Creating a future
Episode Archive
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Verle Spaepen, inventing the Circular Economy of clothing
Clothing, under its current model of throw-away “fast fashion” is one of the most polluting and resource-intensive industries. The EDO collective in Antwerp promotes clothing that lasts long, is...
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The collapse of cod fishing around Newfoundland (Canada)
Cods used to be so abundant around Newfoundland (Eastern coast of Canada) that fishermen came there all the way from Europe. Due to over-fishing, the population has collapsed brutally – with no ...
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Andreas Thiedmann, re-creating technologies of the past
Our ancestors developed technologies that used very little resources or energy. Re-inventing these technologies with the current scienific capacities will be very useful to define the low-tech m...
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Hot-house Earth
Global warming is not just about increasing the power of air-conditioning by 1 or 2°C. If left unchecked, some self-reinforcing phenomena can bring it totally out of control.
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Creating a future
What this podcast intends to achieve, and the four main series: the challenges, inspirational people, the goal and the way forward.