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Apr 2023
2h 57m

345. 12 Ways the Planet Could Truly Be S...

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Bjørn Lomborg go through each of the “doable dozen,” a series of issues that cost relatively little to solve, and yet doing so would yield exponential returns for developing countries and their impoverished citizens.   Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish author, having written numerous books on climate change such as “False Alarm,” “The Skep ... Show More
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