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- Today30 min
Summer reads – How we made the wilderness w/Cal Flyn
What if the places we think of as empty and unmarred are anything but? What if wilderness is as much an idea as a place? A conversation with Cal Flyn, who, in her new book, travels to some of the world's most remote, awe-inspiring places to trace the changing meaning of wilderness, and to explore how one of conservation's most cherished ideals has come at a human cost.
- Today30 min
Summer reads – On the magic of the Himalayas w/Anuradha Roy
If you want to escape to the profound stillness of the Himalayan foothills, a good place to start is by reading Indian writer Anuradha Roy’s latest book, Called by the Hills. A conversation about living with wild animals on her doorstep and her roof, cultivating a deep connection to nature and how the Himalayas are changing.
- Today29 min
Summer reads – Learning from dinosaurs w/Evan Jevnikar
If you've ever wondered whether humanity can adapt to a changing climate, the fossil record offers surprising reasons for hope. Paleontologist Evan Jevnikar, author of Surviving Climate and Chaos explores how dinosaurs endured millions of years of environmental upheaval, and what their story can teach us about shaping our own future.
- Today33 min
Summer reads – Thinking in deep time w/Marcia Bjornerud
Standing atop a 1.7-billion-year-old rock in Wisconsin, geologist Marcia Bjornerud points out the many challenges our planet has weathered, and that its long memory might hold the key to facing climate change today. A conversation about the power of awe, resilience, and "timefulness," this summer read will help put things in perspective.
- 1 weeks ago33 min
When data centers move in II
Where does the cloud actually live? We go behind the high-security fences of a German data center to find out. Inside lies the physical infrastructure that powers our expanding digital universe — and a growing debate about energy, climate and the kind of future we're building.
- 2 weeks ago22 min
When data centers move in
The internet's invisible backbone is becoming impossible to ignore. As data centers multiply, so do questions about the land, power, communities they depend on - and who decides where they go. In part one, we visit a quiet town in Europe's biggest data center hub to see what the race to build our digital future looks like on the ground.
- 3 weeks ago37 min
The next flood doesn’t have to be a disaster
Five years after catastrophic floods tore through Germany's Ahr Valley, Living Planet host Neil King reflects on the devastation he witnessed firsthand, while reporter Jonas Mayer returns to see what's changed. Can communities really build back better - or is the next disaster only a matter of time?
- 4 weeks ago1 min
The cloud comes to town – coming soon
The cloud is supposed to be invisible. Limitless. Until it isn't. Coming soon, Living Planet goes in search of the hidden infrastructure being built to power our digital futures.
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