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Dr. Kevin Trenberth: “The oceans are where most of the memory of all of this resides”
Kevin Trenberth is a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center of Atmospheric Research or (NCAR) and an Honorary Academic in the Department of Physics, Auckland University in Auckland, New Zealand. He has spent his career studying how energy flows through the climate system. If you’re anything like me, this conversation will challenge the way you think about global warming and climate change. Kevin’s insight invites you to not think about climate change simply as the earth ...
20 Sept 2026
Prof. Kristie Ebi: "I tell everybody, I'm a worried optimist"
Kristie Ebi is a professor at the University of Washington School of Public Health. She has studied the health effects of climate change for more than 30 years. She has supported multiple countries in Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific in assessing their vulnerabilities and implementing adaptation policies and programs. She is also the founder and former director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) at the University of Washington School of ...
9 Aug 2026
Prof. Peter Orazem: "There's nothing better for wages than an increase in productivity"
Prof. Peter Orazem is the interim Chair of Economics at Iowa State University and an expert in labor economics. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University in 1983 and with a career that spans over 40 years, he has taught and researched the areas of labor economics, entrepreneurship, education and much more. In this episode, we cover several aspects of labor economics. Peter and I discuss if wages have truly kept up with productivity, how AI could potentially affect labo...
12 Jul 2026
Dr. John Warner (Chemist)
Dr. Warner is a renowned chemist, inventor, and one of the founders of the field of Green Chemistry. He has worked in both academia and the private sector and has over 300 patents. With his co-author Paul Anastas, he wrote the book on Green chemistry and later helped to create the world’s first Ph.D program in Green Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. You may also recognize him from the recent Netflix hit documentary, Plastic Detox. In this episo...
7 Jun 2026
Professor Elizabeth Hoffman
Professor Emerita Elizabeth Hoffman has had an extraordinary career in economics and academia that spans over 50 years. She was a pioneer in the fields of experimental and behavioral economics. In addition, she has held the positions of Dean, Provost, and President - in 2000, becoming the 20th President of the University of Colorado system. She has served on numerous non-profit and for-profit boards including the National Science Foundation and Target corporation. In this episode, we discuss ...
3 May 2026
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