# The Dynamic Energy Budget Theory | Starrlight Augustine

An episode of [Planet: Critical](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586), 3 Sep 2026, 42 min.

Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x9kygs642y7u8ypw/POD_Starrlight_Augustinebvm6z.mp3

Starrlight Augustine is the director at the Institute of Ecotechnics, a research initiative developing technologies that exist in harmony with nature. She heads up their agroecology division, which is based at Synergia Ranch in New Mexico where she applies a little known but radical theory of biology: Dynamic Energy Budget Theory. DEB theory is a way of understanding how energy flows through organisms and through their living environment, and how the living environment flows through organisms themselves, providing a big picture overview of the metabolic organisation of life itself. Starrlight explains the theory in depth, including what makes it distinguishes itself to other theories of biology, before describing how she applies it practically on the farm to improve their yields and reduce their impacts. 🌎 Subscribe to support Planet: Critical

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