Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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Episode 10: Rocket Forensics: Dissecting North Korea's Missile Program Part 2
20/06/2017 Duration: 23minPart 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, the accelerating pace of launch tests, and what scientific information he gleans from each of them.
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Episode 9: Rocket Forensics: Dissecting North Korea's Missile Program, Part 1
06/06/2017 Duration: 21minDr. 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 scientific information he gleans from each of them.
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Episode 8: Bridging the Faith-Science Divide
23/05/2017 Duration: 21minDr. 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
09/05/2017 Duration: 28minDr. 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 this interview he connects the fight against nuclear weapons with racial equality.
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Episode 6: The Amazing Renewables Race: Ranking the States on Clean Energy
25/04/2017 Duration: 25minJohn 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 energy progress.
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Episode 5: Unpacking the Snowpack: Is the California Drought Really Over?
11/04/2017 Duration: 23minDr. 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
28/03/2017 Duration: 25minDr. 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
14/03/2017 Duration: 16minVehicles 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
01/03/2017 Duration: 25minDr. 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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Bonus Episode - The Jet Stream Winter Machine, Feb. 14, 2017
13/02/2017 Duration: 06minClimate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel sets us straight on snowy weather and global warming.
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Episode 1 - The Factless President, Feb. 14, 2017
13/02/2017 Duration: 19minKen Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses the role of science in the Trump administration.