The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Conversation topics will span human behavior, monetary/economic systems, energy, ecology, geopolitics and the environment.
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The Dust Bowl of the 1930s is one of the worst ecological disasters in American history. Across the great plains, roughly 2.5 million people left the region over the decade, amid severe crop failures, livestock losses and widespread hunger....
[Essay] How to Think About the Future (Part 1): Changing the Future Starts with How You Think
This essay is adapted from the Frankly episode posted on April 17th, 2026 titled, “How to Think About the Future (Part 1): Changing the Future Starts with How You Think,” which is from the series “How to Think About the Future.”
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Casting Call for a Future Frankly
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One of the biggest questions we continue to get from listeners of The Great Simplification is, “but what can I do?”
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A Word I Can't Seem to Understand: Non-Duality and Our Living World
In this week’s Frankly, I discuss my long-running attempt to understand non-duality, and why this concept has remained just out of my grasp despite years of conversations with teachers, thinkers, and podcast guests. I begin with a personal...
Darkness Deficit Disorder: How Constant Stimulation Has Shaped our Consumption
Most responses to civilizational crises focus outward – policy levers, energy systems, geopolitical actors, and material flows – with little focus on how the humans inside these systems might change and grow in parallel. At the same time, t...
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