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Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 33: A Democracy, If You Can Keep It](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-09/1500x900_liza.jpg?itok=CpfrmDjW)
A Democracy, If You Can Keep It
A new report using voting precinct-level data uncovers key information about who is actually voting in our elections, and who our current democratic process is leaving behind.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 32: The Danger Season Squad](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-08/1500x900dangerseason.jpg?itok=d4AqErhd)
The Danger Season Squad
UCS scientists Carly Phillips and Juan Declet-Barreto become part of the elite Danger Season Squad, using science to solve crimes against humanity.
Report
![Voters lining up to cast their ballots](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-08/voters-lining-up-to-vote.jpg?itok=daF6-ti9)
Race and Representation in Battleground Counties
Explore the racial disparities in voter turnout and ballot rejection rates for 11 counties that will likely be pivotal in the outcome of the 2024 election.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 31: Getting (Lead) Down to Earth](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-08/1500x900gettinglead.jpg?itok=kqXkyrRS)
Getting Lead Down To Earth
Jess visits the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to unearth efforts by Dr. Aaron Celestian and his team to use a groundbreaking new mineral-based method to clean up lead contamination in L.A. backyards.
Feature
Race and Representation Interactive Map
Explore 2020 voter turnout and ballot rejection data at the precinct level in 11 counties in 7 battleground states.
Report
![A closeup of a person's hands filling out a ballot.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-08/GettyImages-1285436828.jpg?itok=khdKfzw0)
Equitable Ballot Design
Best practices for ballot design and voter education materials, including better language and disability accessibility.
Report
![graphic depiction of cost to fuel an electric vehicle vs a gasoline-powered car](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-03/ev-benefits-state-fact-sheets-car-graphic.jpg?itok=r4RclFhM)
State Electric Vehicle Benefits
In virtually every state, electric vehicles are cheaper than gasoline-powered cars to fuel and drive.
Report
![Image of a woman farmer working near solar panels in a field.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-10/Agrisolar-farm1.jpg?itok=CR2CSDat)
Agrivoltaics and Ecovoltaics
How solar power can deliver water savings, farm success, and a healthier environment.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 30: The Science of Violence](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-07/1500x900scienceofvio.jpg?itok=Cq8Mansg)
The Science of Violence
Jess talks with Dr. Garen Wintemute, Director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California - Davis, about the science of political violence and what we can do to stop it.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 29: Water Water Every Where](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-07/1500x900-waterwater.jpg?itok=dpsB5Uwk)
Water, Water Every Where
Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto and Shana Udvardy cover a groundbreaking new report reveals the looming threats facing United States coastlines from now through 2100.
Podcast
![This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 28: Strange New Worlds](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-06/1500x900-strangeneww.jpg?itok=5sSeGIkY)
Strange New Worlds
Jess talks with Dr. Dante Lauretta about collecting samples from the asteroid Bennu that are now helping us understand the origins of the universe.
Report
![Flooded Scituate, MA Harbor Coast Guard Station](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-06/ScituateHarbor-SLR-Coastal-Deadlines-Thumb.jpg?itok=KaLDGflX)
Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience
Between now and 2050, climate change–driven sea level rise will expose more than 1,600 critical buildings and services to disruptive flooding at least twice per year.
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