20 videos tagged interconnectedness
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Julia Marton-Lefevre
Why is biodiversity important?
Julia Marton-Lefèvre says we are taking too many chances by destroying non-human species. We need to see nature as a complex system that supports humanity. One of the problems…
Recorded: 22 June 2007
Michael Totten
How are the solutions to major global problems related?
Michael Totten describes how climate change is linked to other problems such as poverty and species loss. He is confident that solutions are available that combat climate change…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Takashi Kiuchi
What can nature teach us about living sustainably?
Mr Kiuchi describes the wake-up call he received while visiting a rainforest in northern Borneo. He realized that nature is in itself entirely sustainable, and that it is people…
Recorded: 8 September 2006
Majid Tehranian
what are the roots of terrorism? (Part two)
Majid Tehranian explains how advanced communications are creating a global consciousness with regards to the causes of terrorism. The events of 9/11 showed that what happens in…
Recorded: 26 May 2005
Deepak Chopra
Can we separate ourselves from our environment?
Dr Deepak Chopra explains how the environmental crisis directly challenges the way humanity perceives reality. Science has spent hundreds of years making distinctions that don’t…
Recorded: 7 May 2005
Julia Butterfly Hill
How can we reconnect with nature?
Julia talks about humanity’s disconnect from nature and how we are part of nature’s system, not above or beyond it. She talks about the principals that guide her life…
Recorded: 22 April 2005
Mae-Wan Ho
Is genetic modification unsafe? (Part Two)
In this two-part series, Dr Mae-Wan Ho describes why Genetic Modification is unsafe. Growing scientific evidence suggests that genes are not permanently fixed, but can change in…
Recorded: 31 January 2005
Mae-Wan Ho
Are there any alternatives to the mechanistic science worldview?
Mae-Wan Ho comments on the growing grassroots response to mechanistic science – the science of genetic engineering based on the false notion of ‘genetic determinism’…
Recorded: 31 January 2005
Tony Juniper
What are the benefits of looking after nature?
Tony Juniper talks about the enormous benefits humanity derives from developing our understanding of nature. He asks how we can progress if we are destroying nature at such a rapid…
Recorded: 8 December 2004
Tony Juniper
How can consumers be made aware of the impact of their actions?
Tony Juniper talks about the disconnect between consumer lifestyles and the ecological effects they have on other parts of the world. He says that most consumers in the west are…
Recorded: 8 December 2004
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Can Religion Save the Planet?
Professor Tucker talks about the role religions can play in addressing the ecological problems of our time. Although all major religious traditions predate our modern awareness…
Recorded: 10 July 2004
Satish Kumar
What are the principles of deep ecology?
Satish Kumar explains the difference between ‘shallow ecology’ and ‘deep ecology’ – terms first coined by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess. Drawing…
Recorded: 28 May 2004
Frank Dixon
Can corporate responsibility be profitable?
Frank Dixon argues that corporations operating in a responsible and sustainable way perform better. He talks about a new model for investment in sustainable businesses called Total…
Recorded: 20 May 2004
Frank Dixon
Is our economic system flawed?
Frank Dixon elaborates on why he thinks our present economic and political systems incentivize to do business in irresponsible ways. He describes how these systems can be changed…
Recorded: 20 May 2004
Wolfgang Sachs
What are the hidden costs of creating the products we use everyday?
Dr. Sachs talks about the hidden production costs of many of the products we habitually consume and suggests that buying eco-friendly and fair trade goods is the best way to minimize…
Recorded: 21 February 2004
Elisabet Sahtouris
Should spirituality and science be unified? (part 1)
In this two-part series Dr. Sahtouris talks about reuniting spirituality with science in order to form a new world view – a world view that shows how humanity is still evolving…
Recorded: 1 September 2003
Elisabet Sahtouris
Should spirituality and science be unified? (part 2)
In this two-part series Dr. Sahtouris talks about reuniting spirituality with science in order to form a new world view – a world view that shows how humanity is still evolving…
Recorded: 1 September 2003
Robert Thurman
What can the West learn from other cultures?
Scholar, author and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, Dr. Robert Thurman talks about how the West has simply gone too far. He discusses the urgent need for western institutions to exercise…
Recorded: 22 August 2003
Mark Halle
How do environmental problems affect global security?
Halle talks about how environmental decline represents the most pressing security threat to all nations, North and South. He warns that if governments around the world do not act…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
Wally N'Dow
What would sustainable communities look like?
Speaking at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, Dr N’Dow talks about the need to reduce the ecological footprint of the world’s cities.…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
