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A new report finds that over the next 50 years, 1 to 3 billion people could be living outside the climate niche that has "served humanity well over the past 6,000 years." Tim Kohler and Marten Scheffer, co-authors of "Future of the climate niche," discuss what was surprised them in this research, what it means historically when huge populations move, and why there's reason to be hopeful about humanity's future.

A new report finds that over the next 50 years, 1 to 3 billion people could be living outside the climate niche that has "served humanity well over the past 6,000 years." Tim Kohler and Marten Scheffer, co-authors of "Future of the climate niche," discuss what was surprised them in this research, what it means historically when huge populations move, and why there's reason to be hopeful about humanity's future.

Climate Change, Migration, & Humanity's Niche, with Tim Kohler & Marten Scheffer

Humans, like any other organism, occupy a niche — a “Goldilocks Zone” for which our biology is suited, relatively to the extreme diversity of habitats on Earth. But to understand the natural habitat of human beings we would first have to perform a comprehensive survey of human settlements throughout history and prehistory, looking for patterns in the climate data. No one did this research until very recently, and what they found surprised them. Human life, especially the outdoor work like farming on which our societies depend, is suited only to a very narrow band of temperature and moisture levels, a tiny area on Earth’s large surface. The implications are severe and ominous when held in light of climate forecasts for the coming decades: a major and unprecedented set of challenges that will test ability to innovate, adapt, and migrate as the world around us changes.This week guest’s are SFI ecologist Marten Scheffer at Wageningen University and SFI archaeologist Tim Kohler at Washington State University. In this episode, we discuss the past and future human climate niche, how our ability to adapt to climate change is hampered by the psychology of sunk costs, and how a better understanding of social tipping points and collective information processing at the scale of civilization could help prevent the catastrophes ensured by business as usual.Welcome to COMPLEXITY, the official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute. I’m your host, Michael Garfield, and each week we’ll bring you with us for far-ranging conversations with our worldwide network of rigorous researchers developing new frameworks to explain the deepest mysteries of the universe.If you value our research and communication efforts, please consider making a one-time or recurring monthly donation at santafe.edu/podcastgive … and/or consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts. Thank you for listening!Papers discussed in this episode:Future of the human climate nicheSunk cost effects and vulnerability to collapse in ancient societiesSocial norms as solutionsScale and information processing thresholdsTim Kohler’s WebsiteMarten Scheffer’s WebsiteVisit our website for more information or to support our science and communication efforts.Join our Facebook discussion group to meet like minds and talk about each episode.Podcast Theme Music by Mitch Mignano.Follow us on social media:Twitter • YouTube • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn

Humans, like any other organism, occupy a niche — a “Goldilocks Zone” for which our biology is suited, relatively to the extreme diversity of habitats on Earth. But to understand the natural habitat of human beings we would first have to perform a comprehensive survey of human settlements throughout history and prehistory, looking for patterns in the climate data. No one did this research until very recently, and what they found surprised them. Human life, especially the outdoor work like farming on which our societies depend, is suited only to a very narrow band of temperature and moisture levels, a tiny area on Earth’s large surface. The implications are severe and ominous when held in light of climate forecasts for the coming decades: a major and unprecedented set of challenges that will test ability to innovate, adapt, and migrate as the world around us changes.This week guest’s are SFI ecologist Marten Scheffer at Wageningen University and SFI archaeologist Tim Kohler at Washington State University. In this episode, we discuss the past and future human climate niche, how our ability to adapt to climate change is hampered by the psychology of sunk costs, and how a better understanding of social tipping points and collective information processing at the scale of civilization could help prevent the catastrophes ensured by business as usual.Welcome to COMPLEXITY, the official podcast of the Santa Fe Institute. I’m your host, Michael Garfield, and each week we’ll bring you with us for far-ranging conversations with our worldwide network of rigorous researchers developing new frameworks to explain the deepest mysteries of the universe. If you value our research and communication efforts, please consider making a one-time or recurring monthly donation at <a href="http://santafe.edu/podcastgive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">santafe.edu/podcastgive</a> … and/or consider rating and reviewing us at Apple Podcasts. Thank you for listening!Papers discussed in this episode:<a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/117/21/11350" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future of the human climate niche</a><a href="https://marcojanssen.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2003_Sunk-cost_effects_and_vulnerability_to_collapse_in_ancient_societies.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunk cost effects and vulnerability to collapse in ancient societies</a><a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6308/42" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Social norms as solutions</a><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16035-9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scale and information processing thresholds</a><a href="https://anthro.wsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/tim-a-kohler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Kohler’s Website</a><a href="https://www.sparcs-center.org/about-us/staff-contacts/marten-scheffer.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marten Scheffer’s Website</a><a href="https://santafe.edu/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit our website</a> for more information or to support our science and communication efforts.<a href="https://facebook.com/groups/santafeinstitute" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our Facebook discussion group</a> to meet like minds and talk about each episode.Podcast Theme Music by <a href="https://deathlessmusic.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mitch Mignano</a>.Follow us on social media: <a href="http://twitter.com/sfiscience" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> • <a href="http://youtube.com/c/sfiscience" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> • <a href="http://facebook.com/santafeinstitute" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> • <a href="http://instagram.com/sfiscience" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> • <a href="https://linkedin.com/company/20131/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>

The Future of the Human Climate Niche with Tim Kohler & Marten Scheffer

Amber A. Harris

Musician Tim Kohler and actress, director, &amp; change maker Amber A. Harris talk about the arts.

Musician Tim Kohler and actress, director, &amp; change maker Amber A. Harris talk about the arts.

GOOD GRACIOUS 133: Tim Kohler and Amber A. Harris