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Ep 239: Charles C. Mann on How the System Works

Ep 239: Charles C. Mann on How the System Works

Charles C. Mann, author of ⁠“How the System Works”⁠ in The New Atlantis, joins the show to discuss the complexity and vulnerability of the hidden processes that sustain human life on our planet.

School of War

October 14, 202558m 14s

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Show Notes

Charles C. Mann, author of “How the System Works” in The New Atlantis, joins the show to discuss the complexity and vulnerability of the hidden processes that sustain human life on our planet.      

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Times

    •      01:49 Introduction

    •      02:31 Interconnected 

    •      05:43 Medical care         

    •      09:20 Feeding humanity

    •      11:56 Three advances        

    •      20:42 Water           

    •      26:34 Energy     

    •      36:05 Keeping pace           

    •      38:35 Hurdles 

    •      41:12 Solutions           

    •      45:26 Public health     

    •      56:38 Concerns

           

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