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The Crash Course
Chris Martenson, PhD



Welcome.

My name is Chris Martenson. I'm not an economist. I'm a trained research scientist, and a former Fortune 300 VP. Most importantly, though, I'm a concerned citizen.

I think the next twenty years are going to look very different from the last twenty years. This is my attempt to explain why.

This is what I call the Crash Course. This series of videos is, I think, the clearest and most straightforward explanation of how our economy, energy systems and environment interact -- how we got to where we are today, and some reasonable expectations for the future.

The Crash Course seeks to provide you with a baseline understanding of the economy so that you can better appreciate the risks that we all face. The Intro below is separated from the rest of the sections because you'll only need to see it once...it tells you about how the Crash Course came to be.

How long will it take?

Chapters are between 3 and 20 minutes in length. All 20 sections take 3 hours and 23 minutes to watch in full.

You will learn about:

 

# Chapter
Duration
-- Introduction (on this page, above)
1:47
1 Three Beliefs
1:46
2 The Three "E"s
1:38
3 Exponential Growth
6:20
4 Compounding is the Problem
3:06
5 Growth vs. Prosperity
3:40
6 What is Money?
5:55
7 Money Creation
4:19
8 The Fed - Money Creation
7:13
9 A Brief History of US Money
7:14
10 Inflation
11:48
11 How Much Is A Trillion?
3:28
12 Debt
12:32
13 A National Failure To Save
12:06
14 Assets & Demographics
13:41
15 Bubbles
14:10
16 Fuzzy Numbers
15:52
17a Part A: Peak Oil
17:52
17b Part B: Energy Budgeting
12:15
17c Part C: Energy And The Economy
7:05
18 Environmental Data
16:22
19 Future Shock
8:02
20 What Should I Do?
19:48


Start Viewing Chapter 1 of the Crash Course Now!

www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse


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