A Conversation on "Factors"
An episode of the In Dialogue with Nature podcast, hosted by The Nature Institute, titled "A Conversation on "Factors"" was published on November 21, 2025 and runs 48 minutes.
November 21, 2025 ·48m · In Dialogue with Nature
Summary
As a companion to the previous episode, which shared a reading of Craig Holdrege's essay "The Trouble With 'Factors'," this episode features a conversation between Craig and podcast host John Gouldthorpe where they delve deeper into the content of Craig's essay and its wider ramifications.By bringing to clear consciousness our automatic tendency to reduce the world around us to a collection of separate factors, Craig and John help us to become more aware of the scientific concepts we habitually use and the unintended consequences they might have for how we see and interact with the world.
Episode Description
As a companion to the previous episode, which shared a reading of Craig Holdrege's essay "The Trouble With 'Factors'," this episode features a conversation between Craig and podcast host John Gouldthorpe where they delve deeper into the content of Craig's essay and its wider ramifications.
By bringing to clear consciousness our automatic tendency to reduce the world around us to a collection of separate factors, Craig and John help us to become more aware of the scientific concepts we habitually use and the unintended consequences they might have for how we see and interact with the world.
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