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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![Ep. 114: Off the Charts: Zombie Fires, Drought, and Heat Domes]()
Ep. 114: Off the Charts: Zombie Fires, Drought, and Heat Domes
20/07/2021 Duration: 29minClimate 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]()
Ep. 113: A Plan for Coal Workers as the Industry Declines
06/07/2021 Duration: 29minCoal 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 them in a clean-energy economy.
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![Ep. 112: Big Oil Upheaval and Growing Voter Restrictions]()
Ep. 112: Big Oil Upheaval and Growing Voter Restrictions
22/06/2021 Duration: 29minClimate 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?]()
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre los autos eléctricos e híbridos?
22/06/2021 Duration: 22min¿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 entre varios tipos de vehículos eléctricos y cómo lograr que más gente se cambie a un auto eléctrico.
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![Ep. 111: Empty Trains, Packed Trucks: How COVID-19 Changed Transportation]()
Ep. 111: Empty Trains, Packed Trucks: How COVID-19 Changed Transportation
08/06/2021 Duration: 29minSenior 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]()
Los carros, camiones y buses eléctricos sí son mejores para el clima y el aire
08/06/2021 Duration: 28minLa 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]()
Ep. 110: An Analysis of President Biden’s Plan to Combat Climate Change
25/05/2021 Duration: 29minEconomist 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]()
Cómo conectar el pueblo "glocal" a la ciencia y combatir la desinformación
12/05/2021 Duration: 28minLa 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?]()
Ep. 109: A Science-Fiction Solution to Climate Change?
11/05/2021 Duration: 29minDr. 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]()
Ep. 108: How Science and the Law Can Make Polluters Pay
27/04/2021 Duration: 28minClimate 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]()
Bonus: A Long Record of Lies on Climate Change
27/04/2021 Duration: 21minHow 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]()
Ep. 107: What Bill Gates Has Wrong About “Advanced” Nuclear Reactors
13/04/2021 Duration: 28minPhysicist 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]()
Ep. 106: The Science of Disinformation on Social Media
30/03/2021 Duration: 28minSocial 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]()
Ep. 105: COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered
16/03/2021 Duration: 28minInfectious 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]()
Respuestas a preguntas importantes sobre la vacuna contra el COVID-19
16/03/2021 Duration: 27minMédico 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]()
Ep. 104: The EV Promise: Putting Automakers on Notice
02/03/2021 Duration: 28minVehicles 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]()
Ep. 103: Clean Energy in 2021 and Beyond
16/02/2021 Duration: 28minEnergy 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]()
Ep. 102: Lessons from a Community Living the Climate Crisis
02/02/2021 Duration: 28minDr. 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]()
Ep. 10: Lecciones sobre la crisis climática y su impacto en el suministro de agua
02/02/2021 Duration: 26minEl 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 inequidades.
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![Ep. 101: A Roadmap to Restoring Federal Science]()
Ep. 101: A Roadmap to Restoring Federal Science
26/01/2021 Duration: 28minDr. 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.
