New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #30: "It can’t happen here"

@marklynas.bsky.social speaks with Susan Stokes, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy, to explore how democracies can slip into autocracy.

🎧 weplanet.org/podcast

New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #28: “Jaws - aka sharks are scary”

@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by Arzucan “Zuzu” Askin, National Geographic Explorer, conservation scientist, and co-founder of Miyaru NGO.

🎧 weplanet.org/podcast

New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #27 “There’s no hope for humanity”

@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by existential risk researcher Dr SJ Beard, who argues that we need to look beyond fear and fatalism to build a future worth surviving for.

🎧 weplanet.org/podcast

Do you know the origins of your food?

Join Hidde and Karsten as they explore the origins of the tomato, how it's changed over time, and how it can evolve to meet future demands.

Watch the full film now: www.sugarrushfilm.nl

In ep two, @marklynas.bsky.social speaks with climate author & activist @billmckibben.bsky.social to take on Bad Idea #22: "Solar can’t power the world."

McKibben, co-founder of @350.org & @thirdactorg.bsky.social, makes a powerful case for solar as our best hope to avert climate catastrophe.

Saving the World from Bad Ideas, is back for season 2.

@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by data scientists @hannahritchie.bsky.social. Together they bust pervasive climate myths by drawing from her new book Clearing the Air: The hopeful guide to solving climate change in 50 questions.

Is it too late to stop climate change, or do we still have reasons for hope?

To launch Season Two, @marklynas.bsky.social talks with @hannahritchie.bsky.social, Deputy Editor of Our World in Data and author of Clearing the Air: The hopeful guide to solving climate change in 50 questions.

Bad Idea #18 "we’re addicted to fossil fuels"

@maartenboudry.bsky.social argues that moralising fossil fuels as an "addiction" obscures the complexity of the climate challenge & the role they've played in liberating billions from poverty, hunger, & hard labour.

youtu.be/LFWREEdF6c8

Bad Idea #14 "increasing disaster costs show extreme weather is getting worse"

Climate scientist & policy scholar @thehonestbroker.bsky.social to explore how using the cost of extreme weather impacts is a bad metric for measuring climate forcing on extreme weather.

youtu.be/QbXyvwh3Qew

Bad Idea #10 "Everyone hates nuclear"

In this revealing and deeply reflective conversation, Mark Lynas sits down with journalist and essayist Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, whose new book Atomic Dreams dives into the unexpected rise of climate-conscious pro-nuclear activism.

youtu.be/YrXSxFxJm6E

Bad Idea #8 "We need nuclear weapons to stop nuclear war"

Mark Lynas is joined by leading climate scientist and nuclear winter expert @alanrobock.bsky.social to confront one of the most dangerous myths of our time: that nuclear weapons keep us safe.

youtu.be/RvhyFxjjS2s

Bad Idea #7 "We Can't co-exist with wolves"

In this compelling conversation, Mark Lynas speaks with world-renowned conservation biologist Luigi Boitani to tackle one of the most polarizing debates in wildlife conservation: whether humans and wolves can truly coexist.

youtu.be/EBvF7DEzxtg

Bad Idea #6 "We can still save the arctic"

In this sobering but illuminating conversation, Mark Lynas speaks with renowned polar climate scientist Julienne Stroeve to explore one of the most consequential but misunderstood climate tipping points: the melting of the Arctic.

youtu.be/oTCwsCLBmgI

Bad Idea #4 "The global south can skip fossil fuels"

Mark speaks with Vijaya Ramachandran, economist & Director for Energy & Development at the @thebti.bsky.social, to unpack what she calls one of the worst “bad ideas”: blanket opposition to fossil fuels in the Global South.

youtu.be/oVWNYbYQYJk

Bad Idea #3 "We shouldn’t even talk about geoengineering!"

In this thought-provoking episode, Mark Lynas is joined by science writer and The Planet Remade author @eaterofsun.bsky.social for a candid conversation about solar geoengineering.

youtu.be/IyXkp04lebI

Bad Idea #2: 'Everything is getting worse.'

In a data-packed conversation, @marklynas.bsky.social spoke with @hannahritchie.bsky.social, lead researcher at @ourworldindata.org & author, to confront the pervasive idea that everything is getting worse.

Watch or listen: youtu.be/ahnOvc2slug