Episode 114: Paul Behrens (www.linkedin.com/in/paul-behrens-6b586427/) is an author and academic interested in environmental change at Leiden University College. In September 2020, he published The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Futures from the Frontiers of Climate Science (https://www.theindigopress.com/the-best-of-times), a popular science book that describes humanity’s possible futures in paired chapters of pessimism and hope.

Paul's last JT appearance:

https://soundcloud.com/jivetalking/102-paul-behrens-on-our-struggles-to-live-the-best-of-times

David's book reviews: https://www.kysq.org/reviews.html

Paul's clarification of what he was trying to say about Adam Smith:

This post (https://www.adamsmithworks.org/documents/self-interest-rightly-understood) says “far from providing rationale for selfish material pursuits, Smith’s self-interest, properly understood, encourages a kind of virtue that protects both individuals and their communities.”

Paul adds: What I was saying was yes, it is in their own interests, but that their interests covers individuals and communities.