Living in Biosphere 2

Shane finds out what life is like living in a Biosphere for 2 years. In this episode, he talks with Dr. Mark Nelson, who is a founding director of the Institute of Ecotechnics. Mark has also worked for several decades in closed ecological system research, ecological engineering, the restoration of damaged ecosystems, desert agriculture and orchardry and wastewater recycling. He is Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Ecotechnics (www.ecotechnics.edu), a U.K. and U.S. non-profit organization, which consults to several demonstration projects working in challenging biomes around the world; Vice Chairman of Global Ecotechnics Corp. (www.globalecotechnics.com), head of Wastewater Gardens International (www.wastewatergardens.com). Did the Biosphere give birth to "Big Brother" and what kind of animals were permitted to live inside with the Biospherians. Laugh, Read, Learn, and/or Support: Check out my new comedy web series Quarantine Couple! https://www.quarantinecouple.net Hunker down with an audiobook and support your local bookstore with my longtime partner Libro.fm. They're the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE And! there has never been a better time for lifelong learning with our other partner The Great Courses http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/he... All support on Patreon goes to my team: Shane Mauss is creating Here We Are Podcast and live shows | Patreon   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices