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Season 3

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Planetary Diplomacy

It’s perhaps an understatement to say that things are out of balance on planet earth. Our planetary health is dire – and we humans, or least some subset of us – are the core reason. What’s more, the institutions we’ve tasked with addressing these crises — national policy and international diplomacy — are by serving human interests. What would it mean to broaden the conversation, to represent the interests of non-humans on our planet – of other species, of plants and rivers, of whole ecosystems and life-sustaining biogeochemical cycles? As part of Swissnex's Planetary Embassy initiative, Season 3 of Tectonic asks, how can we create a truly planetary diplomacy?

Previous Seasons

Season 2: Built Environment

How can we push forward sustainability in construction to reinvent our relationship with our built environment in less carbon intensive ways? And how can we build urban infrastructure to promote innovation and the free flow of new ideas? To answer these questions, we speak with a noted Swiss architect working on sustainability in construction, and with the author of a recent book on Kendall Square, a biotech innovation hub in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Season 1: Science & Society

We face unprecedented global challenges, with no clear path to solving them. What role can science play, and how do we forge trust between experts, the public, and policymakers? Tectonic, a new podcast from Swissnex in Boston, brings in leading thinkers to tackle these fundamental questions at the intersection of science and society.

Featured Episode

Democratizing Innovation in Cities with Katie Stebbins

The problems of the globe are also the problems of our major cities, especially post-industrial ones: environmental damage, economic inequality, public health crises. Can we solve these problems one city at a time, through renewal and innovation? We talk with Katie Stebbins, who has spent her career working to revive some of Massachusetts' most economically challenged towns. Her mission? To democratize innovation.