Possibly Podcast

More medical schools are training their students on climate change. This week on Possibly we're taking a look at how your visit to the doctor might be changing.

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A new program at the Boston Medical Center says it prescribes solar panels to patients. But we wondered, what does that really mean?

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The two sides just reached a settlement that will have a major impact on the state's carbon emissions.

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A new technology promises to suck water vapor out of the air and turn it into water that we can drink. How do they work and are these worthy investments?

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Brown University's gym recently installed machines that turn kinetic energy into electricity. Could these machines put a dent in our energy needs?

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A new book by Possibly’s founder Stephen Porder titled Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth’s Past and Will Shape Our Future, explores the rare times in Earth’s past when organisms changed the world. Understanding how they did it might help us build a more sustainable future.

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Paved surfaces like roads, sidewalks, and driveways send stormwater into our sewers, but engineering solutions that filter water through the ground can help keep our sewers and waterways clean.

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During heavy rain, Providence's sewers used to get overwhelmed and dump untreated sewage into the Bay. But thanks to a project to increase the capacity of sewers, untreated sewage rarely makes it into our waterways anymore.

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At Possibly we think a lot about how to make complicated climate science and policy easy to understand. And we’re not the only ones! Some comedians are playing an important role in re-thinking how we talk about climate change.

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Despite what the packaging says, flushable wipes should never be flushed down the toilet! They can cause blockages in the sewer system and create all kinds of problems. Just toss ‘em in the trash instead!

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