Our planet is remarkably resilient. For better or worse, so are its inhabitants. Through a mix of fiction and nonfiction, we learn what it means to cling to life on the precipice of a world in rebellion. A genius recluse in Montana’s old-growth forest feels the inevitability of technology creep ever closer, tipping him into madness. Plant life adapts and improvises in all environments, with a sentient intelligence that is awe-inspiring and unpretentious. Our demand for resources and our belief that we can control the elements catapults us to a disastrous future. The tipping point is now. What do we owe life on Earth?

Presenters: Maxim Loskutoff, Zoe Schlanger, John Vaillant

Moderator: Jef Fisher