070: Bayo Akomolafe | Rituals of Incompleteness in the Age of AI
On this episode of the Planetary Regeneration Podcast, host Gregory Landua sits down with philosopher and poet Bayo Akomolafe during a Regen Network retreat at Race Brook Lodge. Together they explore AI as trickster, the sacredness of incompleteness, and what it means to build tools for ecological governance in a world unraveling.
From Yoruba cosmology to Karen Barad’s agential realism, this conversation weaves themes of decoloniality, relationality, and the possibility of new rituals in the cracks of modernity.
Bayo Akomolafe (PhD) is an author, speaker, and founder of the Emergence Network. Trained as a clinical psychologist and rooted in Yoruba tradition, his work invites us to meet the world differently.
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@gregory_landua
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@bayoakomolafe
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069: Owen Gaffney | Future Earth
On this episode of Planetary Regeneration Podcast, host Gregory Landua discusses planetary tipping points and sustainable development with Owen Gaffney. They explore the Earth4All model, regenerative finance, and the current state of carbon markets. Tune in to uncover insights into renewable energy growth, food security, and the crucial role of trust in science and institutions for a sustainable future.
Owen Gaffney is a global sustainability writer and analyst at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Stockholm Resilience Centre. He co-founded the Future Earth Media Lab and he is on the faculty of Singularity University. Owen trained as an astronautic and aeronautic engineer and he is a qualified journalist, filmmaker and writer. For a decade he has worked in Earth system science communication. His work focuses on policy, media and business impact of global sustainability research and visualizing humanity's impact on the planet through concepts such as the Anthropocene and planetary boundaries, and transformation processes. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the BBC and the world’s leading academic journals Science and Nature. His work on visualisations with Felix Pharand Deschenes have been shown at the UN Rio+20 Summit and the World Economic Forum in Davos. – futureearth.org
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@owengaffney // @gregory_landua
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068: Per Espen Stoknes | Regenerating the Soul of Money
On this episode of Planetary Regeneration Podcast, host Gregory Landua explores the history of money theory and the potential for regenerative finance with Per Espen Stoknes. They discuss the Jaguar Biocultural Credit pilot in Achuar Territory, Ecuador, showcasing its transformative impact. Tune in to uncover the intersections of economics, ecology, and culture, and discover how initiatives like this are shaping a more sustainable financial future.
Per Espen Stoknes is a TED Global speaker, a psychologist with PhD in economics, and serves as the director of Centre for Sustainability and Energy at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo. An experienced foresight facilitator and academic, he’s also serial entrepreneur, including co-founding clean-tech company GasPlas. Author of several books, among them Money & Soul (2009) and the award-winning book: What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming (2015). His latest books are Tomorrow’s Economy (2021) on MITPress, and Earth For All (2022) with the Club of Rome. Per Espen has served as member of Norwegian Parliament, and on the EU Commission’s mission board on Horizon Europe’s Climate Change and Societal Adaptation. He has been project lead for the Club of Rome’s www.Earth4All.life project.
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@estoknes // @gregory_landua
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067: Josiah Hunt | Pacific Biochar
On this episode of Planetary Regeneration Podcast, host Gregory Landua chats with Josiah Hunt about the groundbreaking work of Pacific Biochar, a Benefit Corporation committed to balancing profits with societal and environmental benefits. They explore the potential of biochar in transforming food systems and its role in mitigating climate change. Tune in to learn more about how biochar production could revolutionize soil health and carbon sequestration, paving the way for a more sustainable future.
Josiah Hunt has, since 2008, helped to innovate methods for biochar production, processing, and application in carbon sequestering pathways. He is founder and CEO of Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation.
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Website: pacificbiochar.com
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josiah-hunt-07918329
Twitter: https://twitter.com/josiahhunt11
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pacificbiochar
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066: Christopher Goes | Anoma
On this episode of Planetary Regeneration Podcast, host Gregory Landua engages in a captivating conversation with Christopher Goes about the transformative power of blockchain technology. Dive into insightful discussions exploring blockchain's potential for multi-asset privacy, decentralized operating systems, and its disruptive impact on various industries. Tune in to learn how these innovations are shaping the future landscape of decentralized systems, offering new perspectives on trust, credit management, and responsible AI development.
Links, as mentioned:
• Internal Peer Review System – https://research.anoma.net/t/the-anoma-research-topics-community/200?u=cwgoes
• Promise Graph – https://promisegraph.heliax.click/
Socials:
• X – @cwgoes // @gregory_landua
Join Gregory Landua as he explores the movement to regenerate our relationship to planet earth and each other on The Planetary Regeneration Podcast. In wide ranging conversations, Gregory and his guests explore the cutting edge technology, philosophies, practices and models disrupting climate change and inspiring hope for a better tomorrow.
Gregory is the CEO of Regen Network Development, Inc., a development company that builds software tools for Regen Network, a blockchain platform for originating ecological assets to fight climate change. He is co-founder of Terra Genesis International and the co-author of Regenerative Enterprise.
You can learn more at www.regen.network.
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