As Climate Week NYC kicks off this week, I’m thinking about a conversation from October 2013 that changed how I see opportunity. Dawn Lippert sat across from me on Turtle Island, Fiji, explaining why Hawaii—with the highest energy costs in the nation and complete dependence on imported fossil fuels—was actually […]

October 2015. I’m sitting in our makeshift Turtle Talks studio on Turtle Island, Fiji, preparing for a Skype call with a 15-year-old who’s suing the United States government. The irony isn’t lost on me: Here I am on an island paradise my uncle spent 40 years protecting, about to interview someone fighting to

Rise, swoosh, fall… rise, swoosh, fall. If you’ve ever skied moguls, you know the secret: You don’t look at the bump in front of you. You see the whole line before you drop in. Turns out, that’s also how you predict the future. Today I’m sharing the Turtle Talks framework

Sometimes the most profound lessons come from the simplest moments. Picture this: Daryl Hannah, Hollywood icon turned environmental warrior, kneeling in a Fijian garden, scooping up a handful of dirt. “This,” she said, holding it up to the light, “is gold.” Not metaphorically. Literally. She meant it. That moment in

Ten years ago—on Earth Day 2015—I launched a media series that almost nobody saw. Not because it wasn’t good. Because it was too early. Today, I’m reviving those conversations. Not just because they’ve aged like fine wine (they have), but because they carry the visionary spirit of someone who taught

There’s a reason two people can walk away from the same experience with completely different realities. Because reality isn’t fixed.It’s filtered.Through the lens of consciousness. And that lens?It’s not passive—it’s participatory.It doesn’t just observe reality.It shapes it. You’re Not Just Seeing Reality. You’re Constructing It.In neuroscience, this is known as predictive processing—your brain