Starting From Scratch

The global food system needs an overhaul. We're fighting battles on multiple fronts, from obesity to hunger to equality and sustainability. But what needs to happen to address all of these issues? And how would we feed the world if we had the chance to start all over again? Professor Sir Charles Godfray is the Director of the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Programme on the Future of Food. In this episode he explores many different solutions to our food problem, he addresses the issue of personal accountability when it comes to healthy eating, he ponders the concept of replacing our protein with edible insects, and he tells us why he's optimistic about the future of food. Your host is Ollie Guillou. Follow him on Twitter, and find out more about OG Podcasts here.

Learning to work in harmony with nature, rather than against it, is incredibly important if we're to halt and reverse the damage we've done to Earth's climate. But this is something we've realised over the years - catastrophic climate change was never the intention. But with the benefit of hindsight, and the chance to start fresh, how would we reimagine our societies to build a better relationship with the natural world? Geoff Lawton is the founder of the Permaculture Research Institute. In this episode he tells us how the conscious design philosophy of Permaculture is helping people reconnect with and give back to nature, to create sustainable, stable and thriving ecosystems. Your host is Ollie Guillou. Follow him on Twitter, and find out more about OG Podcasts here.

Compassion and communication - two aspects of human nature that are seemingly being lost. Hatred spread on social media, hostile political rhetoric, a lack of equality and civility - these are just some of the problems spoken about by Rou Reynolds in his new book ‘A Treatise On Possibility'. From the Enter Shikari frontman comes a thought-provoking deep-dive into the vast capabilities of human ingenuity. In this episode he explores many of the fascinating things he learnt while writing the book, and we start by stepping into the ‘Dreamer's Hotel', a place where we're able to take stock, and examine life from a different perspective. Follow Ollie on Twitter. Find out more about OG Podcasts here.

Charity is one of the most important staples of our society. Governments would struggle if it weren't for the work of charitable organisations. But is this reliance on charity a good thing? Could we set it up differently if we had a chance to start all over again? Dan Corry is the head of the NPC, a think tank and consultancy for the social sector. In this episode he explains the role charities would play in our new world, and he touches on the organisation's new Rethink Rebuild initiative, which is building on lessons learnt from the pandemic. Follow Ollie on Twitter. Find out more about OG Podcasts here.

In the first episode of Starting From Scratch, Professor Lewis Dartnell, Author of ‘The Knowledge: How To Rebuild Our World From Scratch’, explains how we may end up needing to start over, and the best ways to reboot civilization using the knowledge we have now.

In this episode, university student Yasmeen El-Gerbi tells us what a world without borders might look like. If we were to start from scratch, would we get rid of borders altogether? Yasmeen believes we don't need to start over again to achieve this goal. She set up a group at her university to discuss global issues like this and enjoys writing on these themes. If you want to follow Yasmeen and read her work, you can find her at the following: https://medium.com/@yelgerbi https://astrophiliclife.wordpress.com/ www.arabbureau.org contact@arabbureau.org   

In this episode, Matthew Whittaker, Deputy Director of the Resolution Foundation, gives us a glimpse into his eutopia - a more equal society with far less disparity among people. He explains how this might be achieved if we had a chance at rebooting civilisation.

In this episode Danette Wallace tells us how starting from scratch would mean eschewing money - putting in its place a better alternative. Dannette's a blockchain consultant and seeker of better socio-economic structures.

In the first episode of Starting From Scratch, Professor Lewis Dartnell, Author of 'The Knowledge', explains how we may end up needing to start over again, and the best way to reboot civilisation using the knowledge we have now.