January 16, 2022

77. Ownership - The Secret Root of Civilization: Prof. James Salzman (Co-author of Bestselling book "Mine!" and Professor of Environmental Law)

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In this episode, Professor James Salzman explains how ownership is the secret root of civilizations. From the time they can say "Mine!", people bump into ownership arguments. From traffic laws, to grocery store shopping, to whether or not you can lean your chair back on airplanes, ownership design confronts all of us throughout our lives.

Here are a few topics Prof. Salzman discusses-

What are common instances of ownership design?
What are the six stories of ownership?
What are examples of cultural ownership customs?
How do laws form to support ownership customs?
What are ancient creation stories that involve ownership?
Can big tech companies really use our data for free?

James Salzman is the Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law with joint appointments at the UCLA School of Law and at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara. He is the co-author of the bestselling book, "Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control our Lives," and author of "Drinking Water: A History." In twelve books and more than 100 articles and book chapters, his broad-ranging scholarship has addressed topics spanning drinking water, trade and environment conflicts, ownership engineering, and creating markets for ecosystem services. There have been over 100,000 downloads of his articles. He frequently appears as a media commentator and has lectured on environmental policy on every continent.

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