If we run out of phosphorus, which is what we use to enable massive-scale farming, millions of people will starve to death. There is hope, though, in the form of a growing effort to extract it from human waste. A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

We have been losing public spaces for years, and though it’s a defining architectural feature of many major cities, we don't seem to be doing anything about it. A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Omar’s birthplace, Qatar, is essentially disappearing, not as a result of climate change, but because it’s become something entirely different. What does it mean to be without home? A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Politicians, economists, and sleep specialists debate instituting a permanent standard time. Should we keep one time all year, split it in two, or do something else entirely? A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The last time scientists produced a new batch of effective antibiotics was in 1987. Since then, we've seen virtually no new ones. About 700,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant bacteria worldwide every year and in the next couple of decades, that number is expected to soar. A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email...

People love coffee, but climate change is fundamentally altering where and how coffee is grown. Because of the damage being done to the planet, coffee is in trouble. And so are the farmers who grow it. A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

We use sand more than almost any other resource on earth - for everything from glass to concrete – and we're running out so quickly that there's a massive criminal network of folks stealing sand and selling it on the black market. A HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad...

Hosted by international bestselling author and journalist Omar El Akkad, every episode of Without is a thought experiment – what would the world look like if something we’ve become used to were no longer around?  Coming June 7th. Listen & follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. HyperObject Industries & Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at...