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Bad Idea #39 "but that's just a technofix" with Adam Dorr
Can technology save us from environmental collapse — or is it just another false promise?
In this epic conversation, Mark Lynas sits down with Adam Dorr, Director of Research at RethinkX and author of The Degrowth Delusion, to explore four simultaneous technological revolutions reshaping our world: energy (solar, wind, batteries), transportation (EVs and autonomous vehicles), food (precision fermentation), and labor (AI).
🧠 Topics Discussed:
💡 Technology as "practical knowledge" and how it compounds autocatalytically (self-accelerating)
📈 S-curve adoption and X-curve decline: Why disruptions…
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