Gregg Braden

And I knew that in an early age, in some way, I would use words to express my love made visible, my love for this world, my love for the people. of this world, and especially now, we're going through a really difficult time. It's a convergence of many cycles of change.

And I knew that in an early age, in some way, I would use words to express my love made visible, my love for this world, my love for the people. of this world, and especially now, we're going through a really difficult time. It's a convergence of many cycles of change.

And I knew that in an early age, in some way, I would use words to express my love made visible, my love for this world, my love for the people. of this world, and especially now, we're going through a really difficult time. It's a convergence of many cycles of change.

It doesn't last forever, but it's a rare and precious moment in the history of our planet when we have the opportunity to make choices and decisions that will forever determine our lives and our fate or our destiny. And that's our choice, destiny of living our potential or our fate of succumbing to the darkness, to the fear that we have. And I recognize that at an early age.

It doesn't last forever, but it's a rare and precious moment in the history of our planet when we have the opportunity to make choices and decisions that will forever determine our lives and our fate or our destiny. And that's our choice, destiny of living our potential or our fate of succumbing to the darkness, to the fear that we have. And I recognize that at an early age.

It doesn't last forever, but it's a rare and precious moment in the history of our planet when we have the opportunity to make choices and decisions that will forever determine our lives and our fate or our destiny. And that's our choice, destiny of living our potential or our fate of succumbing to the darkness, to the fear that we have. And I recognize that at an early age.

So my first degree is a nurse scientist. I'm a degree geologist. It gave me a strong background in life sciences as well, biology. Actually, we're here in Florida. I went to school at FIT over in- Oh, really?

So my first degree is a nurse scientist. I'm a degree geologist. It gave me a strong background in life sciences as well, biology. Actually, we're here in Florida. I went to school at FIT over in- Oh, really?

So my first degree is a nurse scientist. I'm a degree geologist. It gave me a strong background in life sciences as well, biology. Actually, we're here in Florida. I went to school at FIT over in- Oh, really?

Is that Orlando? Well, the campus was in Melbourne, the main campus. Oh, Melbourne. Florida Institute of Technology. I was on a satellite campus in a little town called Jensen Beach. I don't know if you know. Yeah, I'm familiar with Jensen Beach. Just outside of Stewart. Okay, yeah, yeah. And had a really strong background in math, physics, computer science, ocean sciences, marine geology.

Is that Orlando? Well, the campus was in Melbourne, the main campus. Oh, Melbourne. Florida Institute of Technology. I was on a satellite campus in a little town called Jensen Beach. I don't know if you know. Yeah, I'm familiar with Jensen Beach. Just outside of Stewart. Okay, yeah, yeah. And had a really strong background in math, physics, computer science, ocean sciences, marine geology.

Is that Orlando? Well, the campus was in Melbourne, the main campus. Oh, Melbourne. Florida Institute of Technology. I was on a satellite campus in a little town called Jensen Beach. I don't know if you know. Yeah, I'm familiar with Jensen Beach. Just outside of Stewart. Okay, yeah, yeah. And had a really strong background in math, physics, computer science, ocean sciences, marine geology.

And then I transferred to terrestrial geology at Colorado State University. And that was where I finished in Denver, Colorado. and began working in the corporations at that time. And it was- You went for petroleum company? Well, you know, you can't make this stuff up. It was Phillips Petroleum is now ConocoPhillips. Same, you know, companies merge.

And then I transferred to terrestrial geology at Colorado State University. And that was where I finished in Denver, Colorado. and began working in the corporations at that time. And it was- You went for petroleum company? Well, you know, you can't make this stuff up. It was Phillips Petroleum is now ConocoPhillips. Same, you know, companies merge.

And then I transferred to terrestrial geology at Colorado State University. And that was where I finished in Denver, Colorado. and began working in the corporations at that time. And it was- You went for petroleum company? Well, you know, you can't make this stuff up. It was Phillips Petroleum is now ConocoPhillips. Same, you know, companies merge.

But I happened to be there at just the right time when computers were coming into vogue. Computers at that time, they filled an entire room. They were big mag tape systems. What year was that? That was 78, 78, 79. Yeah, and I remember my first, well, I'll tell you, I remember the first day I walked onto the job was when the Iranian hostage crisis began in 1979.

But I happened to be there at just the right time when computers were coming into vogue. Computers at that time, they filled an entire room. They were big mag tape systems. What year was that? That was 78, 78, 79. Yeah, and I remember my first, well, I'll tell you, I remember the first day I walked onto the job was when the Iranian hostage crisis began in 1979.

But I happened to be there at just the right time when computers were coming into vogue. Computers at that time, they filled an entire room. They were big mag tape systems. What year was that? That was 78, 78, 79. Yeah, and I remember my first, well, I'll tell you, I remember the first day I walked onto the job was when the Iranian hostage crisis began in 1979.

So it sticks in my mind during that time. And they cut off the oil from the Middle East. And so the petroleum companies were trying to create, we had no reserves and all of our oil was coming out of the Middle East. I don't know, I know you don't remember this. It was one of the few times our nation, is actually rationed gasoline. And we were rationed to 10 gallons per vehicle per week.

So it sticks in my mind during that time. And they cut off the oil from the Middle East. And so the petroleum companies were trying to create, we had no reserves and all of our oil was coming out of the Middle East. I don't know, I know you don't remember this. It was one of the few times our nation, is actually rationed gasoline. And we were rationed to 10 gallons per vehicle per week.