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Why Does Everyone Believe The World Is Doomed? - Hannah Ritchie - #743
Hannah Ritchie is a data scientist, senior researcher at the University of Oxford and Deputy Editor at Our World In Data.
Climate alarmism dominates headlines, painting a grim picture of impending global catastrophe. But what if the actual data reveals a less worrying situation, one where we don't all end up in a fiery inferno?
Expect to learn why everyone thinks the world is doomed due to climate change and what we can do about it, why people are more pessimistic about the world than the data suggests, what the actual research shows about climate change, whether concerns about ocean plastics are being over exaggerated, if we're in a mass extinction event, Hannah’s thoughts on population degrowth and much more....
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Do People Think the World is Doomed?
(05:12) The Problem With Doomsday Climate Narratives
(09:13) Most Exaggerated Climate Change Concerns
(16:33) The Emissions Progress in the UK
(18:38) Degrowth & Depopulation as Solutions
(24:34) The Impact of Data in Persuasion
(29:40) Why is Deforestation Happening?
(34:27) Are We Living in an Era of Mass Extinction?
(41:45) The Issue of Ocean Plastics
(47:58) A More Sensible Approach to the Climate Issue
(52:45) China’s Role in Climate Change
(59:40) Where to Find Hannah
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Hannah Ritchie is a data scientist, senior researcher at the University of Oxford and Deputy Editor at Our World In Data.
Climate alarmism dominates headlines, painting a grim picture of impending global catastrophe. But what if the actual data reveals a less worrying situation, one where we don't all end up in a fiery inferno?
Expect to learn why everyone thinks the world is doomed due to climate change and what we can do about it, why people are more pessimistic about the world than the data suggests, what the actual research shows about climate change, whether concerns about ocean plastics are being over exaggerated, if we're in a mass extinction event, Hannah’s thoughts on population degrowth and much more....
Sponsors:
See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals
Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)
Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM)
Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)
Timestamps:
(00:00) Do People Think the World is Doomed?
(05:12) The Problem With Doomsday Climate Narratives
(09:13) Most Exaggerated Climate Change Concerns
(16:33) The Emissions Progress in the UK
(18:38) Degrowth & Depopulation as Solutions
(24:34) The Impact of Data in Persuasion
(29:40) Why is Deforestation Happening?
(34:27) Are We Living in an Era of Mass Extinction?
(41:45) The Issue of Ocean Plastics
(47:58) A More Sensible Approach to the Climate Issue
(52:45) China’s Role in Climate Change
(59:40) Where to Find Hannah
Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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Get In Touch:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact
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