Essays Episodes
The weekly tent-pole essay, plus Action Steps. 10/10, you're welcome.
Feb. 2, 2021
Do Better Better #15: Overwhelm The System
Synopsis: If we're going to defeat the systemic issues of today, we need to Overwhelm The System. Here's how. Do Better Better essays help you build mental models and ask questions about our changing world — for yourself, yo…
Jan. 29, 2021
Issue #215: Biden isn’t Throwing Away His Shot, COVID-19 Version Control, & Climate Change Christmas
This week: Joe Biden has been president for about eight and a half days and the man’s not throwing away his shot when it comes to climate, environmental justice, COVID, or science in general; Santa’s packing EO’s and budget …
Jan. 28, 2021
Do Better Better #14: A Safety Net for America
Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for your…
Jan. 22, 2021
Issue #214: Some Honest-to-Goodness Optimism, Keeping Up With COVID, Giving Up the Vape
This week: Giving it all we got; 25 doses; Tobacco is the new tobacco; Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com Follow us on…
Jan. 15, 2021
Issue #213: Our COVID predictions for 2021
This week: Why’s COVID so bad in Los Angeles?; How the next few months will go; Go deeper on clean tech; IVF might get a lot more effective thanks to AI; All the way down the food chain; Find links from this newsletter and m…
Jan. 13, 2021
Do Better Better #13: Flailing, Perfected
Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for your…
Jan. 8, 2021
Issue #212: How Ossoff and Warnock will help fight climate change
This week: Context is everything; Back to your regularly scheduled pandemic; COVID has rightfully distracted a lot of science funding, but the train hasn’t stopped entirely; Beef: It’s what’s destroying the Amazon; Read: "Th…
Dec. 31, 2020
Do Better Better #12: 20% For the Future
This episode was originally published in print on December 14, 2020. For more information on 20% For The Future or to get involved, email us a questions@importantnotimportant.com. This is an open-source community-driven effo…
Dec. 30, 2020
Do Better Better #11: The Trick to Unlocking Every Problem
This episode was originally published in print on December 7, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll lea…
Dec. 29, 2020
Do Better Better #10: “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future”
This episode was originally published in print on November 22, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll le…
Dec. 28, 2020
Do Better Better #9: Georgia On My Mind
This episode was originally published in print on November 9, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll lea…
Dec. 25, 2020
Issue #211: The 80/20 Problem of Our Time
Happy Holidays! In brief, this week: how to breathe in India. "Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air in New Delhi?" Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@i…
Dec. 24, 2020
Do Better Better #8: One Choice Determined the Last 400 Years
This episode was originally published in print on October 11, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll lea…
Dec. 23, 2020
Do Better Better #7: Let's Measure How Exposed You Are, Shall We?
This episode was originally published in print on September 20, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll l…
Dec. 22, 2020
Do Better Better #6: How to Spend The Next 10 Years
This episode was originally published in print on September 7, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll le…