Podcast
Got Science?
Hosted by KKFI Community Podcasts · EN
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.
11episodes
Episodes
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The Age of Unreason
Jan 21, 202500:29:01Tap to summarizeUCS Center for Science and Democracy Director Dr. Jennifer Jones joins Jess to discuss what the second Trump presidency means for science, and what you can do to defend science.
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Greening Our Growing
Jan 7, 202500:29:01Tap to summarizeEver wonder if agriculture and green energy can work together? The answer is yes, and Jess talks with UCS experts Dr. Angel Fernandez-Bou and Vivian Yang about farming and the future of energy in the United States.
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Road Rave
Dec 10, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeJess hits the road to visit the Los Angeles Auto Show and talk with UCS electric vehicle expert Dr. Dave Reichmuth about what's hot in green vehicles.
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Science Will Not Be Silent
Nov 26, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeThe 2024 election results are sending shockwaves through the scientific community, but we haven’t been caught flat-footed. Jess talks with Dr. Christopher Williams, political scientist with the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists about what we might see in the coming months, and more importantly: what we’re going to do to make sure science keeps saving lives.
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xkcd
Nov 12, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeAs a post-election palate cleanser, Jess talks with webcomic artist, author, and cultural phenomenon creator Randall Munroe. They discus stick figure science cartoons and endless curiosity, delve into science mysteries, and even workshop lava moats.
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Spooky, Scary Skeletons
Oct 29, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeWe all know dinosaurs are extinct, but their demise is definitely a scary story with implications for us all during this spooky season. Jess gives out treats as she talks with Dr. Ken Lacovara, renowned paleontologist and discoverer of the world’s largest dinosaur about the fate of the dinos, the fate of our planet, and a revolutionary new museum in New Jersey where the two collide.
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Move It, Move It
Oct 15, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeEveryone needs to get from point A to point B, and Jess talks with urban planner and UCS Director of Clean Transportation Steven Higashide about the latest and greenest in what moves us.
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Re-release: Wet, Hot American Summer
Oct 1, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeHurricanes pounding the southeast, heatwaves and smoke from fires across the country, and temperature records falling left and right…Jess talks with UCLA climate scientist and Weather West blogger Dr. Daniel Swain about this summer of extremes.
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Mosses and Matriculation
Sep 17, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeJess talks with California State University, Los Angeles Biology Department Chair Dr. Kirsten Fisher about desert mosses, climate change, and the changing state of science in higher education.
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A Democracy, If You Can Keep It
Sep 3, 202400:29:01Tap to summarizeA 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. Jess talks with UCS scientist and report author Dr. Liza Gordon-Rogers about what this means for the 2024 elections.
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