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Get your science on with the new podcast from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Our hosts take on technology, attacks on science, climate change, and more, as they channel the power of science to make the world a better place.

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Ep. 128: Voter Suppression: We Can Fight for (and Win) Fair Elections from 2022-02-15T19:00:14

Ep. 128: Voter Suppression: We Can Fight for (and Win) Fair Elections by Union of Concerned Scientists

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Ep. 16: Por qué el cambio climático se va a los extremos, tanto de frío como de calor from 2022-02-09T13:17:06

El cambio climático significa que las zonas templadas se están enfriando, que las zonas polares se están calentando y una tendencia al alza en las temperaturas medias globales. El Dr. Juan Declet-B...

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Ep. 127: President Biden’s First Year: Progress and Shortfalls from 2022-02-02T14:13:30

Investigative researcher Taryn MacKinney discusses what is on the line for science and justice, and how the Biden administration can continue and improve its support for science.

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Ep. 126: Hurricane Season 2021: the Bad, the Worse, and the Unexpected from 2022-01-18T19:00:18

Senior Climate Scientist Astrid Caldas elaborates on Ida—and the many other deadly and damaging 2021 storms made worse by climate change.

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Ep. 125: What’s on the Horizon? Offshore Wind from 2022-01-04T19:02:02

Energy analyst John Rogers is back with exciting developments in the offshore wind industry.

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Ep. 15: Los adelantos tecnológicos más prometedores en la eólica marina from 2022-01-04T19:00:12

Entre los pasos que ha dado la administración Biden y los estados para?impulsar?el crecimiento de la eólica marina?con proyectos en altamar y nuevas tecnologías prometedoras, John Rogers echa un vi...

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Ep. 124: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Continued Lies About Climate Change from 2021-12-14T19:00:10

Fossil fuel accountability expert Kathy Mulvey and climate litigation scientist Dr. Delta Merner discuss the industry’s deception before Congress and at recent global climate talks.

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Ep. 123: Solidarity Through Solar: A City’s Quest for 100% Clean Energy from 2021-11-30T19:00:14

Energy justice advocate Gracie Wooten and energy analyst James Gignac discuss how science can help a Detroit-area community achieve energy sovereignty by generating and sharing its own electricity.

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Ep. 122: Science and the Rapidly Changing Arctic from 2021-11-16T19:00:11

Arctic expert Joel Clement is back with an update on federal science in the region, and how Alaska Natives are adapting to the changing landscape.

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Ep. 121: Our Democracy at Risk: The State of Elections in the US from 2021-11-02T18:00:14

Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner details the steps we need to take in the coming months to ensure free and fair elections in the US.

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Ep. 120: A Scientific Approach to Fighting Hunger in the US from 2021-10-19T18:00:20

Food systems and health analyst Sarah Reinhardt discusses recent updates to the USDA's Thrifty Food Plan, which will give more people access to healthy, nutritious food.

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Ep. 119: Floods, Fires, and Outdated Disaster Plans at Chemical Facilities from 2021-10-05T18:00:10

Researcher Casey Kalman discusses how chemical facilities can prepare for worsening climate change and natural disasters.

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Ep. 118: Ford F-150 Lightning: An Iconic American Pickup Truck Goes Electric from 2021-09-21T18:00:16

Vehicles expert Dr. David Reichmuth discusses the pros and cons of the new electric pickup truck.

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Ep. 14: Los abusos y engaños de Tyson from 2021-09-14T18:00:17

Magaly Licolli, directora de Venceremos y el Dr. Ricardo Salvador de UCS cuentan cómo las empacadoras de Tyson amenazan la salud pública—en particular la de inmigrantes, gente hispana e indígena. Listen

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Ep. 117: Why Tyson Foods is Bad for Workers, Farmers, and the Entire State of Arkansas from 2021-09-07T18:00:27

Economist Rebecca Boehm and Nina Lakhani, journalist at The Guardian, expose the harms of near-monopolistic chicken production practices at Tyson Foods.

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Ep. 116: Too Hot to Work: How Climate Change Threatens Outdoor Workers from 2021-08-17T04:01:04

Climate scientist Dr. Rachel Licker discusses how climate change will affect outdoor worker’s health and earnings.

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Ep. 115: What Traditional Ecological Knowledge Can Teach Us from 2021-08-03T18:00:24

Dr. Daniel Wildcat, a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation, explains how Traditional Ecological Knowledge can work in tandem with science to help us understand the natural world.

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Ep. 114: Off the Charts: Zombie Fires, Drought, and Heat Domes from 2021-07-20T18:27:13

Climate scientist Dr. Kristy Dahl checks in with the Got Science? team on this summer’s dangerously hot and dry weather.

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Ep. 113: A Plan for Coal Workers as the Industry Declines from 2021-07-06T18:01:42

Coal miners like Dr. Jeremy Richardson’s family members helped power the country for generations—now he and Lee Anderson of the Utility Workers Union of America are working on how best to support t...

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Ep. 112: Big Oil Upheaval and Growing Voter Restrictions from 2021-06-22T17:11:15

Climate accountability expert Kathy Mulvey discusses developments in the fossil fuel industry and Dr. Michael Latner fills us in on post-election voter rights.

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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre los autos eléctricos e híbridos? from 2021-06-22T17:09:02

¿Son seguros los autos eléctricos? ¿Cómo funcionan y cuánto dura la batería? La Dra. Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura, ingeniera sénior de la Unión de Científicos Conscientes explica las diferencias en...

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Ep. 111: Empty Trains, Packed Trucks: How COVID-19 Changed Transportation from 2021-06-08T19:00:13

Senior transportation analyst Elizabeth Irvin walks us through some surprising transportation patterns she’s been following throughout the pandemic.

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Los carros, camiones y buses eléctricos sí son mejores para el clima y el aire from 2021-06-08T18:49:24

La ingeniera Dra. Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura explica porqué la electrificación de transportes es un paso imprescindible para el clima y para reducir la contaminación del aire.

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Ep. 110: An Analysis of President Biden’s Plan to Combat Climate Change from 2021-05-25T18:00:20

Economist Dr. Rachel Cleetus digs into the specifics of the Biden administration’s ambitious climate plan.

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Cómo conectar el pueblo "glocal" a la ciencia y combatir la desinformación from 2021-05-12T13:43:36

La Dra. Mónica Feliú-Mójer habla sobre la desinformación y como la comunicación científica tiene que informar al público de forma accesible, auténtica y divertida.

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Ep. 109: A Science-Fiction Solution to Climate Change? from 2021-05-11T18:00:16

Dr. Peter Frumhoff weighs in on a controversial idea for slowing down global warming: shooting particles into the atmosphere to cool the planet.

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Ep. 108: How Science and the Law Can Make Polluters Pay from 2021-04-27T17:48:25

Climate accountability expert Kathy Mulvey shows the path from rigorous attribution science holding fossil fuel companies responsible for climate harms

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Bonus: A Long Record of Lies on Climate Change from 2021-04-27T17:45:19

How did fossil fuel companies get away with deceiving the public for so long about climate change, and how their products contribute to it?

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Ep. 107: What Bill Gates Has Wrong About “Advanced” Nuclear Reactors from 2021-04-13T18:07:48

Physicist Dr. Edwin Lyman discusses the safety, security, and environmental impact of several proposed “advanced” nuclear reactors.

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Ep. 106: The Science of Disinformation on Social Media from 2021-03-30T17:39:50

Social media analyst Erin McAweeney pulls back the curtain on how disinformation spreads across Facebook and Twitter.

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Ep. 105: COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered from 2021-03-16T18:02:03

Infectious disease expert and Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. José R. Romero answers key questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

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Respuestas a preguntas importantes sobre la vacuna contra el COVID-19 from 2021-03-16T18:00:23

Médico especialista en enfermedades infecciosas Dr. José Romero contesta las preguntas más importantes sobre la vacuna contra el COVID-19 y explica cómo funcionan las distintas vacunas.

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Ep. 104: The EV Promise: Putting Automakers on Notice from 2021-03-02T19:00:22

Vehicles expert Dr. Dave Cooke explains how US automakers make big environmental promises while lobbying to pollute, and what we can do about it.

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Ep. 103: Clean Energy in 2021 and Beyond from 2021-02-16T19:00:22

Energy expert John Rogers is back with new renewable energy milestones and advances in wind and solar power

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Ep. 102: Lessons from a Community Living the Climate Crisis from 2021-02-02T19:25:33

Dr. Pablo Ortiz discusses the intersecting impacts of climate change in the San Joaquin Valley, and how inequities are hurting the most vulnerable residents.

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Ep. 10: Lecciones sobre la crisis climática y su impacto en el suministro de agua from 2021-02-02T19:19:52

El Dr. Pablo Ortiz, científico del clima y del agua, ha trabajado con las comunidades del Valle de San Joaquín para estudiar los impactos del cambio climático y cómo se entrecruzan con las inequida...

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Ep. 101: A Roadmap to Restoring Federal Science from 2021-01-26T18:38:47

Dr. Gretchen Goldman, an expert on scientific integrity in federal policymaking, details what is needed to bring back and strengthen the role of science in government.

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Ep. 100: Farming While Black: How One Community Farm is Uprooting Racism from 2021-01-05T19:00:24

Leah Penniman, founder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black, discusses how Afro-Indigenous centered community farms can uproot the food system and create new opportunities for Black ...

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Ep. 9: Cómo conseguir que el público se fíe de la vacuna contra COVID-19 from 2020-12-15T21:35:54

Hay dos claves importantes para asegurar que el público confíe en la nueva vacuna contra el COVID, dice epidemióloga y experta en salud pública Ana Diez Roux quien ayudó a crear el marco de recomen...

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Ep. 99: How Can We Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine Equitably? from 2020-12-15T18:40:40

How do we make sure that vulnerable populations have access to a COVID-19 vaccine? Dr. Ana Diez Roux discusses an equitable distribution plan.

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Ep. 98: Reviving the Gulf Coast Dead Zone from 2020-12-01T18:49:59

What happens upstream… goes downstream. Dr. Rebecca Boehm explains how excess fertilizer on Midwest farms contributes to “dead zones” in the Gulf, and how to reverse course.

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Ep. 8: ¿Qué es el almacenamiento energético? La clave para alcanzar un mundo renovable from 2020-12-01T18:37:25

Gracias al almacenamiento energético, se puede aprovechar la electricidad generada por la energía solar y eólica más que nunca. Pero...¿qué es el almacenamiento, y cuales son las ventajas?

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Ep. 97: From Wolves to Wildfires: A Firefighting Biologist’s Tale from 2020-11-17T19:48:44

Forest firefighter and conservation biologist Jon Trapp talks about analyzing wildfires, close calls with endangered wolves, and the urgency of global warming.

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Ep. 96: Election Day 2020: The Trustworthiness of Science from 2020-11-03T16:58:24

Today’s episode starts with part four of our series on who pays for climate damages followed by a replay of Dr. Naomi Oreskes discussing her book, Why Trust Science?

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Ep. 95: Do Hypersonic Weapons Live Up to the Hype? from 2020-10-20T18:14:36

Global security expert Dr. Cameron Tracy discusses misconceptions about hypersonic weapons and how they could lead us into another arms race.

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Ep. 94: The Racist History of Race Science from 2020-10-06T20:56:12

Author Angela Saini discusses biological myths and racist biases in the sciences from past to present

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Ep. 93: The Cascading Disasters of Wildfire Season from 2020-09-22T19:51:35

Climate scientist and Bay Area resident Dr. Kristy Dahl discusses how global warming is fueling wildfire season and its impacts on the most vulnerable.

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Ep. 92: Energy Storage Technology Will Ramp Up Renewables from 2020-09-08T20:51:01

Dr. Elena Krieger explains how an unsung technology can increase reliable access to clean energy

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Ep. 91: The Afterlife of Electric Car Batteries from 2020-08-18T18:00:25

When electric vehicles start retiring, what happens to their batteries? Transportation expert Hanjiro Ambrose discusses the importance of recycling EV batteries.

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Ep. 7: Los huracanes son más fuertes con el cambio climático y complican respuesta al COVID-19 from 2020-08-04T19:11:07

La Dra. Astrid Caldas de UCS habla sobre los retos que tendrán que enfrentar las comunidades cuando choquen los huracanes con las áreas más afectadas por COVID-19

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Ep. 90: Climate Change Brings Stronger Hurricanes and Threatens Pandemic Response from 2020-08-04T18:06:36

Senior climate scientist Dr. Astrid Caldas discusses the connections between climate change and more intense hurricanes and underscores the challenges when they converge with COVID-19.

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Ep. 89: Voting During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the 2020 Election, Part 2 from 2020-07-28T18:51:58

Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner explains how science can keep us safe when casting our votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ep. 88: Voting During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the 2020 Election, Part 1 from 2020-07-21T18:40:58

Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner explains how science can keep us safe when casting our votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ep. 87: The Deadliest Intersection: COVID-19, Air Pollution, and Racism from 2020-07-07T18:00:21

Scientist and lawyer Dr. Adrienne Hollis connects the dots of the pandemic, and why a disproportionate number of Black and Brown people are dying.

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Ep. 86: Science Is Not Immune to Racism (and That Includes Us) from 2020-06-23T18:35:08

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Ep7: Promesas rotas: comunidades marginadas pagan el precio por políticas de la administración Trump from 2020-06-23T18:31:02

El Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto discute el estudio de UCS ´La ciencia abandonada, promesas rotas´ sobre cómo la administración Trump ha rechazado métodos científicos y leyes basadas en evidencia diseñad...

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Ep. 85: How Will COVID-19 Impact Clean Energy Progress? from 2020-05-26T18:02:03

Renewable energy expert John Rogers is back on the podcast to talk about COVID-19 is affecting clean energy jobs, and how we can create a stronger, healthier clean energy economy for everyone.

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Ep. 6: ¿Cómo afectará COVID-19 al progreso en la energía limpia? from 2020-05-26T18:00:23

John Rogers, experto en energía, regresa al podcast para hablar de impactos de la crisis creada por COVID-19 en el sector de energía limpia, y cómo creamos una economía más fuerte y sana para todos.

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Ep. 84: Sidelining Science During a Pandemic from 2020-05-12T18:00:23

Science policy expert Michael Halpern exposes how the Trump administration is unraveling health and safety standards during COVID-19.

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Ep. 83: Reopening with COVID-19: Why Social Distancing, Contact Tracing, and Herd Immunity Matter from 2020-04-28T18:00:28

Infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Beth Linas discusses how we move forward after flattening the curve of the coronavirus.

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Ep. 82: When Floods and Coronavirus Collide: Dealing With a Disaster During a Pandemic from 2020-04-14T19:06:50

Dr. Kristy Dahl reviews NOAA spring flooding and maps the potential collision with COVID-19.

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Ep. 5: ¿Podemos lidiar con desastres naturales durante una pandemia? from 2020-04-14T19:06:33

El Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto analiza los datos de NOAA y mapea una posible colisión entre las inundaciones que veremos este año con la pandemia del COVID-19

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Ep. 81: Understanding Vaccines During COVID-19 from 2020-03-31T18:00:33

Dr. Jo Anne Welsch, currently working on vaccine development for low and middle income countries at a global health organization, discusses how vaccines are developed and tested, and the implicatio...

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Ep. 80: How Will Climate Change Affect Island Nations? An Expert Weighs in from 2020-03-17T18:00:18

Dr. Kim Waddell, a biologist living in the Caribbean, discusses threats and responses to climate change.

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Ep. 79: Are Uber and Lyft Rides Bad for the Climate? from 2020-03-03T19:00:10

Transportation expert Don Anair discusses why ride-hailing is a problem for the climate, and what we can do about it.

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Ep. 78: Five Ways to Start a Nuclear War from 2020-02-18T18:59:22

Physicist David Wright discusses the nuclear weapons policies and scenarios that threaten our safety, and how to mitigate those risks.

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Ep. 77: This is What Climate Change Looks Like: Wildfires in Australia from 2020-02-04T19:00

Climate scientist and educator Dr. Mel Fitzpatrick dissects Australia's wildfires and explores how climate change has made them more catastrophic.

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Ep. 76: When Science is Neglected, Who’s Hurt Most? from 2020-01-21T19:00:10

Research scientist Anita Desikan digs into the data to uncover the communities most at risk from the Trump administration ignoring science.

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Ep. 75: Rush Hour In Orbit: The Science (and Politics) of Keeping Satellites Safe from 2020-01-07T18:59:48

Physicist and global security expert Dr. Laura Grego fills us in on the past, present, and future of satellites.

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Ep. 74: As Carbon Emissions Rise, Rice Nutrition Falls from 2019-12-17T19:00:23

Former USDA senior scientist Lewis Ziska discusses his research on rice and carbon dioxide – and how the Trump USDA suppressed his findings.

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Ep. 73: How “Evidence-Based” Became a Dirty Word from 2019-12-03T19:00:13

Dr. Jacob Carter explores the consequences of the Trump administration’s attacks on science.

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Ep. 72: Coal Plants, Turn the Power Off and You’ll Make More Money from 2019-11-19T19:00:45

Energy analyst Joe Daniel explains why seasonal shutdowns can save utilities, and customers, money.

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Ep. 71: Stressed-Out Fish and Ocean Acidification: Consequences of Climate Change from 2019-11-05T19:00:02

Dr. Sarah Cooley explains how changes in ocean chemistry are having a ripple effect on sea life and our economy.

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Ep. 70: Why Trust Science? with Author Naomi Oreskes from 2019-10-22T18:00:12

Science Historian Naomi Oreskes explains why science's social character makes it trustworthy, and what we can learn from science's past.

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Ep. 69: From H-Bomb to iPhone: A Scientist’s Journey from 2019-10-08T18:00:30

Dr. Dick Garwin, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, discusses his work developing the hydrogen bomb, GPS, and touch screens, as well as his advocacy for arms control

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Ep. 68: Scaling Mountains to Ban Toxic Chemicals in Pajamas from 2019-09-24T18:00:25

Scientist and adventurer Dr. Arlene Blum discusses her research on cancer-causing chemicals in kid’s pajamas in the 70s and chemical safety today.

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Ep. 67: Champions of Breakfast: How Cereal Companies Can Take a Bite Out of Climate Change from 2019-09-10T18:00:15

Analyst Karen Perry Stillerman discusses how cereal makers can help farmers improve soil health, prevent water pollution, and reduce the climate impact of our agricultural system.

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Ep. 66: HBO’s Chernobyl Sparks Questions About US Nuclear Power Safety from 2019-08-27T18:00:26

Physicist Ed Lyman discusses new safety threats to US nuclear reactors and why risks here are different than in Russia.

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Ep. 65: Keeping the Power On During a Climate Crisis from 2019-08-13T18:25:02

How do electricity grid operators make sure there’s always enough energy to meet demand? Energy expert Julie McNamara reveals the painfully wasteful answer.

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Ep. 64: Baked Alaska: Fighting Forest Fires on the Last Frontier from 2019-07-30T18:00:15

Dr. Carly Phillips, a climate scientist and fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists, explains how climate change is turning Alaska into a tinderbox, and what to do about it.

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Ep. 63: Killer Heat in the United States from 2019-07-16T07:51:41

Climate scientist Kristy Dahl explains off-the-charts deadly heat, just how bad it could get, and what we can do to avert the worst-case scenario.

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Ep. 62: Clean Energy Momentum: From Goals to Gigawatts from 2019-07-02T19:41:53

Ep. 62: Clean Energy Momentum: From Goals to Gigawatts by Union of Concerned Scientists

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Ep. 61: Building a More Resilient Puerto Rico with Clean Energy from 2019-06-18T18:09:46

Yanel de Ángel and Ramón Bueno, an architect and climate expert originally from Puerto Rico, discuss how the island can bounce back stronger with renewable energy and other sustainable practices.

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Ep. 4: Construyamos Puerto Rico Más Resiliente Con la Energía Limpia from 2019-06-18T18:08:26

Yanel de Ángel y Ramón Bueno, una arquitecta y un experto en el clima de Puerto Rico, hablan de como la energía renovable y otras prácticas sostenibles pueden ayudar a la isla a reponerse.

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Ep. 60: Farmers and Crops on a Collision Course with Climate Change from 2019-06-04T19:59:40

A conversation with Dr. Marcia DeLonge about the wide-ranging impacts of global warming on our agriculture system.

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Ep. 59: Can the World’s Natural and Cultural Wonders Survive Climate Change? from 2019-05-21T20:06:47

Adam Markham takes us on a tour of World Heritage Sites threatened by a warming world.

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Ep. 58: How Do We Make Aging Infrastructure Climate-Safe? from 2019-05-07T19:28:33

Dr. Susanne Moser is an expert on climate change adaptation. She was one of the facilitators of California’s climate-safe infrastructure working group, which brought together scientists, planners, ...

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Ep. 57: Super Pollutants: Carbon Dioxide’s Evil Cousins from 2019-04-23T21:25:25

Dr. Geeta Persad outlines four types of super pollutants that play a significant role in the climate change equation.

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Ep. 56: The High Risks of Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons from 2019-04-09T19:02:25

Dr. Lisbeth Gronlund, Co-Director of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, explains the capabilities of the US nuclear arsenal and why smaller-scale nuclear weapons are ...

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Ep. 55: What’s the Deal With the Green New Deal? from 2019-03-26T16:15:13

Dr. Rachel Cleetus, an economist and climate expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists, puts the ambitious Congressional resolution under the microscope.

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Ep. 54: It’s Just Code. How Can It Be Biased? from 2019-03-12T18:40:22

Author and professor Dr. Safiya Noble talks about racial bias in search results and discusses her book Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism.

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Ep. 53: The Seeds of Science Advocacy: A Look Back to a Political Awakening of Scientists from 2019-02-26T19:23:40

In a troubled, divisive time, a small group of scientists decided to make their voices heard—and founded the Union of Concerned Scientists in the process. Dr. David Wright, co-director of the UCS G...

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Ep. 52: The Ethical Question of Autonomous Vehicles from 2019-02-12T20:09:27

Mobility and equity Kendall Science Fellow Dr. Richard Ezike walks us through the equity implications of autonomous vehicles (AVs), and the infrastructure overhaul needed to get AVs on the road.

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Ep. 51: Two Years of Attacks on Science: Holding the Trump Administration Accountable from 2019-01-29T17:03:56

Dr. Gretchen Goldman takes us through the systematic dismantling of science protections, what it means for public health and safety, and how scientists are standing up for science.

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Ep. 50: Measuring Ice Thickness in Antarctica: NASA’s ICESat-2 Mission from 2019-01-15T15:35:50

We go behind the scenes with NASA glaciologists Dr. Kelly Brunt and Dr. Adam Greeley as they prepare for a data-collecting expedition around the South Pole.

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Ep. 49: A Scientist Defending Science from 2019-01-01T18:37:48

Molecular biologist, Dr. Maryam Zaringhalam, left the lab to explore the intersection of science and public policy.

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Ep. 48: A Dreamer’s Tale: Soil Microbes, Climate Change, and Being an Undocumented Scientist from 2018-12-11T21:15:29

PhD candidate Evelyn Valdez-Ward talks about her family’s story, her research on soil and climate, and her experience mentoring younger students.

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Ep. 47: Why California Has the Worst Air Pollution and What Can Be Done from 2018-11-27T19:00:14

Los Angeles native Prof. Edward Avol talks about the impacts of pollution on children—and why it’s so important to “keep on pushing” for strong clean air standards.

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Ep. 46: The Broccoli Backstory: Dr. Ricardo Salvador Explains the System Behind the Supermarket from 2018-11-13T21:22:48

Agricultural scientist Dr. Ricardo Salvador tells the story of how our food really gets to the grocery store, and discusses the urgent need for a sustainable and equitable food system.

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Ep. 3: ¿Cómo llega el brócoli a su mesa?: El Dr. Ricardo Salvador explica el sistema alimentario from 2018-11-13T21:20:16

El Dr. Ricardo Salvador, científico agrícola, nos cuenta la historia de cómo llega la comida al supermercado, y nos explica por qué necesitamos urgentemente un sistema agrícola perdurable y equitat...

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Ep. 45: Geoengineering: Scarier than a Zombie Apocalypse? from 2018-10-30T20:08:12

Just in time for Halloween, an episode that’ll scare the daylights out of you. Frank Keutsch joins us to explain what geoengineering is, why it isn’t a magic fix for climate change, and why we stil...

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Ep. 44: Why Science Needs Your Vote in the Midterm Elections from 2018-10-16T19:21:27

Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy, goes over some of the key issues facing science, and how your vote in the upcoming midterm elections can help.

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Ep. 43: Offshore Wind Turbines: An Ocean of Clean Energy Opportunity from 2018-10-02T20:00:36

Senior energy analyst John Rogers tells us all about offshore wind, it's clean energy benefits and why offshore wind is more feasible than ever before.

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Ep. 42: Battered, Betrayed, but Not Beaten: Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria from 2018-09-18T19:07:58

Climate Scientist Juan Declet-Barreto teaches us about community and resilience a year after Maria.

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Ep. 2: Maltrecho y traicionado pero no vencido: Puerto Rico después del huracán María from 2018-09-18T19:02:54

Juan Declet-Barreto, científico climático, nos enseña sobre comunidad y resiliencia un año después de María.

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Ep. 41: Electric Buses: The People’s Electric Vehicle from 2018-09-04T18:56:41

Dr. Jimmy O’Dea talks about a future with electric buses, trucks and other heavy duty vehicles, and the positive impact they will have on global warming emissions.

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Ep. 1: Entusiasmo por la energía: el futuro de las energías renovables en Estados Unidos from 2018-08-21T18:46:38

Paula García, experta en energías renovables, nos cuenta sobre la expansión de las energías renovables en el mundo y en los Estados Unidos.

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Ep. 40: Getting Excited About Energy: Expanding Renewables in the US from 2018-08-21T18:45:58

Energy expert Paula Garcia talks about the growth of renewable energy across the globe and in the United States.

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Ep. 39: How Climate Change Affects Your Mental Health from 2018-08-07T14:37:45

Dr. Joel Nigg, a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at Oregon Health and Sciences University, discusses his research into the mental health impacts of climate change.

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Ep. 38: The Science of Forest Fires: Culture, Climate, and Combustion from 2018-07-24T18:00:04

Professor John Bailey, an expert on all things fire, tells us about controlled burning, silviculture and why Smokey Bear had it all wrong.

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Ep. 37: Revolution on the Road: The Shift to EVs and Self-Driving Cars from 2018-07-10T20:44:49

Vehicles expert Dr. Daniel Sperling walks us through the future of transportation and the multiple revolutions needed to make self-driving cars an affordable, convenient, and efficient reality.

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Ep. 36: Coastal Homes and Properties at Risk: Sea Level Rise, Flooding, and Inundation from 2018-06-26T21:47:48

Economist and climate change expert Dr. Rachel Cleetus discusses new analysis that pairs NOAA climate change research with Zillow real estate data to show the threat to coastal property.

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Ep. 35: From Ozone Fixer to Presidential Speech Writer from 2018-06-12T18:56:59

Atmospheric scientist Don Wuebbles discusses ozone recovery, all-nighters at the White House, and communicating climate science.

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Ep. 34: The Federal Scientist Who Blew the Whistle from 2018-05-29T20:16:13

Joel Clement, a former policy director at the Department of Interior and new senior fellow with the Center for Science and Democracy at UCS, shares his experience of political interference in the T...

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Ep. 33: North Korea, Its Neighbors, and the US: A China Expert’s Perspective from 2018-05-15T17:17:43

Dr. Gregory Kulacki talks about what is motivating North Korean President Kim Jong Un and the possible outcomes of a summit with President Donald Trump.

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Ep. 32: Nuclear Power Reactors: Is Smaller Better? from 2018-05-01T16:00:06

How much do you know about nuclear power? Dr. Edwin Lyman, internationally recognized expert on nuclear proliferation, walks us through nuclear power, its associated risks, and small modular reactors.

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Ep. 31: Navigating The Climate Change Minefield With Michael Mann from 2018-04-17T17:54:24

One of the nation’s most respected (and harassed) scientists, Dr. Michael Mann, discusses the climate change tipping point and battling forces of denial.

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Ep. 30: The Evidence Is In: SNAP Works from 2018-04-03T19:37:22

You may know it as food stamps. Millions of Americans know it as the reason their families won’t go hungry tonight. Food systems and health analyst Sarah Reinhardt knows that it needs to be strengt...

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Ep. 29: One Scientist's Quest to Improve Science Education in Puerto Rico from 2018-03-20T20:40:54

Follow the journey of Dr. Giovanna Guerrero-Medina as she grows from neurobiology researcher to organizer and science advocate for Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria.

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Ep. 28: Why the Government Doesn't Research Gun Violence from 2018-03-06T22:22:09

Charise Johnson, research associate at the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks about why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can’t study gun violence injuries and death, and how this le...

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Ep. 27: How Science Can Make Voting Fair from 2018-02-20T20:52:54

Dr. Michael Latner, Kendall Voting Rights Fellow with the UCS Center for Science and Democracy, uses science to level the playing field for voters.

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Ep. 26: Why the US Missile Defense System Won't Work from 2018-02-06T21:41:13

Physicist Dr. Laura Grego explains in lay terms just why the US ground-based midcourse missile defense system--the one that is supposed to intercept a North Korean missile--doesn't work.

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Ep. 25: Who's Responsible for Climate Damages? from 2018-01-23T22:11:30

Dr. Peter Frumhoff discusses how science is pinpointing companies’ impacts

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Ep. 24: A Retreat from Science at the Department of Interior from 2018-01-09T19:12:50

Sally Jewell, former Secretary at the Department of Interior, talks about the Trump administration’s effort to roll back scientific and conservation safeguards.

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Episode 23: Electric Vehicles Just Won't Stall from 2017-12-19T20:05:37

Straight from the Los Angeles auto show, UCS engineer David Reichmuth talks about the drive to make EVs more accessible, affordable, and ubiquitous.

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Episode 22: "I Want You to Act": Gina McCarthy on Pruitt’s EPA, Flint, and the Path Forward from 2017-12-05T20:05:55

Gina McCarthy, former administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency talks about the current state of affairs under Scott Pruitt.

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Episode 21: Thanks Science! from 2017-11-21T21:50:10

Find out why we should be thanking science this week. Five esteemed scientists, including a Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, tell us why they are grateful for science.

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Episode 20: A Climate Fingerprinter Fights On from 2017-11-07T19:59:46

Dr. Ben Santer, climate scientist and one of the first scientists to identify how humans are influencing the global climate, talks about his work and also how he became the target of vicious attack...

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Episode 19: A Football Star Stands Up for Science from 2017-10-24T14:07:20

From football to pharmaceuticals, there’s a playbook for sidelining science. Former NFL player Chris Borland joins UCS science and policy analyst Genna Reed to discuss how powerful interests deceiv...

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Episode 18: As Coal Declines, Helping Communities Rise from 2017-10-10T11:11:25

Dr. Jeremy Richardson, senior energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses his new report on the dwindling role of coal in the U.S. energy sector, talks to a number of innovators ...

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Episode-17: Soil as ShamWow: How Farmers (and Gardeners) Can Benefit from Healthy Soil from 2017-09-26T19:20:54

Dr. Andrea Basche, an agricultural scientist and AAAS Fellow at USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture, talks about the power of soil to fight floods and droughts. Tune in to get the di...

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Episode 16: Real Talk with Mustafa Ali: Science, Environmental Justice, and Power from 2017-09-12T20:12:33

Mustafa Ali was a chief environmental justice official and founding member of the Office of Environmental Justice at the Environmental Protection Agency. He talks about his experience at the EPA, h...

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Episode 15: Sunbeam Us Up: Solarizing Your Roof and the Electricity Grid from 2017-08-29T19:42:06

Senior energy analysts Laura Wisland and John Rogers from the Union of Concerned Scientists discuss all things solar, from getting solar on your roof to connecting that energy to the power grid.

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Episode 14: Failing Science: The Trump Administration's Six-Month Report Card from 2017-08-15T19:50:30

Dr. Gretchen Goldman, research director for the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists and co-author of the new UCS report "Sidelining Science since Day One", talks a...

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Episode 13: Living with Rising Seas: Stories from Chronically Flooded Communities from 2017-08-01T20:50:12

UCS scientist and climate advocate Nicole Hernandez Hammer and Pulitzer-prize nominated journalist and UCS fellow Derrick Z. Jackson talk about what they are seeing on the ground in chronically flo...

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Episode 12: When Rising Seas Hit Home: What Coastal Communities Can Expect, and When to Expect It from 2017-07-18T19:26:54

Erika Spanger-Siegfried, senior analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, brings us startling new research on sea level rise and the hard choices ahead for coastal communities. More at: http://...

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Episode 11: How to Stop a Wrecking Ball: A Fourth of July Look at the Trump Administration from 2017-07-04T17:18:07

Ken Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, is back to give a recap of the recent months of the Trump administration and how he sees things playing out in light of President Trump ...

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Episode 10: Rocket Forensics: Dissecting North Korea's Missile Program Part 2 from 2017-06-20T17:55:16

Part 2 of our interview with Dr. David Wright, co-director of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Dr. Wright continues his discussion of North Korea’s missile program,...

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Episode 9: Rocket Forensics: Dissecting North Korea's Missile Program, Part 1 from 2017-06-06T20:58:10

Dr. David Wright, co-director of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses North Korea’s missile program, the accelerating pace of launch tests, and what scientifi...

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Episode 8: Bridging the Faith-Science Divide from 2017-05-23T16:39:45

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, discusses her life as an evangelical Christian and climate scientist.

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Episode 7: African Americans Against the Bomb: Connecting Nuclear Weapons and Racial Justice from 2017-05-09T17:39:23

Dr. Vincent Intondi, director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and Community Engagement at Montgomery College, talks about the forgotten history of African Americans against the nuclear bomb. In...

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Episode 6: The Amazing Renewables Race: Ranking the States on Clean Energy from 2017-04-25T12:10:30

John Rogers, senior energy analyst with the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks about some of the surprising findings in a new UCS report on state-level clean ene...

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Episode 5: Unpacking the Snowpack: Is the California Drought Really Over? from 2017-04-11T20:34:32

Dr. Juliet Christian-Smith, senior climate scientist with the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks about water, snowpack, and the drought in California.

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Episode 4 - Science and Justice are Indivisible: A Conversation with Robert Bullard, March 28, 2017 from 2017-03-28T14:32:27

Dr. Robert Bullard, the father of the environmental justice movement, discusses his past, new fights, and the role of scientists in solving environmental racism.

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Episode 3 - The Ultimate Designated Driver: Pros and Cons of Self-Driving Cars, March 14, 2017 from 2017-03-14T15:53:05

Vehicles analyst Jimmy O'Dea from the Union of Concerned Scientists discusses everything from the practical issues to the philosophical implications of self-driving cars.

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Episode 2 - Federal Science in the Crosshairs, Feb. 28, 2017 from 2017-03-01T01:03:37

Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists discusses the challenges ahead for federal scientists in the Trump administration.

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Got Science Promo from 2017-02-14T19:58:40

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Episode 1 - The Factless President, Feb. 14, 2017 from 2017-02-13T00:00

Ken Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses the role of science in the Trump administration.

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Bonus Episode - The Jet Stream Winter Machine, Feb. 14, 2017 from 2017-02-13T00:00

Climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel sets us straight on snowy weather and global warming.

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