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Jason and Chris share some GOOD NEWS! in America and Australia, leading to a 4 question quiz about diseases that used to pose a terrible threat to humanity that are now under control or altogether eradicated in the United States & Australia.
The two then interview each other over some of the best and worst they have seen, experienced, and participated in leading organizations and running businesses.
Jason gets quizzed by Chris on what percentage of people believe false things. They then discuss what psychological phenomenon allows this to occur and then discuss the bizarre nature of Australian real estate?! ...
Chris and Jason celebrate the "Friend of the Lab" title and lament the pain involved in repeatedly delivering a poor punch line (or watching someone else do so). Chris quizzes Jason over the five most full democracies and the five most authoritarian regimes based on five criteria. Then the two interview New York City mayoral candidate, Art Chang. Art talks about why he's running and spells out some specific systemic changes he plans to make to avoid past mistakes and push the city into the 21st century technologically. Art talks about his work for the last four mayors and his work in organizational change with JP Morgan Chase, as well as the importance of empathy in the process of making the city work for everyone. Quiz soundtrack, Giulia's Chase, © 2020 by Casting Nail. ...
Forest fires, historic droughts, dried-up rivers, and an ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war – certainly, not everything that's out of sight can be out of our minds. As the world conjures up innovative ways to end the global environmental crisis, inventing legislations, bills, carbon footprints, and the like, many of us are left wondering: how much of the shebang translates to actual field work? Do our contributions really matter in the big picture? Are our well-intended investments reaching the right hands? Most importantly, can you even pay your way out of your carbon footprint? Like, REALLY? Luckily for us, Tom Osdoba has qualified arguments explaining the factors that led to this crisis-laden state of the world. Tom is the Director of NetZeroCities EU and the Senior Advisor at Climate-KIC. Aside from our varying levels of cynicism the factors in question are as follows: be the loose state of country-to-country governance the stealthy impact of capitalism on environmentalism poor centralized control -yes, by forums and organizations like the UN and the G7 Chris and Jason invite Tom to The Recombobulator Podcast today to logically explain these factors. Tom's work on sustainability and core ecosystem preservation is laudable, his plans even more so. Tom intends to mobilize 100 cities to be climate-neutral by 2030! (Wait till you hear him get into the practical side of it today.) Listen in for all the knowledge you must know about the ongoing environmental crisis. A few important highlights from today’s conversation: What does capitalism have to do with governance and environmentalism? Capitalism has flourished in the absence of strong governance of markets and ownership structures. It’s challenging when governments lack the ability to make changes and pass necessary laws (including environmental ...
