If you’re alive today, it means you’ve eaten enough honey to survive up to this point. The honey represents the energy needed to sustain life. Since we’re all still here, there must be enough energy for everyone on the planet to thrive. But we often don’t see it that way. In this thought-provoking episode, I discuss with anthropologist Dr. Jamie Saris the idea that energy is abundant, but unequally distributed.

Dr. Jamie Saris, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, NUI Maynooth

Dr Saris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Maynooth University. He holds advanced degrees in Social-Cultural Anthropology from the University of Chicago (MA and PhD), and he has completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinically-Relevant Medical Anthropology in the Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

Episode Highlights:

[01:42] Rethinking “invasive species” and human impact.

[06:14] Ireland’s bogs shaped by ancient agricultural practices.

[07:35] Cycles of growth and collapse in habitats and civilizations.

[11:09] How to boost collaboration through properly structured meetings.

[17:16] Symbolic communication vs biological priorities.

[19:31] Tools allow leveraging energy, but disrupt habitats.

[21:18] Could a shared vision help human collaboration?

[26:30] Changing the status quo is hard when people benefit.

Links & Resources:

ProjectHoneyLight.life

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