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Environmental Diplomacy: Mark Lytle
Season 1 Episode 64
The world's environmental problems demand solutions for the common good, which in turn necessitate environmental diplomacy. With us to untangle the m…
3 years, 3 months ago
Paleoanthropology: Evan Hadingham
Season 1 Episode 63
Certain fields of science attract broad interest because of what they tell us about humanity, and no field does this more directly than paleoanthropo…
3 years, 5 months ago
Conservation Easement or Easy Pollution? Jaimi Dowdell and Andrea Januta
Season 1 Episode 62
How could a conservation easement be anything other than a great thing? With us to answer this question are Jaimi Dowdell and Andrea Januta, both of …
3 years, 6 months ago
Foresight: Thomas Suddendorf
Season 1 Episode 61
For thousands of years, scholars have struggled with what it means to be human. One critical dimension of humanity is foresight, and with us to decip…
3 years, 7 months ago
Planetary Boundary Threats: Bethanie Carney Almroth
Season 1 Episode 60
Johan Rockström and colleagues first proposed the concept in 2009 of planetary boundary threats and a safe operating space for humanity. This concept…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Civilian Conservation Corps: Neil Maher
Season 1 Episode 59
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the ensuing worldwide Great Depression left families in economic shock and despair. International trade collapsed t…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 58. Subtraction: Leidy Klotz
Season 1 Episode 58
The ways people think about matters both big and small, from climate change to daily tasks, impact the outcomes. Throughout the history of science an…
3 years, 10 months ago
Bias: Jim Zimring
Season 1 Episode 57
No matter our claims to the contrary, we are all biased in our perceptions and beliefs. But bias is not random and its directions relate to our evolu…
3 years, 11 months ago
Marine Pollution: David Valentine
Season 1 Episode 56
The oceans have been used as the dumping grounds for all manner of toxic waste. Outrage over such dumping led to the Marine Protection, Research, and…
4 years ago
DDT: Elena Conis
Season 1 Episode 55
Many landmarks of environmental history share a connection with a single molecule: DDT. During and after the Second World War, it was broadcast into …
4 years ago