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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

370 episodes · 4 with AI analysis

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Diesel as civilization's critical resource and agricultural foundationNet energy decline and EROI (Energy Return on Investment) metricsPeak steel production and infrastructure maintenance phasePeak copper and mineral depletion timelinesSupply chain fragility and single-point-of-failure risksGeopolitical realignment and BRICS bloc riseDe-dollarization and alternative payment systemsEnergy security versus climate policy trade-offs in EuropeDeindustrialization and service-economy transitionBioregional resource accounting and scenario planning

Analyzed Episodes

Feb 4, 2026

How to Read the Signs of Collapse: Economic Stagnation, Resource Scarcity, and Europe's Industrial Decline with Balázs Matics

Diesel as civilization's critical resource and agricultural foundationNet energy decline and EROI (Energy Return on Investment) metricsPeak steel production and infrastructure maintenance phase
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Feb 6, 2026

The Consumption Pyramid

Consumption Psychology and Hedonic TreadmillResilience Building Through Voluntary SimplificationEnergy Constraints and Supply Chain Fragility
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Feb 9, 2026

Wide Boundary News: Peak Oil (Not!), Peak Dispatchability, and WEF Risks

Crude oil production peaks and resource depletionPeak dispatchability and electricity grid stabilityAI data center power demand and infrastructure constraints
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Feb 11, 2026

The Misunderstood History of CO2: The Science Behind Earth's Most Controversial Molecule with Peter Brannen

Carbon Cycle and Planetary Temperature RegulationRock Weathering as Long-Term CO2 Sequestration MechanismSnowball Earth Events and Climate Tipping Points
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