Energy fuels our lives. So why have we risked so much by devouring energy that can't be replaced and is unsustainable? Every wildfire hits a peak where it burns at maximum heat and covers the largest area, before it dies down due to insufficient fuel sources. Our society, also at its peak, must eventually face the same decline.

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Energy Slave - Comic
Energy Slaves
A Short History of Energy
Energy and Human Evolution
What is Oil Used For?
Jevon's Paradox
Why Renewables Can't Save the Planet
EROEI
Peak Oil

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The complex state of our society makes us especially vulnerable to collapse. As a result of building this system, we each rely on it to keep us alive and have therefore lost our independence.

In this episode we answer the question of what it means to be complex, and why it is so dangerous.

Timeline of Human Technological Advancement
What Makes a Society Complex?
Diminishing Returns of Technological Advancement
EMP Report (EMP Commission)
Coronavirus and the Supply Chain

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What is collapse? This episode introduces the topic of the podcast, establishing a foundation for the conversation moving forward. 
Is it a conspiracy? Is it a certainity, or are we talking about a one-off chance? Will it happen during our life time? These questions and more answered in this episode.

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