Thor Hanson: Podcast Interviews

Thor Hanson

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Biologist, Author

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3 Interviews

Thor Hanson's Interviews

Andrew Keen & Thor Hanson • 10 Mar 2025 • EN

Episode 2261: Thor Hanson on why virtual reality can never replicate the natural world

There’s a story today about how a VR headset can make us more empathetic toward nature. But according to the Pacific Northwest based author and biologist Thor Hanson, no digital technology can ever replicate nature. Instead, he argues in his new book Close to Home, we humans are wired, so to speak, to appreciate the na

Alan Alda & Thor Hanson • 25 Jan 2022 • EN

Thor Hanson: How Nature Struggles with a Warming Planet

From lizards that cling on for dear life during hurricanes to bees that can’t find flowers, plants and animals are trying to cope with climate change – and both inspiring and warning us to take action. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid

Alain Guillot & Thor Hanson • 23 Oct 2021 • EN

Thor Hanson: how plants and animals are responding to global warming

https://www.alainguillot.com/thor-hanson/ Thor Hanson explains all the amazing ways that plants and animals are responding to climate change in his new book Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change. Get the book here: https://amzn.to/3C8YeUf