable in a complex system so are you confident when you say apocalypse never and i guess that depends on the definition of apocalypse. Thanks andy. The arguments in the book is Climate Change is real but its not the end of the world and its not even almost areas environmental problem. I plan climate activist for 20 years, and i see what im trying to do here is more if youre a cancer doctor and theres like a bunch of people are saying everybodys going to die of cancer or billions are going to die of cancer in 10 years goin
Was the one business show you cant afford to mess up there much as they are going to washington tech giant dios from amazon apple facebook and google all testified before Congress Following a year long probe into antitrust laws and code such a short tenure will be gus some of the damages and the pandemic with the west coast we have a lot to get through so lets get started. On one day 4 of the most powerful men in the United States Tech Industry theyre being questioned on whether their platforms have violated antitrust laws in recent years as theyve risen to dominate the internet now arties Rachel Blevins joins us. With the latest rachel what have we heard so far was there as we saw c. E. O. s from the 4 Largest Tech Companies in the country testified before the house judiciary antitrust subcommittee as part of an investigation looking at whether they have achieved such a major monopoly that they are now legally stifling their much smaller competitors because of the coronavirus pandemic