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Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Planet of the Humans was a documentary recently released by Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore. It depicts a very gloom future for humanity as a result of our extensive over consumption of resources in an unsustainable manner.
We took a look at the claims made in this piece of art so as to understand whether there is scientific merit or whether we are being fed another doom and gloom narrative.
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Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
The eco anxiety phenomenon has recently been increasingly discussed. We wanted to weigh in on the discussion and talk about our own experiences with the matter and how we have dealt with our own form of eco anxiety.
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Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
We tried to give an honest analysis of the Greta Thunberg speech at the UN and highlighted some things we liked and the things we did not like.
On the one hand we admire the courage Greta has to speak in on a global stage, but on the other hand we believe the politicians dishonestly used the teenager to virtue signal to their base.
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Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
We looked at the environmental impact of a vegan based diet and one that used crickets for its caloric intake. So if you are strange like us and ever wondered how many crickets you would need in order to sustain yourself, check out this episode and find out!
The parameters of analysis chosen as they pertain to environmental impact were the land requirement, CO2 generation, water consumption, and Energy consumption, where available.
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Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
The carnivore diet has gained much popularity for its health benefits.
We were, however, more curious about the environmental cost of a diet that relied explicitly on meat.
What we discovered was that there was a large difference on your net environmental impact when the primary source of meat was beef vs. chicken.
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What is the environmental impact of the carnivore diet?
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Peak oil theory states that global production of oil must exist as a bell curve distribution.
Opponents argue that empirical data does not match this theory as production has deviated significantly.
Which side is right?
Is peak oil just a myth, or do we need to start thinking about post-oil?
We dive into these questions on episode 1 of First Principles Podcast.