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Apr 15

Making climate action mainstream, with Helen Meech (The Climate Coalition)

This episode is a conversation with Helen Meech, Executive Director of the UK-based nonprofit The Climate Coalition. We talk about: How they are bringing climate action to millions of people through 'The Great Big Green Week'.The importance of community-led projects.How local cli ... Show More

31m 28s

Oct 2025

Why aren't there more 'vertical forest' buildings? (3 reasons)

Everyone seems to love vegetated buildings like 'Bosco Verticale' in Milan (pictured). So, why isn't this a standard building approach for new buildings? Why are there still so few of them?In this episode I go under the surface and explain three reasons why vertical forest buildi ... Show More

32m 48s

Oct 2025

Urban Wilding Hub - Mainstreaming rewilding in cities

Urban Wilding Hub is a new not-for-profit with the mission to mainstream rewilding in towns and cities across Europe. In this episode I explain why I'm launching this and how you can get involved.WebsiteWilding PartnersUrban Wilding Projects MapContact about volunteering or colla ... Show More

20m 37s

Nov 2021

An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth | Jack Dangermond

What if we had a map of ... everything? Jack Dangermond, a visionary behind the geographic information system (GIS) technology used to map and analyze all kinds of complex data, walks us through the interconnected technologies gathering information about every crack and corner of ... Show More

5m 43s

Jul 2025

The multidimensional magic of modern maps | Peter Wilczynski

Maps have long helped us understand the world — now, they can help us shape it. Digital cartographer Peter Wilczynski introduces the Living Globe: a real-time, data-rich digital twin of Earth that fuses satellite imagery, sensor data and AI. Watch for a glimpse of the future of m ... Show More

7m 28s

Nov 2014

Maps

Aleks Krotoski examines what digital mapping has meant for our understanding of the world. Are we always aware of the decisions that make them look the way they do? Traditionally of course maps are as "authored" as anything else. As Simon Garfield writer of On the Map: Why the wo ... Show More

28m 32s

Jul 2025

The multidimensional magic of modern maps | Peter Wilczynski

Maps have long helped us understand the world — now, they can help us shape it. Digital cartographer Peter Wilczynski introduces the Living Globe: a real-time, data-rich digital twin of Earth that fuses satellite imagery, sensor data and AI. Watch for a glimpse of the future of m ... Show More

7m 28s

Mar 2020

Map Quests: Political, Physical and Digital

<p>The only truly accurate map of the world would be a map the size of the world. So if you want a map to be useful, something you can hold in your hands, you have to start making choices. We have to choose what information we're interested in, and what we're throwing out. Those ... Show More

41m 59s

Aug 2020

How you can help map the world's most vulnerable places | Rebecca Firth

Want to help map the world? Community builder Rebecca Firth explains how the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) is using open-source software powered by volunteers to put one billion people on the map in the next five years. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Proj ... Show More

8m 58s

Feb 2021

How a geospatial nervous system could help us design a better future | Jack Dangermond

What if we could better understand the world's biggest challenges simply by looking at a map? Jack Dangermond, a pioneer in geographic information system (GIS) technology that powers the digital maps people around the world use every day, speaks with TED technology curator Simone ... Show More

19m 49s

Sep 2023

Meaningful Soil

Get Access to Guided Experiences, Exclusive Podcasts to Elevate & Thrive.Become Part of our Chill Community:https://hindz.com/chillYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@HINDZSIGHTi created my own deck of reminder/affirmation cards , you can check them out/purchase here www.jahno.com

13m 18s

Feb 2025

#495: OSMnx: Python and OpenStreetMap

See the full show notes for this episode on the website at <a href="https://talkpython.fm/495">talkpython.fm/495</a>

1h 1m

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