Podcasts

Interview with Dr. Benjamin Steininger. Crude oil is the substance that made modernity possible: a miracle cure for progress, inventions and mobility. But burning oil harms the climate and endangers humanity. We know that. Nevertheless, we can't get away from it. more

What do Antarctic glaciers and extreme weather, retail chains and political role-playing games have in common? Ricarda Winkelmann is researching the Anthropocene in Jena. By Petra Pinzler and Stefan Schmidt via Zeit Online. (Audio in German) more

Podcast: “Networking with plants in the Anthropocene”. Interview with Prof. Patrícia Vieira from the MPI-GEA project RESILIENT: Forest Cities - Utopia and Development in the Modern Amazon. more

From the Leakey Foundation’s “Origin Stories”  Podcast: Travel through 50,000 years of human history following clues hidden inside beads made from ostrich eggshells. In this episode, researchers Jennifer Miller and Yiming Wang share how these tiny artifacts reveal a sweeping story of ancient social networks, cultural connections, and human adaptability. more

Deutschlandfunk Kultur podcast episode with Jürgen Renn (audio in German) more

How political should science be? A conversation with Jürgen Renn about research into the Anthropocene and responsibility in the climate crisis. (Audio in German) more