How on Earth Can We Cope with Less?
How does not having enough shape the way we think? Is scarcity ever a good thing? Philip Dodd chairs a panel, with Professors Jeremy Till, Simin Davoudi and Sendhil Mullainathan.
In a world of diminishing natural resources, global economic crisis and constant pressure on time, how does not having enough shape the way we think and act? Professors Sendhil Mullainathan from Harvard, Simin Davoudi from Newcastle and Jeremy Till from Central St Martins discuss scarcity and sustainability with Philip Dodd and an audience at Sage Gateshead.
BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival takes place at Sage Gateshead 25-27 October and is broadcast for three weeks on Radio 3 from Friday 25 October
Producer: Zahid Warley.
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