Isaac Gendler is a climate adaptation researcher and an advocate for sustainable housing policy. We talked bay area wildfires and why fire is not the real problem. Warning: this conversation questions the broadly-accepted sanctity of single-family homes. You can read more of Issac’s work at isaacscienceblog.com. Terms to know: NIMBY (not in my backyard); YIMBY (‘yes’ in my backyard); Infill = building more densely in developed areas, the opposite of sprawl.