2. Filthy Bags of Excrement (SYSTEMS THINKING)

In the second episode of the series, we explore our relationship with nature. It opens with the story of Fritz Harber - a German chemist and a man of contradictions. Accused of war crimes and nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in the same year, Harber gave the world two opposing inventions: fertiliser, allowing us to feed the growing populations of the world, and chlorine gas, which has wreaked devastation. Through this story, we discover how the agricultural industry became intertwined with the arms industry in the early 21st Century, and how this marrying of production and destruction was perhaps not a freak aberration, but rather the logical consequence of Western philosophy and science... ...and we begin to understand that, perhaps, there is a different way to interact with the world around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We’ve all heard the cries echoing from climate marches: “SYSTEM-CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE!”. But what does that actually mean?This investigative mini-series explores how our society has been built, uncovers the flaws in its foundation, and asks: how might we change things for the better?Investigative journalism. Talks with world-leading experts. Complex social, historical, and scientific concepts explained simply. At a time when the headlines can seem so alarming and random, The Water We Swim In is here to give you a better understanding of what they really mean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.