{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#20 - Global Polycrisis with Thomas Homer-Dixon","description":"Ruth speaks with a researcher who studies the way global crises intersect. Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon is the executive director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University. His studies look at the \u201cpolycrisis,\u201d looking to find what common threads can be found across multiple serious global problems. Climate change, the war in Ukraine, and the European energy crisis all intersect in ways that fuel the food crisis on the African continent. Homer-Dixon\u2019s research seeks to unearth the mechanisms that underlie some of the biggest issues facing humanity, in the hope of finding global solutions.&amp;nbsp; Visit OpenCanada.org for reflections on Canada\u2019s place in the world. ","author_name":"The Open Canada Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/opencanada.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26142852\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/141035004"}