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Living Planet
Hosted by DW · EN
Looking to reconnect with nature? Want to make better decisions for the health of the planet? Every Friday, Living Planet brings you the stories, facts and debates on the key environmental issues of our time.
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Summer reads – How we made the wilderness w/Cal Flyn
2w ago00:30:00Tap to summarizeWhat 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.
Transcribe →Summer reads – On the magic of the Himalayas w/Anuradha Roy
2w ago00:30:50Tap to summarizeIf 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.
Transcribe →Summer reads – Learning from dinosaurs w/Evan Jevnikar
2w ago00:29:29Tap to summarizeIf 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.
Transcribe →Summer reads – Thinking in deep time w/Marcia Bjornerud
2w ago00:33:09Tap to summarizeStanding 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.
Transcribe →When data centers move in II
3w ago00:33:52Tap to summarizeWhere 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.
Transcribe →When data centers move in I
4w ago00:22:24Tap to summarizeThe internet's invisible backbone is becoming impossible to ignore. As data centers multiply, so do questions about the land, power and 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 explore how the race to build our digital future is playing out on the ground.
Transcribe →The next flood doesn’t have to be a disaster
Jul 1000:37:24Tap to summarizeFive 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?
Transcribe →The cloud comes to town (coming soon)
Jul 300:01:46Tap to summarizeThe 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.
Transcribe →California's largest lake is turning to dust
Jun 2600:34:16Tap to summarizeDust storms around the world are getting worse and for people like Michelle, living with chronic asthma near a drying lake in California, the results are life-threatening. Elsewhere, seeds of change are being planted in the form of native vegetation. Can eco science help fill a dust bowl like the Coachella Valley with hope for fresh air?
Transcribe →Can we bury climate pollution?
Jun 1900:29:33Tap to summarizeWhat happens after carbon is captured? In this special collaboration with How We Survive, Living Planet follows CO₂ from a cement factory to its final resting place more than a mile beneath the seabed. We investigate the promise, pitfalls and politics of a technology that could help tackle climate change - or prolong the fossil fuel era.
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