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Dennis Meadows

Dennis Meadows

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Search complete. 4 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Dennis Meadows".

Sep 20, 2026

Timo NeubauerGUEST
2:36
It was a development concept for the Copland Track, probably developed a bit more of a systemic interest in climate change and resource efficiency, and that was fantastic.
Timo NeubauerGUEST
2:46
very much triggered by reading things like Limits to Growth by Donella and Dennis Meadows or The Long Emergency by Kunstler.
Timo NeubauerGUEST
2:54
After university, I started my first job in Hamburg in an architecture firm.
Timo NeubauerGUEST
2:58
But look, it didn't take long.
Catherine WheatmanHOST
4:42
I was fascinated to discover that Donella Meadows was one of Linda's university lecturers.
Catherine WheatmanHOST
4:48
As you may know, Donella Meadows is widely acknowledged as one of the key proponents of systems thinking, and Donella and her husband, Dennis Meadows, were principal authors for the original Limits to Growth report to the Club of Rome in 1972.
Catherine WheatmanHOST
5:05
That university connection led to one of Linda's earlier books, the Systems Thinking Playbook, co-authored with Dennis Meadows and first published in 2010.
Catherine WheatmanHOST
5:16
I'd highly recommend that for use in business or other group settings.
James CrawfordGUEST
15:03
And it's really interesting to hear the scientists talk about that response.
James CrawfordGUEST
15:09
You know, Dennis Meadows, who was Dana Meadows' husband, You know, the kind of anger he still feels at how they were treated and how the results were treated, because they thought this was a sign, you know, a rigorous scientific study.
James CrawfordGUEST
15:20
It was presented as such.
James CrawfordGUEST
15:22
And some of the headlines that were produced, I think one of my favorite described it as the computer that printed out Wolf.
Greg ReeseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:33
The book suggested that swift human depopulation would save the planet.
Greg ReeseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:39
In 2018, The Limits to Growth co-author Dennis Meadows explained how we need to murder billions of people.
Dennis MeadowsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:46
The planet can support something like a billion people.
Dennis MeadowsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:56
maybe two billion, depending on how much liberty and how much material consumption you want to have.

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