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Technology · 20 min

Falter

By Bill McKibben

This episode explores how climate change, technology, and political fragmentation are pushing civilization to a critical brink, and what it means to live and act in this precarious moment.

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“This episode explores how climate change, technology, and political fragmentation are pushing civilization to a critical brink, and what it means to live and act in this precarious moment.”

— Bill McKibben, Falter

What it is about

Climate crisis, technological ethics, collective action, human future

Who it is for

If you've ever felt a quiet unease about the future, sensing that global challenges are more interconnected and urgent than they appear, this will clarify the precise pressures on our shared world, and this will help you see what to do next.

The author

Bill McKibben, one of the earliest and most persistent voices on climate change, brings decades of clear-eyed observation to the complex, interwoven threats now challenging the very foundations of human civilization.

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Bill McKibben

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