Richard King: Can Technology Really Save the Planet?

We once talked about human adaptation to our environment, natural selection and genetic evolution.

Now, enthusiastic politicians, scientists and tech billionaires are investing in powerful technologies of geoengineering, biotech and AI to alter the natural world. While it may appear altruistic, author and critic Richard King argues in Brave New Wild that hubris, motivated by power and profit, is overshadowing the fight against climate change.

Hear Richard discuss how it’ll take environmentalism that puts human justice and equity at its centre to truly save us from disaster, with Rae Johnston.