Episode 5: Development Patterns

Episode 1: Origins of Climate Change

It started with our hominid ancestors 60 million years ago. Listen as we discuss the origins of Climate Change and how humans rose to be the top predator and impact-maker in nature.

Episode 2: The Footprint Rises From Bison to the Twentieth Century

The development of agriculture 12,000 years ago changed how humans lived from being hunter-gatherers to becoming industrialized. The leaps in innovations have transformed humanity and the rising impact footprint in the 20th century.

Episode 3: Still Smaller Than Chicxulub from Twentieth Century to Today

The good news is that our collective impact in the 21st century is still smaller than the Chicxulub Asteroid strike. In the 21st century, all locations across the planet are now impacted. What does a sustainable biosphere look like in the future?

Episode 4: Covering the Everywhere: Transportation over the Globe

Modern transportation has changed how we travel, get goods, and engage in work/leisure. In its 21st-century state, transportation has a huge negative impact on the biosphere.  Is there a better future for global transportation?

Episode 5: Development Patterns

The Development Pattern on the planet is massive in scale today. Land clearing, nature disruption, cities and towns, the size and scope of concrete and building materials. Each month, we build the equivalent of a New York City, combined worldwide. The view from outer space tells the story. What to do with our built environment in the future.