Fabian Scheidler studied history, philosophy and theatre directing and works as a free-lance book author, journalist, speaker and visual artist. His book „The End of the Megamachine. A Brief History of a Failing Civilization“ was translated into several languages (www.end-of-the-megamachine.com). His most recent book is „The Stuff We Are Made Of. Rethinking Nature and Society“ (Piper 2021). In 2009, he received the Otto Brenner Media Prize for critical journalism. www.fabianscheidler.com  

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