A non-political podcast clarifying the basic science underlying climate questions for a general audience.Artwork by Alice Williams. Theme music courtesy of NEO Sounds.
In a time when the very concept of science is controversial, it is important to remember that facts matter, because denying them does not make them go away. This episode includes a brief guide for testing purported facts, because saying something does not make it true.
18 Jan 2023
Episode 7 Where Are We Now?
An update on what has been happe3ning and what scientists worldwide are saying now.
12 Dec 2020
Episode 6 Why 97% of climate scientists believe humans are causing climate change
A discussion of some of the evidence driving the consensus among climate scientists that we are seeing human-caused climate change.
4 Jun 2020
Episode 5 Energy and Heat
In this episode we discuss the meaning of energy and different ways the word is used in different disciplines. We discuss the conversion of energy from one form to another and the fact that although the total quantity of energy is the same after any process as before, some of the energy is always converted into forms that aren't useful.
15 Mar 2020
Episode 4 Why Predictions Are Hard
A discussion of what computers models are, how they fit into the science of climate change, and why modeling clouds still causes controversy among climate scientists.
14 Nov 2019
Episode 3 Vicious Cycles
Vicious cycles, or positive feedback loops, are described in which a little warming causes a change which causes more warming. The result is that we may expect the rate of warming to increase.
17 Oct 2019
Episode 2 The Greenhouse Effect
In order to maintain a constant temperature, the earth would have to lose an amount of energy equal to that which it receives from the sun. This episode discusses how common greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor make it harder for the earth to lose energy, resulting in the earth warming.
1 Aug 2019
Episode 1 Introduction
Introducing Warming World Explained, a nonpolitical podcast clarifying the basic science underlying climate questions for a general audience. This episode introduces the host, discusses some of the topics to be covered, and then discusses some preliminary issues.
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