Archive - Wicked Problems

COP30 Week 2: is a COP of truth and of the people still possible?

Guest contributor Savio Carvalho, Head of Regions at 350.org

Nov 19, 2025 • Savio Carvalho

Confessions of Awe and Awkwardness

Fumbling in January's darkness

Jan 24 • Richard Delevan

The Uninsurable Earth, and the Arc of History

History is happening. But not as we know it.

Feb 13, 2025 • Richard Delevan

DeepSeek Deep Sixes Energy Equities

Remember the AI boom for the energy sector? That's so last week.

Jan 28, 2025 • Richard Delevan

Solar Geoengineering: Climate Chemo or Ozempic?

Is it time to break glass? Or bury the idea completely? Researchers from Harvard and U Chicago weigh in.

Apr 8, 2025 • Richard Delevan, Pete Irvine, and Josh Horton

53:35

Elon Musk v Mishal Husain = Frost v Nixon

The BBC presenter-turned-Bloomberg editor made news. It has largely been ignored.

May 21, 2025 • Richard Delevan

Conversation with Stephen Markley, author of the weirdly prophetic climate/political thriller

Oct 3, 2024 • Richard Delevan

49:20

Elon Musk should be afraid of this woman.

Sophie Hall of ETH Zurich is coming for unethical algos and AIs. Plus Geoffrey Hinton, killer robots, self-healing Google asphalt, and Frankie McNamara.

Feb 3, 2025 • Richard Delevan

51:21

Tadzio Müller Told Us So. With Added Windmills of Shame.

2025 already has serious Dr. Strangelove vibes.

Jan 15, 2025 • Richard Delevan and Tadzio Mueller

1:12:29

Mr Booker Goes to Washington

I've been distracted. So a bit late getting out other things. But spending 10 minutes on this is worth your while.

Apr 2, 2025 • Richard Delevan

Climate "Realism" = Giving Up

Jeremy Wallace from SAIS discusses his viral Heatmap takedown of the Climate Realism initiative from the Council on Foreign Relations, "abundance…

May 14, 2025 • Richard Delevan and Jeremy Wallace

50:22

Imagination Deficit Disorder

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel think they know the future and how to win it. They can't both be right.

Apr 20, 2025 • Richard Delevan

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