We’ve all heard the cries echoing from climate marches: “SYSTEM-CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE!”. But what does that actually mean?
This investigative mini-series explores how our society has been built, uncovers the flaws in its foundation, and asks: how might we change things for the better?
Investigative journalism. Talks with world-leading experts. Complex social, historical, and scientific concepts explained simply. At a time when the headlines can seem so alarming and random, The Water We Swim In is here to give you a better understanding of what they really mean.
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We’ve all heard the cries echoing from climate marches: “SYSTEM-CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE!”. But what does that actually mean?
This investigative mini-series explores how our society has been built, uncovers the flaws in its foundation, and asks: how might we change things for the better?
Investigative journalism. Talks with world-leading experts. Complex social, historical, and scientific concepts explained simply. At a time when the headlines can seem so alarming and random, The Water We Swim In is here to give you a better understanding of what they really mean.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The episode explores the uniquely human psychology of storytelling, our innate capacity for making sense of data by creating narratives, and how damaging these narratives can be when we believe in them too much. By asking about the story that is most integral to our society, we arrive at the story of our economy: what it is, where it comes from, and what it's missing.
Together with some top economists, including the legendary Herman Daly, we question our goal of perpetual economic growth and debunk the idea that it is compatible with a green agenda. We also propose the writing of a new economic story, one that replaces GDP with a new form of capitalism unlike
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