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Going the Wrong Way - a conversation with author Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is now a successful businessman in Northern Ireland, but in his early twenties, at the height of The Troubles, he made the decision to travel to Australia. You can’t blame Chris, but somehow things just didn’t go to plan. In this entertain

How do we step past the magical thinking of the elites that says we can either use AI to 'Solve for Climate' - or just ignore the entire climate and ecological emergency completely? This week's guest, Paul Hawken, has been at the forefront of intelligent responses to the entire meta-crisis for decades. He has been prof

Cathy Nesbitt is a Worm Advocate, Sprout Grower, and Laughter Yoga Teacher.  In the 2002 Cathy decided that setting up a worm composting business would be a good way to contribute to protecting the environment.  After ten years of hearing people make derisory comments, she almost made the decision to give up. But then

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language. He received his PhD in theoretical physics at Caltech by the age of 20 and in 1981, became the youngest recipient of a Ma

Our guest this week is Douglas Rushkoff, a man whose insights and intellect have earned him a place among the world's ten most influential intellectuals by MIT. As the host of the acclaimed Team Human podcast and author of numerous groundbreaking books, including "Survival of the Richest," Rushkoff's work delves into t

Welcome back to The Cosmic Companion. I’m James G. Maynard. This week, we take the first of two looks at the upcoming solar eclipse coming on 8 April. Later in the show, we will be talking with noted physicist, mathematician, and developer Stephen Wolfram about his new book, Predicting the Eclipse.  From ancient fears