Rod Taylor is a freelance science and technology writer, journalist and broadcaster. His book, Ten Journeys on a Fragile Planet (Odyssey, 2020) is a character study of how people respond in a time of crisis.
He is co-editor of Sustainability and the New Economics (Springer, 2022). His weekly science column and other articles have been published in Fairfax and now Australian Community Media Mastheads for over 13 years.
He is co-author of The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation which will be released by Palgrave MacMillan in May 2023.
Rod is radio broadcaster of a weekly science show in Canberra and has produced pieces for Radio National.
Rod Taylor has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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PGAP presents Rethinking Sustainability Radio Documentary
November 17th, 2024 | Season 6 | 57 mins 26 secs
clive hamilton, degrowth, ecological economics, ian lower, michael kirby, modern monetary theory, post-growth, rethinking sustainability, rod taylor, will steffen
Welcome back to a brand-new Season Seven of Post Growth Australia Podcast!
As our world teeters on the edge of an increasingly perilous environmental future—extending beyond climate change—we must ask: what does true sustainability entail? How far are we from it, what are the root causes of our current trajectory, and what paths could lead us there?
Rod Taylor (author, columnist, radio host) asks these very questions to eleven esteemed Australian scientists and thinkers in a brand-new radio documentary. PGAP is proud to be the first platform to share this thought-provoking documentary, which explores ecological economics, planned Degrowth and Modern Monetary Theory.
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Fuzzy Logic on a Fragile Planet with Rod Taylor
December 19th, 2022 | Season 4 | 59 mins 14 secs
degrowth, environment, holistic activism, mmt, post-growth, rod taylor, science, ten journeys
Rod Taylor is a multi-talented broadcaster, videographer and author based in Canberra. In addition to hosting the Fuzzy Logic Science show, he is author of the 2020 book “10 Journeys on A Fragile Planet”. This extraordinary book details the personal journeys of extraordinary environmentalists and game changers. This episode is dedicated the memory of Haydn Washington.