Anger vs. Optimism and the Way Forward: BONUS with David Orr

Biophilic Solutions: Nature Has the Answers

What does it mean to be an engaged citizen or an effective activist? How can we shift from anger to hope and then create meaningful change? We’re back this week with a special bonus episode, an off-the-cuff conversation with David Orr, renowned scholar of political and environmental science and co-editor of Democracy Unchained: How to Rebuild Government for the People. We chat about finding the right balance between anger and optimism, recognizing and overcoming the flaws baked into our system of government, and why we should be regulating tech.

Show Notes

• Democracy Unchained: How To Rebuild Government For The People, edited by David W. Orr, Andrew Gumbel, Bakari Kitwana, and William S. Becker
• Dangerous Years: Climate Change, the Long Emergency, and the Way Forward by David Orr
• Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change by George Marshall
• Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas by Natasha Dow Schull

Key Words: nature, biophilic design, biophilia, politics, political science, tech, technology, technology and politics, democracy, climate, climate action, climate solutions, social media