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Can the World’s Natural and Cultural Wonders Survive Climate Change?
Adam Markham takes us on a tour of World Heritage Sites threatened by a warming world.
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How Do We Make Aging Infrastructure Climate-Safe?
How can scientists, planners, architects, and engineers come together to figure out how climate impacts can be factored into infrastructure planning?
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Super Pollutants: Carbon Dioxide’s Evil Cousins
Dr. Geeta Persad outlines four types of super pollutants that play a significant role in the climate change equation.
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The High Risks of Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons
A discussion of the capabilities of the US nuclear arsenal and why smaller-scale nuclear weapons are just as dangerous as bigger bombs.
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What’s the Deal With the Green New Deal?
Economist and climate expert Dr. Rachel Cleetus puts the ambitious Congressional resolution under the microscope.
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It’s Just Code. How Can It Be Biased?
Author and professor Dr. Safiya Noble talks about racial bias in Google search results.
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The Seeds of Science Advocacy: A Look Back to a Political Awakening of Scientists
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.
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The Ethical Question of Autonomous Vehicles
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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Two Years of Attacks on Science: Holding the Trump Administration Accountable
A look at the systematic dismantling of science protections and what it means for public health and safety.
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Measuring Ice Thickness in Antarctica: NASA’s ICESat-2 Mission
We go behind the scenes with NASA glaciologists as they prepare for a data-collecting expedition around the South Pole.
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A Scientist Defending Science
Molecular biologist, Dr. Maryam Zaringhalam, left the lab to explore the intersection of science and public policy.
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A Dreamer’s Tale: Soil Microbes, Climate Change, and Being an Undocumented Scientist
PhD candidate Evelyn Valdez-Ward talks about her her research on soil and climate.