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Recombination Nation

Shane Simonsen
Recombination Nation
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  • Recombination Nation

    Buddhism, Monasteries and Existential Threats with Soryu Forall.

    19/06/2026 | 1h 51 mins.
    Soryu Forall is a meditation teacher and spiritual leader dedicated to bringing all beings to enlightenment. He teaches that ethical behavior is the beginning of the path, and that the first step in ethics is to prevent the destruction of life on Earth. Soryu is the Head Teacher and Founder of the Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth (MAPLE) where he guides that community to develop the wisdom, compassion, and power necessary to create AI systems that genuinely care for all life.

    Visit MAPLE: https://www.monasticacademy.org/guests
    Train at MAPLE: https://www.monasticacademy.org/train
    The special 3 month program mentioned in the interview: https://cohort.monasticacademy.org/

    Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.com
    Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/
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    Avocado, Carob and Golden Chinquapin with Nicholas Mallonee

    12/06/2026 | 1h 12 mins.
    Nicholas is a passionate rare tree grower in the blessed lands of California where just about everything seems to grow. He has tapped into the growing diversity in avocado, and gathered up the remnants of legendary crop breeder Luther Burbank in his backyard.
    If you would like to get in touch with Nicholas reach out to me via my Substack.
    Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.com
    Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/
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    Eons of Life, Both Future and Past, with Professor Peter Ward

    05/06/2026 | 1h 26 mins.
    Peter Ward is a palaeontologist and prolific author with books covering a vast range of the deep past and distant future of life on Earth (and beyond it). His book "Future Evolution: An Illuminated History of Life to Come" caught my attention and I was thrilled for the opportunity to drop an avalanche of speculative biology questions his way.
    You can find his books online and in major book stores: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Peter-Douglas-Ward/author/B001I9OZ12
    Browse reviews on his many titles here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/28065.Peter_D_Ward

    Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.com
    Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/
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    Creating a Seed Farmer Community with Edmund Frost

    29/05/2026 | 1h 19 mins.
    Edmund Frost founded a collective of seed growers and breeders who sell their selection of seeds suitable for the humid southeast USA as Common Wealth Seed Growers. He lives in Louisa County, Virginia, a center for the intentional communities movement, and spent many years living at Twin Oaks Community. He is passionate about breeding cucurbits for disease resistance, along with many other crops.
    Read more about the Common Wealth Seed Growers: https://commonwealthseeds.com

    Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.com
    Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/
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    Orbiting The Biological Singularity with Arnold Schroder

    22/05/2026 | 1h 33 mins.
    Arnold Schroder, from the Fight Like an Animal podcast, is an ecological anarchist who bridges the world between biology and politics across the depths of time.
    Check out his archive of fascinating articles: https://www.againsttheinternet.com
    Grab his new book: https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Like-Animal-Revolutionary-Biology/dp/B0GZ1GKCVX/
    Listen to his podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/09DTUqzsCjGkvxw0GbFobE
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fight-like-an-animal/id1511430305

    Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.com
    Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/
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About Recombination Nation
Explore the intersection of evolution, ecology and civilisation with crop and livestock breeders, low input farmers, social engineers and a dazzling array of deep thinkers.Read more of Shane Simonsen's work at the Recombination Nation substack.
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